AIDS tax?
Chirac wants to create a global AIDS tax. What a fascinatingly inept and ill-conceived concept. If we are going to start a world tax to combat world health issues then certainly we should start with bacterial pneumonia (which is still the # 1 leading cause of infectious death the world over). What about cholera? Hepatitis? Malaria?! TB?!
Why not a global cancer tax? How about a global sewage tax?!?
posted by Doc at 1:13 AM
1 Comments:
I think Mr Chirac's policy to be a good start. I was surprised by your comments. It may be hoped to establish a precedent whereby citizens of the wealthy nations pay somewhat towards the healthcare costs of the developing nations. The logical extension would be to also tackle the paediatric bacterial infections, TB and malaria (additional to WHO projects like Roll Back Malaria). Indeed, I suggest you watch for further announcements on these matters. As such, we are conducting a significant review of the international public health policy in collaboration with a committee headed by Dr Jules Lajaunie of the Pasteur Institute, also jointly with the European Union Directorate XII team, headed by Dr Luc Coreff, and observer status of the USA Department of Health and Human Services. It shall be reporting in April to our minister, Mr. Philippe Douste-Blazy, and I believe also the USA Health Secretary Mr. Leavitt.
Mrs. Dr. Laure-Elisabeth Flohic
Assistant Undersecretary for International Programmes, Ministry of Health and of the Family, Paris, France
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