tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post5022751545794502121..comments2024-03-16T05:27:28.396-04:00Comments on Global Health Report: Prevention vs. Treatment: A False ChoiceChristine Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-60992437287831856102009-01-30T15:37:00.000-05:002009-01-30T15:37:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for putting this together! I've rea...Thanks so much for putting this together! I've really enjoyed reading all of the posts.<BR/><BR/>I love your example of the community health nurses who get to see the happy results of their prevention efforts. Maybe making results more visible would be one way to create more support for prevention programs.<BR/><BR/>- Liz (The Pump Handle)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-33974721115837265132009-01-30T13:03:00.000-05:002009-01-30T13:03:00.000-05:00Yes, more often than not, prevention vs treatment ...Yes, more often than not, prevention vs treatment is a false choice. As you suggest, policy makers inadvertently create the conditions where that choice is unavoidable. The pressure to report tangible results to justify expenditures (exacerbated by the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness) is very often reduced to reporting the distribution of commodities, be they for prevention or treatment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-35396454024824901602009-01-30T00:38:00.000-05:002009-01-30T00:38:00.000-05:00Coming rather late myself, but here nonetheless. I...Coming rather late myself, but here nonetheless. I chose to explore the issue of the experiment itself, and the exposure difficulties global health concerns seem destined to face in light of the current clamor for health care reform in the U.S. I use Thomas Paine as a comparison.<BR/>http://healthreformwatch.blogspot.com/2009/01/health-care-common-sense-and-global.html<BR/>mjrHealthReformWatch.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326402101984169768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-68650188108878397222009-01-29T21:28:00.000-05:002009-01-29T21:28:00.000-05:00Sorry to be coming late to the carnival -- I've ju...Sorry to be coming late to the carnival -- I've just put up my post on how prevention pays.<BR/><BR/>http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/for-whom-prevention-pays/<BR/><BR/>- LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-44719502043944617232009-01-29T18:20:00.000-05:002009-01-29T18:20:00.000-05:00Christine,Thanks for organizing this. I have link...Christine,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for organizing this. I have linked to your posting from mine:<BR/><BR/>http://karengrepin.blogspot.com/2009/01/prevention-vs-treament-in-hiv-have-we.html<BR/><BR/>Karen<BR/>http://karengrepin.blogspot.com/Karen Grepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229018794636292487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-60366696939852808782009-01-29T15:22:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:22:00.000-05:00Thanks, Jimmy, Maryn, Lucy and Larry. We've plante...Thanks, Jimmy, Maryn, Lucy and Larry. We've planted the seed. Now we'll see how it grows.Christine Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-82263434742712576092009-01-29T13:51:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:51:00.000-05:00Very interesting. I don't think the treatment vs. ...Very interesting. I don't think the treatment vs. prevention polarity is the issue, either. But coming from a layperons' position, I view it in terms of public policy and personal experience. <BR/>This discussion is a great idea, Christine, and I'm interested in reading how bloggers with different perspectives view the whole subject.<BR/>LarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-69995457527341202612009-01-29T13:45:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:45:00.000-05:00This is a really interesting experiment. I have ad...This is a really interesting experiment. I have added a PR perspective to the debate. See the link below: <BR/><BR/>http://www.ruderfinn.co.uk/blogs/dotorg/2009/01/the-lazarus-effect/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-30723503926230008542009-01-29T13:02:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:02:00.000-05:00My post is in as well, from the MRSA perspective:h...My post is in as well, from the MRSA perspective:<BR/>http://is.gd/hHyLMaryn McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695106217486522993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-47518099347172077692009-01-29T12:33:00.000-05:002009-01-29T12:33:00.000-05:00Christine, thank you for organizing this. I agree ...Christine, thank you for organizing this. I agree with your idea that prevention vs treatment is not really the main issue here; as with all things there is a healthy equilibrium. Naturally, sometimes treatment works better, sometimes prevention.<BR/><BR/>My question to you is: given that the "fairness" aspect plays an essential role in deciding whether to prevent or to treat, how do we reconcileAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com