Medical Testing in Uganda

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This paper discusses the ethics of conducting medical research in Uganda, when the drug developed will not be made available there immediately. The paper analyzes the financial aspect of the research and how this might benefit Uganda as the research is conducted, finding that such a benefit is sufficient to make the medical research proper.

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"The research should be conducted in Uganda. The disease is a major threat to the population of the world and needs to be controlled. Costs in the United States are high, and extending the time it would take to bring the drug to market adds to those costs and reduces the effectiveness of the research, which will help no one if it is not completed. The people of Uganda will benefit as will the people of other parts of the world by the fact that such a drug is developed. The suspicion that the company will not provide the drug to Uganda, not in the near term, is only a suspicion and thus should not be a determining factor. Even if it proves to be true, developing the drug is more vital to all people than not developing it."

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