MBM ch. 19 reflection

Finally this chapter pointed out the lack of DOTS treatment that was happening. One thing I learned was how the international institutions base how much money they factor in for health projects. Reading how it portrayed the World Health Organization as giving up on MDR treatment makes it seem like Kidder wants his audience to believe that even though big industries are stumped at an issue, solutions are possible even in the hands of a small group, one like Dr. Farmer and his associates are a part of. This chapter was really inspirational, since a lot of aspirations and goals were revealed in this chapter in particular. How in the beginning the struggle for cheaper medicine was a conflict for the team but towards the end the problem is solved and medicine is able to be given to patients in need of it.