Question

The advantages and disadvantages of globalisation for global health

and the The impact of globalisation on the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Answer 1

Globalization is a term used to describe the transnational circulation of things, it may be goods, money, people or ideas. Adopting the foreign health care techniques by conserving its core values is included in globalization of health care. This process of globalization of health care is catalyzed by the advancement in tele communication technologies and the immense financial benefits.

Advantages	Disadvantages
Globalization dissolves the boundaries and creates a single global market for services.	Globalization increases the internationalization of health risks. Globalization of trade promotes exporting and importing of goods like alcohol and tobacco at negotiable rates, leading to pandemic of non communicable diseases.
Health care services benefits by the universal reach and possibilities for different treatment options that are not still introduced in many nations. For example the ancient Chinese medicine techniques like acupuncture and other herbal remedies are now been practiced in the western medicine too.	Increasing popularity of the universal brands of food and beverages has contributed to the prevalence of obesity and its associated diseases (DM, Cardio vascular and Cerebro vascular diseases) globally.
The underdeveloped and developing countries are provided with a flattening and converging effect and are able to catch up with the advanced countries with regards to sophisticated health care measures. For example Ayurveda medicine which has its roots evolved in India has opened a market world wide because of its healing effects.	TRIPS (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) is a threat to access to newer medicines and technologies especially to the underprivileged population residing in developing countries.
It also promotes the economic growth of a nation by export and import of health care products and direct medical consultations and treatment measures for population worldwide.	It causes malnutrition and compromised access to citizens. As the developing countries aims at building a strong financial basis, majority of high quality goods, including medicinal goods are exported denying access to their own citizens.
Advertising about health services attracts foreign investments especially to the developing and underdeveloped countries.	Increasing number of international travelers worldwide for treatment or business purpose has increased the quick spread of pathogens too.

The impact of globalization on the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Globalization increased the rate of migration. With migration of people worldwide, the disease causing pathogens too migrate. Acculturation and assimilation further leads to spread of such pathogens across people. More than 58 million people are infected with HIV AIDS and is rapidly spreading worldwide. In other words globalization has affected the spread of disease as well as caused a collective response against this rapidly spreading disease. Around 33 million population is infected with HIV in each country. Globalized problems like AIDS have an impact on economic development and security of a nation and it has caught the international attention and is a regular agenda in international meetings like World Economic Forum, ASEAN, United Nations General Assembly, the Africa union etc. As a result the global expenditure on AIDS has increased as well as UNAIDS(Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) was established in 1996 in order to provide an integrated and comprehensive action against AIDS. This international responses has improved the access to antiretroviral medicines and worldwide there's a marked reduction in morbidities associated with AIDS compared to previous years. Increasing global awareness programs also has brought a marked change in attitude towards HIV infection and approach towards the infected individuals. Despite of the massive international funding and services offered, HIV is still prevalent globally and it is considered that for every 2 people starting with antiretroviral therapy another 5 new cases are being reported.