Economics
How can they justify this policy? Give at least two reasons and explain them
The need for the policy justification before delivering treatment and malaria vaccines is critical since the receiving nations might perceive the cheap and subsidized vaccines as rejects and they may end up not embracing them. Hence, the first way of justifying is consider the world health Organization statistics (Robert, 34). The level of the need and poverty of the nations to be assisted should be first discussed with the concerned parties. This will ensure that the need for the vaccines is widely analyzed based on the explored in a wider perspective in a bid to convince the receiving nations that, the intention of the subsidized vaccine is to help the millions of people dyeing as a result of lack of finances (LIST OF SERIES SCANNED, 35). This limits them from accessing the required medical attention. In essence, the policy justification should be done in line with receiving nations’ laws on medical aid. The second way of seeking for the justification of medical aid policy is to look for international aid from international organizations such as the World Health Organization, which have international mandate to intervene in the event the nations are not cooperating.
Explain how analysts could assess its short run and long run impacts on health and development of children and the challenges this would raise
Like any policy, the medical and subsidized policy on the developing nations will have both the short and long-term impacts. Some of the short term affects if the subsidized vaccines include the victims accessing the vaccines and being healed (JONATHAN, 27). On the other hand, the long-term impacts expected include the attainment of a malaria free society across the developing nations. In regards to this progression trend, the analysts need to ensure that, the initial batch of the medical aid reaches the desired group of people, an assessment on the outcome done may be within a span of 6-18 months, and this will follow the evaluation of the long-term goal of attaining malaria free societies across the developing nations. This should take between 3- 30 years and this implies that, the whole project is a multi-billion project depending on the number of nations that will be considered for the program (Nancy Birdsall, and Ferranti, 21).
Do you think that this policy would be sustainable? Explain the reasons why this may or may not be the case by taking one example of a similar policy implemented in a developing country in the past.
Yes, I believe that this policy will be sustainable because the agreement between the agencies supporting the medical aid under the intended policy forms the foremost foundation for the continuity of this policy (STEPHEN, 23). In addition, the support from the World Health Organization will assure the attainment of both the short term and long-term goals of this policies, since in matters of medical and health crisis, form the basis of the WHO’s foundation (JONATHAN, 27). An example of a successful and subsidized malaria policy, which achieved its short term as planned, is the Rwandan Malaria policy of 2005 through 2010, which saw a reduction of 70% malaria incidences. In essence, for the policy analysts to have a sustainable policy in place there is a dire need of cooperation along the stipulated guidelines of the recipient nations. It is imperative to note that, the international organization will only be concerned when the health problem has become a crisis and there is lack of cooperation from the nations affected.
Would a policy maker decide which policy to implement to promote health and development if he has the choice between this vaccination campaign and other interventions? Explain clearly the reasoning by giving an example of a past policy, which was successful at improving health and development in the short and long run and was put high on the donors’ agenda.
The policy maker on deciding on the other undertakes between the kind of choice to take between the vaccination campaign and other intervention depends on the status of the receiving nation. In essence, a survey of the situation should be done and depending on the need, a policy will be decided. Hence, the policy maker can make a decision in line with the authority and survey of the receiving nation. The example of a past policy that achieved both its short and long-term goals is the Rwandan malaria morbidity along with the WHO’s support. This enabled the Rwandan government to cooperate with both local and international organization in fighting the malaria menace and with the joint effort, the malaria cases in Rwanda reduced by 70% in 2010. This was a great achievement of this policy. The success of this policy implies that, all the desired procedures and requirements by the donors were met and vices such as corruption and embezzlement of project funds were at their minimal.
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