Health and philanthropy—the tobacco connection
2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 377; Issue: 9759 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(10)61036-7
ISSN1474-547X
Autores Tópico(s)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
ResumoOn June 14, the world's two richest men, Mexico's Carlos Slim Helú and the USA's Bill Gates, jointly announced that they would each contribute US$50 million to the Latam health project to increase vaccinations and improve child nutrition and natal health in central America. 1 AnonWorld's richest want better health for Latam poors. Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1415624220100614Date: June 14, 2010 Google Scholar Slim already contributes reputedly $2·5 billion annually to his Instituto Carlos Slim de la Salud, which runs a large variety of health programmes in Latin America. 2 Chapman S International tobacco control should repudiate Jekyll and Hyde health philanthropy. Tob Control. 2008; 17: 1 Crossref PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar The latest announcement will naturally attract widespread acclaim as an outstanding example of philanthropy. But it also invites important questions about consistency and competing interests.
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