health activism

A stance of political advocacy and active involvement by patients and their supporters in healthcare organisations and financing agencies in furthering research and broadening funding for a particular medical condition.
Examples
AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, lung cancer.

Pros
Health activism may result in increased research funding for the condition of interest.

Cons
Health activism may alienate healthcare allies (i.e., physicians, health policy makers, scientists) by advocating for unproven and cost-prohibitive therapies at the price of reduced funding for more effective programmes or basic research.

单词	health activism
释义	health activism health activism A stance of political advocacy and active involvement by patients and their supporters in healthcare organisations and financing agencies in furthering research and broadening funding for a particular medical condition. Examples AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, lung cancer. Pros Health activism may result in increased research funding for the condition of interest. Cons Health activism may alienate healthcare allies (i.e., physicians, health policy makers, scientists) by advocating for unproven and cost-prohibitive therapies at the price of reduced funding for more effective programmes or basic research.
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