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The Biotech tropicana "Life Box": The Freedom Of Choice
Aboubakar YARI & Venus YARI
Biotech tropicana, IncEXPLORER, Parakou, Benin
*Corresponding Author: Aboubakar YARI, Bioteh tropicana, Inc, 02 Po Box 1038, Parakou, Benin Republic, e-mail: ayari@biotechtropicana.com
Published Online June 25, 2011
"The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe. The lands of the rising peoples. Their revolution is the greatest in human history. They seek an end to injustice, tyranny and exploitation. More than an end, they seek a beginning"
John F. KENNEDY
Abstract:
1. 1. Expert panel recommended a "three tests” standard , comprising CD4, viral load, and drug resistance tests for treatment management of HIV patients in the developed world.
2. 2. In the developing world, HIV patient treatment programs are implemented primarily through the public sector. These programs failed to achieve uniformity in standard.
3. 3. The Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) implemented a semi-public approach that succeeded in substantially increasing access to AntiRetroviral Drugs ( ARVs) to the developing world. Yet, the CHAI program also failed to achieve uniformity in standard for treatment management.
4. 4. The Biotech tropicana Systems proposed a new program, fully implemented through the private sector that achieves the recommended "three tests” standard, in the developing world: The "Life Box”
5. 5. Furthermore, the "Life Box” introduced a "true democracy” in treatment management of HIV patients, in the developing world by transferring the ultimate decision of option choice into the hands of HIV patients themselves, beyond the morass of inefficient bureaucracies that have traditionally crippled global development programs
6. 6. Our "Life Box” Model achieves equity in standard for all countries, without interfering with the "country ownership” principle proposed in the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation
"The advances of free markets and trade and democracy and rule of law have brought prosperity to an ever-widening circle of people in this world. Nations from India to Chile have changed old ways and, therefore, found new wealth.”
George W. BUSH, for the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation
The Biotech tropicana "Life Box” is designed to establish equity in standard for treatment monitoring of HIV patients in the resource-poor settings. [1]
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS) recommended three tests consisting of CD4, viral load, and drug resistance tests, for treatment monitoring of HIV patients in the United States of America. [x]
THE USA panel of the International AIDS Society (AIS-USA) recommended the three tests for treatment monitoring of HIV patients in the developed world settings. [x]
The World Health Organization (WHO) 20003 HIV patients treatment guidelines, recommended one (1) single CD4 test. Viral load was added as optional, and a population survey of HIV drug resistance was recommended. [x]Most developing countries performed only a single CD4 test. [x]
The Biotech tropicana "Life Box” achieves the recommended "three tests standard” in the developing world, by optimizing technology choice so as to favor equipment cross use, thereby alleviating cost and complexity of the recommended "three tests” for the developing world. Cost and complexity of required technology are the major challenges to the developing world, to meeting the "three tests” standard. [x] [pack]
Our "Life Box” system introduces true democracy in the treatment management of HIV patients in the developing world, by transferring the ultimate power of choice into the hands of the HIV patients themselves. The cost of the "Life Box” is set to be affordable to average households of the poorest nations of the developing world, free from the traditional dependence on development assistance aid. The cost of $ 10 USD per test for an cumulative of $ 30 USD per three tests is within the range of most diagnostic tests in Benin Republic, a resource-poor country and home of the EXPLORER unit of the Biotech tropicana Systems. [x]
The "Life Box” is relieved from the hurdles of "high complexity” tests that have traditionally limited laboratory monitoring of HIV patients, to few "privileged” health centers, generally located in larger cities of the developing world. The "low complexity” of the "Life Box” permits its implementation in average health centers of remote areas of the developing world.
When combined with "low complexity”, the "low cost” of the Biotech tropicana "Life Box” permits large scale implementation of individual centered "three tests” in monitoring HIV patients in the resource settings.
Furthermore, the Biotech tropicana "Life Box” "three tests” is designed to implementable as either three "single” tests, or a combination of "any two” of the three tests, or the pack of the three tests as described in SMARThivPACK. [x] The design of the "Life box” permits choice of test number as determined by specific "in country” applicable regulations, making the "Life Box” amenable to any developing country without interfering with the "country ownership” principle, as proposed in the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (US MCC).
Version 1.0 of the Biotech tropicana "Life Box” is immediately implementable, as described early. [x] Substantial proportion of version 2.0 of the "Life Box” will be developed, through the "new way” Biotech Hub approach. [x]
"We know that countries are more likely to prosper when they encourage entrepreneurship; when they invest in their infrastructure; when they expand trade and welcome investment. So we will partner with countries like Sierra Leone to create business environments that are attractive to investment, that don't scare it away. We’ll work to break down barriers to regional trade and urge nations to open their markets to developing countries. We will keep pushing for a Doha Round that is ambitious and balanced --one that works not just for major emerging economies, but for all economies……..We also know that countries are more likely to prosper when governments are accountable to their people. So we are leading a global effort to combat corruption, which in many places is the single greatest barrier to prosperity, and which is a profound violation of human rights. That’s why we now require oil, gas and mining companies that raise capital in the United States to disclose all payments they make to foreign governments. And it’s why I urged the G20 to put corruption on its agenda and make it harder for corrupt officials to steal from their own people and stifle their nation’s development……..The United States will focus our development efforts on countries like Tanzania that promote good governance and democracy; the rule of law and equal administration of justice; transparent institutions with strong civil societies; and respect for human rights. Because over the long run, democracy and economic growth go hand in hand……”
Barack Obama, For The United States Global Development Policy "
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