TNC's Flashcards
What are TNC’s? (TNC health)
Companies that operate in more than one country
TNC’s often take over primary, secondary, territory and occasionally quarternary industries. What is this process called and whats an example? (TNC health)
Vertical integration
e.g BP
How are TNC’s related to globalisation? (TNC health)
They are the driving force behind globalisation
How do TNCs affect health? (TNC health)
- Pay
- Product choice
- Marketisation
- Selling of products
How does pay from TNC’s affect health? (TNC health)
They may be subject to a lack of health and safety
e.g The Namdeb diamond cooperation runs a HIV/AIDS programme for employees
How does product choice from TNC’s affect health? (TNC health)
Which products the choice to develop and research
e.g Kraft are developing foods that will kill intestinal worms
How does marketisation from TNC’s affect health? (TNC health)
How they market their products
e.g growing concerns that fast food is being aimed at children may contribute to obesity in later life
How does selling of products from TNC’s affect health? (TNC health)
How they sell their products and how much they charge
e.g many African countries are dependent on foreign TNC’s to subsidise drugs
How can pharmaceutical companies aid global health? (TNC health)
Research into affordable drugs for LEDC’s
What are the positives of pharmaceutical companies on global health? (TNC health)
- Reduced rate of drugs to LEDCs
- Donation of drugs
- Investment of money into community programmes
What are the negatives of pharmaceutical companies on global health? (TNC health)
- May drugs target symptoms not causes
- Free drugs mean less profit
- Many drugs are not made accessible for those who need them most
How did a specific pharmaceutical company help an LEDC? (TNC health)
Glaxo Smith Kline provided 206 million tablets at a reduced rate
