Should we welcome multinational companies' involvement in programmes to improve child health?

Institutionalizing Innovation: From Pilot to Scale for Co-Packaged Oral Rehydration Salts and Zinc—A Case Study in Zambia

“…ColaLife's name was inspired by the realization that Coca-Cola beverages were widely available but lifesaving medicines were not. Although this input from the Coca-Cola Company provoked some criticism, 18 insights were provided pro bono; furthermore, the company had no commercial interest and did not fund the trial, scale-up, or the work of ColaLife.…”

Comment on Brock and Blake: debating brain drain

“…There are multinational corporations who are extracting wealth from these regions when they could be employing people at fair levels of pay and investing in infrastructure, especially in the health sector. For example, Nick Spencer points out the vastly unequal power relations between multinationals and African states and the efforts the former take to avoid paying taxes to the latter 6. It seems to me that health workers (and remember we are talking about doctors and also nurses and ancillary workers) are so far down the chain of power and responsibility that they should never be called upon to make the kind of sacrifices Brock is looking for.…”