Lauren Paremoer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4116924 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lauren Paremoer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lauren |
| FAMILY NAME | Paremoer |
| SIGNATURE | PAREMOER L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9770-751X |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘Wisdom, solidarity and investment from within’
Sovereignty and solidarity are at stake in efforts to establish local medical manufacturing on the African continent. Drawing on archival and published materials as well as key informant interviews, this article contrasts articulations from the immediate post-independence period with those of the post-Covid period. After laying out the shifting context from the New International Economic Order to neoliberalism, two key contrasts between the perio…
Globalization and health in an emerging new world order
Thinking politically about intersectoral action
Our paper examines the political considerations in the intersectoral action that was evident during the SAR-COV-2 virus (COVID-19) pandemic through case studies of political and institutional responses in 16 nations (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, UK, and USA). Our qualitative case study approach involved an iterative process of data gathering a…
Illustrating the impact of commercial determinants of health on the global Covid-19 pandemic
Previous research on commercial determinants of health has primarily focused on their impact on non-communicable diseases. However, they also impact on infectious diseases and on the broader preconditions for health. We describe, through case studies in 16 countries, how commercial determinants of health were visible during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they may have influenced national responses and health outcomes. We use a comparative qualita…
Breast is Best”—Really
This paper explores how the normalization of ‘breast is best’ has conceptualized women’s agency in relation to their role as (breast)feeders and how this has contributed to a very particular framing of women as working in private for the ‘public’ good. It does so by critically evaluating three case studies in which breastfeeding was framed as the best source of food for newborns: the 1970s campaigns against baby formula manufacturers, efforts dur…
“A passion to change the landscape and drive a renaissance”
In global conversations about COVID-19 vaccine access, Africa has overwhelmingly been characterized as a site of lack. However, the successful reverse engineering of the Moderna vaccine by Afrigen at the mRNA Hub in Cape Town marks a more hopeful path forward. This paper introduces the mRNA Hub and puts it into context of broader decolonial aspirations for African futures in the face of rich countries' disregard. Highlighting ways in which Afrige…
Covid-19 pandemic and the social determinants of health
Lauren Paremoer and colleagues call for action to create a fairer and more sustainable post-covid world
Making a virtue out of a necessity
This paper explores the limits of framing low-wage workers as the subjects of social rights claims. In the case I examine here, HIV/AIDS activists in South Africa successfully pressured Boehringer Ingelheim and GlaxoSmithKlein into lowering antiretroviral (ARV) prices. They did so by emphasizing the economic and political importance of ensuring low-wage workers' access to ARVs. This significantly improved access to ARVs in the private sector, and…
Breast is Best”—Really
This paper explores how the normalization of ‘breast is best’ has conceptualized women’s agency in relation to their role as (breast)feeders and how this has contributed to a very particular framing of women as working in private for the ‘public’ good. It does so by critically evaluating three case studies in which breastfeeding was framed as the best source of food for newborns: the 1970s campaigns against baby formula manufacturers, efforts dur…
Making a virtue out of a necessity
This paper explores the limits of framing low-wage workers as the subjects of social rights claims. In the case I examine here, HIV/AIDS activists in South Africa successfully pressured Boehringer Ingelheim and GlaxoSmithKlein into lowering antiretroviral (ARV) prices. They did so by emphasizing the economic and political importance of ensuring low-wage workers' access to ARVs. This significantly improved access to ARVs in the private sector, and…
Covid-19 pandemic and the social determinants of health
Lauren Paremoer and colleagues call for action to create a fairer and more sustainable post-covid world
“A passion to change the landscape and drive a renaissance”
In global conversations about COVID-19 vaccine access, Africa has overwhelmingly been characterized as a site of lack. However, the successful reverse engineering of the Moderna vaccine by Afrigen at the mRNA Hub in Cape Town marks a more hopeful path forward. This paper introduces the mRNA Hub and puts it into context of broader decolonial aspirations for African futures in the face of rich countries' disregard. Highlighting ways in which Afrige…
Illustrating the impact of commercial determinants of health on the global Covid-19 pandemic
Previous research on commercial determinants of health has primarily focused on their impact on non-communicable diseases. However, they also impact on infectious diseases and on the broader preconditions for health. We describe, through case studies in 16 countries, how commercial determinants of health were visible during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they may have influenced national responses and health outcomes. We use a comparative qualita…
Breast is Best”—Really
This paper explores how the normalization of ‘breast is best’ has conceptualized women’s agency in relation to their role as (breast)feeders and how this has contributed to a very particular framing of women as working in private for the ‘public’ good. It does so by critically evaluating three case studies in which breastfeeding was framed as the best source of food for newborns: the 1970s campaigns against baby formula manufacturers, efforts dur…
Thinking politically about intersectoral action
Our paper examines the political considerations in the intersectoral action that was evident during the SAR-COV-2 virus (COVID-19) pandemic through case studies of political and institutional responses in 16 nations (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, UK, and USA). Our qualitative case study approach involved an iterative process of data gathering a…
‘Wisdom, solidarity and investment from within’
Sovereignty and solidarity are at stake in efforts to establish local medical manufacturing on the African continent. Drawing on archival and published materials as well as key informant interviews, this article contrasts articulations from the immediate post-independence period with those of the post-Covid period. After laying out the shifting context from the New International Economic Order to neoliberalism, two key contrasts between the perio…
Globalization and health in an emerging new world order
Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Pandemic (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Business (2 works)