Don Francis And The Band Played On Essay

Don Francis, a member of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), demonstrated exceptional character and work ethics in the movie “And the Band Played On.” Don Francis dedicates his time and efforts to the Acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS) research and defends the people with his honesty, integrity, and empathetic personality. Francis’ research shows to be affective and lifesaving due to his moral sense of right versus wrong, and his ambitious work ethics.
Don Francis displays an extremely focused and dedicated work ethic. While in Zaire, Francis’ work against Ebola projects a sense of hope for the civilians. This same drive for honest answers led him to spread the same sense of hope for AIDS victims. Even when faced with rejection towards his ideas and wasn’t properly accredited for his meticulous research, he persisted forward to find justice for the
His character stands out to me when he developed a test to decrease the spread of the disease via blood transfusion, by testing for hepatitis B before accepting blood donations. The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) board denied his suggestion due to cost of testing. Francis made an emotional statement to the Blood Bank Executives , “How many dead hemophiliacs do you need? How many people have to die to make it cost effecient for you people to do something about it? A hundred? A thousand? Give us a number so we won't annoy you again until the amount of money you begin spending on lawsuits make it more profitable for you to save people than to kill them.” Francis’ strong moral character shows up again when he confronted Dr. Gallo about falsely claiming the French’s research as his own. Francis directs the argument towards the people who were dying, and reminds Gallo that the label of who claims the research of AIDS is not what is important, that saving the people is the