An Introduction to Global Health Ethics.

An Introduction to Global Health Ethics.

"The field of global health is expanding rapidly. An increasing number of trainees are studying and working with marginalized populations, often within low and middle-income countries. Such endeavours are beset by ethical dilemmas: mitigating power differentials, addressing cultural differences...

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Main Author: Pinto, Andrew D.
Other Authors: Upshur, Ross E. G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Subjects:
Medical policy > Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.
Medical ethics
Medical policy > Moral and ethical aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • An Introduction to Global Health Ethics; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Part I: Theory; 1 The context of global health ethics; A) Introduction; B) Historical roots of global health; C) Global health today; D) Political economy of health; E) Global health ethics and its values; F) Conclusion; 2 Ethics and global health; A) Introduction; B) Ethical concepts and ethical reasoning; C) Ethical theory and applied ethics; D) Key dimensions of global health ethics; E) Social justice and global health; F) Solidarity and global health; G) Conclusion.
  • 3 Approaching global health as a learnerA) Introduction; B) The global health learning cycle; C) Conclusion; 4 Human rights discourse within global health ethics; A) Introduction; B) The right to health; C) Human rights and global health; D) How global health ethics advances human rights; E) How human rights advances global health ethics; F) Conclusion; 5 Global health governance and ethics; A) Introduction; B) Genesis of global health governance; C) World Health Organization; D) Zoonoses infection control governance; E) Pandemic management: infection control governance strategies.
  • F) Ethical, human rights and social implications of public health containment strategiesG) Confinement and social factors; H) Conclusion; 6 Indigenous health and ethics: lessons for global health; A) Introduction; B) The health of Indigenous people globally; C) Colonization and resistance; D) "Decolonizing methodologies"; E) Ethical principles from research involving Indigenous communities; F) Conclusion; Part II: Practice; 7 Ethics and clinical work in global health; A) Introduction; B) Discussion of Case Study 7.1; C) Discussion of Case Study 7.2; D) Discussion of Case Study 7.3.
  • E) Discussion of Case Study 7.4F) Conclusion; 8 Ethical challenges in global health research; A) Introduction; B) Historical background to the ethical oversight of research; C) Principles of research ethics; D) Contextual considerations in research in LMICs; E) A checklist for researchers; F) Conclusion; 9 Ethical considerations of global health partnerships; A) Introduction; B) Benefitsof partnerships; C) Challenges of partnerships; D) Principles for conducting partnerships; E) Conclusion; 10 Perspectives on global health from the South; A) Introduction.
  • B) Guidelines for international collaborationsC) Recommendations; 11 The political context of global health and advocacy; A) Introduction; B) A framework for global health advocacy; C) How students have supported global advocacy to increase access to antiretroviral therapy; D) Conclusions; 12 Teaching global health ethics; A) Why discuss the teaching of global health ethics?; B) How should we approach the teaching of global health ethics?; C) Where can we engage in global health ethics teaching?; D) When might we teach global health ethics?

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