Global health ethics Flashcards
1
Q
What are the medical ethics in times of armed conflict
A
Identical to medical ethics at times of peace (as stated in International Code of Medical Ethics)
2
Q
What is it deemed unethical for physicians to do
A
- Do anything that is not justifiable for patient’s health care
- Weakened physical/mental strength of another human being without therapeutic justification
- Employ scientific knowledge to imperil health/destroy life
- Employ personal health info to facilitate interrogation
- Condone, facilitate or participate in the practice of torture
3
Q
What protects medical personnel
A
- Red Cross/Crescent
- Red Crystal (Geneva convention)
4
Q
What was the dispute at Guantanamo Bay
A
Psychologists involved in torture
5
Q
How did Ebola highlight issues around justice
A
- Ebola outbreak centred around some of the poorest countries in the world
- Originally not regarded as a Western problem (until cases emerged in US/Spain)
6
Q
What was concluded about access to medication in the Ebola crisis
A
Ethical to administer drugs despite the potential for unknown adverse effects (dispute over who should receive priority)
7
Q
What issues were raised in the Ebola crisis
A
- Health and human rights
- Quarantine/isolation
- Justice: access to medication
