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21 August
Collective threats, collective interests, and collective action
13 March 2023, 1.00-2.00 PM (London time) Epidemics and pandemics represent collective threats to humanity's health and well-being. Effective ...
26 July
The beginnings and endings of epidemics and pandemics: ethical dimensions - reviewing the 30th January 23 webinar
Several epidemiological metrics exist to inform determinations of whether an epidemic or pandemic has ended, e.g., when a disease has ...
15 May
Women’s Rights Crucial in Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
Written by Dr. Tom J. Obengo In September and October 2022, the East Africa region experienced an Ebola outbreak ...
27 March
La Salud Mental durante la pandemia del COVID-19
La prioridad durante el 2020 fue atender la emergencia sanitaria que trajo el COVID-19 a todo el mundo. Muchas personas ...
11 January
Setting research priorities during epidemics
By Tom J. Obengo Introduction Setting priorities in research requires we consider which research topics or approaches should ...
14 December
Ethical priorities for a new international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response: Reviewing the 25th July 2022 Epidemic Ethics webinar
In December 2021, the World Health Assembly agreed to establish an intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) to develop a WHO instrument ...
23 August
Wednesday 8/24: PAHO virtual seminar on MEURI framework
How to ensure that during the emergency unproven interventions are used ethically outside of research? The seminar that will take ...
9 August
Indigenous communities, 'vulnerability', and the COVID-19 pandemic: Reviewing the 20th June virtual seminar
Indigenous populations around the world have historically experienced - and continue to experience - both social and economic marginalization. As ...
8 August
saenzcar CATALYZING ETHICAL RESEARCH IN EMERGENCIES ETHICS GUIDANCE, LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND PENDING AGENDA
Now available in Portuguese : https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/56222 English and Spanish versions available through the same link, too.
28 July
Migrant communities and the COVID-19 pandemic: ethical considerations. Reviewing the 6th June 2022 virtual seminar
During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrants have often been denied rights and placed in situations which put them at heightened risk ...
‘Vulnerability’ and ‘othering’ during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reviewing the 16th May 2022 virtual seminar.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been marked by discourses of ‘vulnerability,’ in other words, identifying groups at increased risk of infection ...
11 July
Catalyzing Ethical Research in Emergencies. Ethics Guidance, Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Pending Agenda
Now available in English from https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/56139
21 June
CATALYZING ETHICAL RESEARCH IN EMERGENCIES ETHICS GUIDANCE, LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND PENDING AGENDA
Available in Spanish from https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/56104 English and Portuguese versions coming soon. Subscribe to PAHO's Ethical research listserv to receive them as ...
16 June
Research ethics systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systemic assessment using indicators
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X22001280 To strengthen research ethics systemically, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) devised a strategy that includes objectives and indicators ...
18 May
Using 'unproven' clinical interventions during public health emergencies: A review of the 11th April virtual seminar
Epidemics and pandemics of novel pathogens are often characterized by a lack of known therapeutic or preventive interventions; COVID-19 is ...