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kevinchilds

Join the Epidemic Ethics Community Discussion Group

started by Kevin Childs

Epidemic Ethics solicits and publishes a range of expert blogs, including our most recent reviewing the 25th July virtual seminar 'Ethical priorities for a new international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and ...

4 years ago

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whoethics

Basic Health Needs in Relation to Human Rights in a Global Health Crisis

by whoethics

Author: Mercury Shitindo, Africa International University - Kenya, & Anahuac University-Mexico   Introduction   How does one determine what are basic ...

5 years ago • 2 comments (Last comment: 5 days ago)
kevinchilds

Using 'unproven' clinical interventions during public health emergencies: A review of the 11th April virtual seminar

by Kevin Childs

Epidemics and pandemics of novel pathogens are often characterized by a lack of known therapeutic or preventive interventions; COVID-19 is ...

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saenzcar

Catalyzing Ethical Research in Emergencies. Ethics Guidance, Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Pending Agenda

by Carla Saenz

Now available in English from https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/56139

4 years ago • 1 comment (Last comment: 2 months ago)
kevinchilds

Ethics, misinformation, and the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of the 28th March virtual seminar

by Kevin Childs

    The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an infodemic: an overabundance of information – some accurate and some ...

4 years ago • 1 comment (Last comment: 9 months ago)
kevinchilds

‘Vulnerability’ and ‘othering’ during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reviewing the 16th May 2022 virtual seminar.

by Kevin Childs

The COVID-19 pandemic has been marked by discourses of ‘vulnerability,’ in other words, identifying groups at increased risk of infection ...

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