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Title: Addressing Ethical Issues in Pandemic Influenza Planning - Discussion Papers Translate this document
Published by: World Health Organization (WHO)
Date of last change: 2008
Type of document: Guideline;  Pages: 113;  Time allotted: N.A.
Description: Background papers discussing key ethical issues for pandemic preparedness and response
Abstract: In March 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened four working groups to review the literature and develop preliminary conclusions on key ethical issues in pandemic preparedness and response. This volume includes the background papers prepared by these working groups and include: 1) Equitable access to therapeutic and prophylactic measures; 2) Isolation, quarantine, border control, and social distancing; 3) Role and obligations of health-care workers during an influenza pandemic; and 4) Pandemic influenza planning and response – transnational issues for governments.
Subjects: Ethics
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Title: Ethical Considerations in Developing a Public Health Response to Pandemic Influenza Translate this document
Published by: World Health Organization (WHO)
Date of last change: 2007
Type of document: Guideline;  Pages: 33;  Time allotted: N.A.
Description: Document addresses issues related to public health likely to arise during the pandemic alert period and the pandemic period.
Abstract: The document focusses on priority setting and equitable access to resources, restriction of individual's movements as a result of non-pharmaceutical interventions, the respective obligations of health care workers and their employers and governments, and the obligations of countries vis-à-vis each other. The document also addresses the need for transparent and timely sharing of information to improve evidence-based policy design and facilitate public engagement in the decision-making process.
Subjects: Ethics
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Title: Ethical Issues in Pandemic Influenza Planning View section as a PowerPoint presentation Translate this document
Published by: World Health Organization (WHO)
Date of last change: 18 May 2009
Type of document: Presentation;  Pages: 21;  Time allotted: 35 min
Description: Ethical considerations in public health; balancing individual liberty with community interests and allocation of scarce resources during a pandemic
Subjects: Ethics
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Title: Ethical Issues in Rapid Containment Strategies View section as a PowerPoint presentation Translate this document
Published by: World Health Organization (WHO)
Date of last change: 01 April 2008
Type of document: Presentation;  Pages: 21;  Time allotted: 45 min
Description: Lecture to discuss the ethical aspects to consider in rapid containment operations
Abstract: The learning objectives are to: 1) describe the major ethical issues that must be considered in an RC operation; 2) discuss ethical considerations in rapid containment strategies; and 3) develop ways to address the major ethical issues during an RC operation.
Subjects: Ethics
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Title: Stand on Guard for Thee - Ethical Considerations in Preparedness Planning for Pandemic Influenza - A Report of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Pandemic Influenza Working Group Translate this document
Published by: University of Toronto
Date of last change: 01 November 2005
Type of document: Guideline;  Pages: 29;  Time allotted: N.A.
Description: A report on ethical considerations in preparedness and planning for pandemic influenza by the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics
Abstract: Plans to deal with an influenza pandemic need to be founded on widely held ethical values, so that people understand in advance the kinds of choices that will have to be made. Decision makers and the public need to be engaged in the discussions about ethical choices, so plans reflect what most people will accept as fair, and good for public health. The Pandemic Influenza Working Group at the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) has developed a 15-point ethical guide for planning and decision-making for a pandemic. They have identified four key ethical issues that need to be addressed in pandemic planning, and made specific recommendations for each. The four major issues are: 1) health workers’ duty to provide care during a communicable disease outbreak; 2) restricting liberty in the interest of public health by measures such as quarantine; 3) priority setting, including the allocation of scarce resources such as vaccines and antiviral medicines; and 4) global governance implications, such as travel advisories.
Subjects: Ethics