Explaining and responding to the Ebola epidemic

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2015-03-04

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13631
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13010-015-0027-8
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Authors
Benatar, Solomon
Journal Title

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

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http://www.peh-med.com
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University of Cape Town

Department
Department of Philosophy
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
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Abstract
Abstract The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is not merely a biomedical problem that can be seen in isolation and dealt with only through emergency medical rescue processes. The ethical dilemmas surfaced by this epidemic are also not confined to the usual micro-ethical problems associated with medical care and medical research. The pandemic, as one of many manifestations of failed human and social development that has brought the world to dangerous ‘tipping points’, requires deep introspection and action to address upstream causal processes.
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Keywords
Africa
Ebola
Climate change
Progress Commentary
Causal explanations
Public health
Social development
Tipping point
Ethics
International relations
Global political economy
Human rights

Reference:

Benatar, S. (2015). Explaining and responding to the Ebola epidemic. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 10(1), 5.

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