PPHS 511- WEEK 5

what is the aim of ethics

aim of ethics is the good life with and for other in just institutions

P Ricoeur

what are some examples of ethics in global health

• ableism

• colonial medicine: testing on other people… espcially when have more power 

what are different questions about

what are the three lenses to understand the role of ethics in global health 

glasses 

magnifying glass 

mirrior 

ethics for of and in global health

exaplin th eglas glasses metaphor

ethic for global health

• the why of ethics in global health

what is global helath ( definition

places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide”

what are some areas of moral concern within global health

interconnection: globalization, travel, power

inequality

• equity: example of disability more likely to be poor, furtehring them accessing healthcarewha

health

what is the moral significance of health 

better state of health—> more oppurtunities—> can furtehr inequalities 

how would you summarize view of global health with glasses

Global health [is] a way of looking at our world. It seeks to observe, document, monitor, interpret, and eliminate the harms that accrue from national and transnational forces inimical to health

• goal answer the question WHY

examples of unethical in the world

vaccine inequality during COVID

need solidarity in the world

explain magnifying glass perepstive global health 

ethics IN global 

llook in more detail and interrogating from ethical perspective

examiing ethical features and moral experience of particular/ pratcies. programs. policies/contexts

examples of loop in global health? 

1. palliative care in humanitarian crises

• usually goal is saving lives, bit what about people who cannot be saved?

• problem with finding because in general is hwo many people you can save

2. ethics and closure of humanitarian projects

• ethics of proper planning of projects and transition

what do you do when using the loop

1. exploring experiences of a particular phenomenon, foregrounding ethical concerns

• understand the stress people are experiencing

• palliative care: providing dying in honor

2. examining narratives to understand ethical reasoninig/ decision making processes

• how do people make sense of their decisions

• 3. examining views of what constitutues ethical pratice/policy in a paricular domain

• - look into how closure affects people and long term effects

• need to be better off after closure, better for next time 

• 4. using moral theory to illuminate facets of practice and policy 

• 5. geenrating recommendation based on analyis of experiences, commitmdntx z

• - manage data well and syore data after levaing

what is the mirror analogy

ethics of global health 

Reflecting on the role of values in our own engagement with global health

explain ethical issues

ethical issue—> ethical challenges—> uncertainity ( unsure whether it’s ethical challenge, dont know what to do), dilemna ( all choices have an ethical downside), and distress ( blcoked from following through on what to do)

what are soruces of suppirt for responding to ethical challenges

1. collegues/ people

2. process oriented:

3. readings, moral compass, finding references

explain the ways to think abou global health and ethics

glasses:for gh

magnifying glass: of 

mirror: ingh

what is MSF

global orgnaization

• 80% is actual local to the challenge and otehr internationally

• free basic healthcare

• work with minister of health

principles of MSF

impartial

neutrality

independence

medical ethics

niim

slogan of MSF

medicine should not be a luxury 

how many people will need help this yeat

300 million

from funding cuts and climate crisis

what are the effects of the funding cuts to global health

domino efefct on all partners of MSF ( who, ocha, icrc…)

• impacted becaused even though independent funding dont have the help of their besties like food actors, health and sanitation

DIRECT IMPACT ON PROJECT

MEDICAL GAPS OUT OF

SCOPE

MEDICAL GAPS WITH HIGH

IMPACTS

SOLIDARITY GAPS

how does war affect health care

Devastates essential health

services

• Disrupts medical supplies

• Forces qualified staff to flee

• Lack of clean water, food &

sanitation

• Catastrophic outbreaks

what is the most challenging part of MSF currently 

undermining of international humanitarian law

attacks of medical aid