Charting an Ethical Course in Providing care Within Global Areas of Conflict
May 1st, 2019Ethical Challenges in Humanitarianism during Violent Situations
Reality Makes Our Decisions: Ethical Challenges in Humanitarian Health in Situations of Extreme Violence
Report and recommendations: a collaboration among Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Center for Humanitarian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | International Rescue Committee | Syrian American Medical Society
“…….The ethical principles include respect for persons (i.e., respect for human dignity and for individuals’ autonomous choices), beneficence (the promotion of others’ well-being), non-maleficence “do no harm”, and justice (in both fair distribution of resources and fair processes for decision-making). These four principles, can be adapted to the provision of health care to communities, though how the principles are weighed and applied might differ…..”