Explaining and responding to the Ebola epidemic

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

Solomon Benatar¹ 

[1]Bioethics Centre, Philosophy Department, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town, 3.03 Humanities Building, University Ave, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa

关键词: Progress;    Climate change;    Human rights;    Global political economy;    International relations;    Ethics;    Tipping point;    Social development;    Public health;    Causal explanations;    Ebola;    Africa;   

Others  :  1161126
DOI  :  10.1186/s13010-015-0027-8

 received in 2014-12-23, accepted in 2015-02-19,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Benatar; licensee BioMed Central.

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