During Week 13 we discussed Ethics and Global Health and the need for a universal code of conduct for Global Public Health professionals. In addition to increased empathy, I believe we must be educated in and have strict adherence to a set of values which are consistent with our desire to do good and conduct ourselves in an ethical and professional manner.
While there are international standards for conducting medical research on human subjects as established by the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki, there is currently no universal code of ethics for public health practice and no mechanisms in place for enforcement.
As a result, our own Dr. Shahi has proposed a code of conduct for life science professionals in Future of Biotechnology: Safeguarding the Opportunity, Dealing With the Risk”
at a 2004 Conference in Singapore. It serves as a guide for ethical behavior in global health.
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Monday, April 16, 2007
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