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Reflecting on ethical values of global health / Refletindo sobre valores éticos da saúde global
Fortes, Paulo Antonio de Carvalho.
Affiliation
  • Fortes, Paulo Antonio de Carvalho; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. São Paulo. BR
Saúde Soc ; 24(supl.1): 152-161, Apr-Jun/2015.
Article in Pt | BDS, LILACS | ID: lil-749901
Responsible library: BR67.1
ABSTRACT
The field of Global Health has been under construction since the last decades of the past century. It focuses on health issues that extrapolate national borders, as well as their determinants and possible solutions. Global health conceptions carry ethical values. This essay aims to reflect on values involved in global health social justice, equity and solidarity. To this end, we reviewed scientific papers and multilateral agencies' documents. We identified the defense of global health as a universal public good, and we analyzed justice and equity values with a focus on the allocation and distribution of resources, within a tendency to prioritize the most disadvantaged ones. Solidarity concepts are presented in an attempt to explain whether there is a moral responsibility for being supportive of people from other countries, which would justify international cooperation in health.
RESUMO
Desde as últimas décadas do século passado vem sendo construído o campo da saúde global, enfocando questões de saúde supraterritoriais, que extrapolam as fronteiras nacionais, assim como seus determinantes e suas possíveis soluções. Este ensaio objetiva refletir sobre os valores éticos envolvidos na saúde global justiça social, equidade e solidariedade. Procedeu-se à revisão de artigos científicos e documentos de agências multilaterais. Identificou-se a defesa da saúde global como um bem universal público, analisando os valores da justiça e da equidade com enfoque na alocação e distribuição de recursos, com tendência a priorizar os mais desfavorecidos. São apresentados conceitos de solidariedade, buscando compreender se há a responsabilidade moral de ser solidário com pessoas de outros países, o que justificaria a cooperação internacional na saúde.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: BDS / LILACS Main subject: Social Justice / Global Health / Equity in the Resource Allocation / Ethics / Ethics, Institutional / Equity / Social Determinants of Health Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Equity_inequality / Ethics / Patient_preference Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Pt Journal: Saúde Soc Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: BDS / LILACS Main subject: Social Justice / Global Health / Equity in the Resource Allocation / Ethics / Ethics, Institutional / Equity / Social Determinants of Health Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Equity_inequality / Ethics / Patient_preference Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Pt Journal: Saúde Soc Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Country of publication: Brazil