WHO suggests doing research during outbreaks but says little about local researchers’ access to samples or subjects’ access to what’s learned: https://t.co/ixWXuSuPIU
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In response to the 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak primarily affecting Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, the World Health Organization (@WHO) set out Guidance for Managing Ethical Issues in Infectious Disease Outbreaks: https://t.co/oJgAvcJQn
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This article assesses recommendations on research and long-term storage of biological specimens during infectious disease outbreaks and argues that the Guidance does not provide adequate direction for responders’, researchers’, and organizations’ actions:
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RT @JournalofEthics: The @WHO defines inequities as “inequalities that are judged to be unfair, that is, both unacceptable and avoidable,”…