Gambling with COVID-19 Makes More Sense: Ethical and Practical Challenges in COVID-19 Responses in Communalistic Resource-Limited Africa
| Autor: | David Nderitu, Eunice Kamaara |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Health (social science)
Best practice Medical law Health(social science) Pandemic Humans Sociology Bioethical Issues Symposium: COVID-19 Developing Countries Pandemics Ethical and practical challenges business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Social distance Health Policy COVID-19 Public relations International best practice Communalism Kenya Common good Social Control Formal Intervention (law) Africa Communicable Disease Control Communalistic resource-poor Basic needs business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Bioethical Inquiry |
| ISSN: | 1872-4353 1176-7529 |
| Popis: | Informed by evidence from past studies and experiences with epidemics, an intervention combining quarantine, lockdowns, curfews, social distancing, and washing of hands has been adopted as "international best practice" in COVID-19 response. With massive total lockdowns complemented by electronic surveillance, China successfully controlled the pandemic in country within a few months. But would this work for Africa and other communalistic resource-poor settings where social togetherness translates to effective sharing of basic needs? What ethical and practical challenges would this pose? How would communalism be translated in special contexts to be useful in contributing to the ultimate common good? This paper uses examples from the current situation of COVID-19 in Kenya to address these questions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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