Health ethics in Pakistan: a literature review of its present state.
J Health Popul Nutr
;
2001 Mar; 19(1): 6-11
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-724
ABSTRACT
National literature on ethics provides an insight into the nature and development of a dialogue on health issues within a population. This study investigated the health ethics discourse in Pakistan. The purpose was to critically reflect on the nature and level of such discussions with the aim of stimulating an interest in the ethical implications of health and medicine in developing countries. The study evaluated the literature on biomedical and health ethics published in Pakistan during 1988-1999. Overall, there is a dearth of published discourse on healthcare ethics in Pakistan. Values that are considered to stem from religious teachings predominate in discussions relating to medical ethics. A lack of effective policy and legislation concerning the ethical practice of medicine is reported to have negative effects on the profession. Research ethics has not been captured in the published papers in Pakistan. Consideration of ethical issues in health is at an early stage in the country and may reflect the situation in a large part of the developing world.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pakistan
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Religion and Medicine
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Humans
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MEDLINE
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Developing Countries
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Ethics, Medical
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Health Policy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Health Popul Nutr
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
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Nutritional Sciences
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Public Health
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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