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Guidance on Ethics of Tuberculosis Prevention, Care and Control

Author: World Health Organisation
Recommended citation: World Health Organisation. Guidance on Ethics of Tuberculosis Prevention, Care and Control. 2010. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241500531_eng.pdf.
Published: 2010

Description

This guidance document was undertaken to analyze selected priority ethical issues in TB and to support the development of WHO guidance in order to help governments and their national TB programmes, TB service providers, policy-makers and civil society and other stakeholders implement TB prevention, care and control efforts in an ethical manner. Key values discussed include: social justice/equity, solidarity, common good, autonomy, reciprocity, effectiveness, participation, transparency and accountability.