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Summer Hiatus & More Resources

30th July 2020 Rebecca Richards
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We’re taking a brief break in August! Please see the post for resources to keep you busy until then.

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Health inequalities, social justice and international ethics in the time of coronavirus by Ryoa Chung

25th May 2020 Rebecca Richards
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Ryoa Chung discusses the relationship between social disparities, health inequities, and the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Social Determinants of Covid-19 and BAME Disproportionality (Repost) – by Nasar Meer and colleagues

5th May 2020 Rebecca Richards
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Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities are disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Nasar Meer and colleagues explore these inequalities and the social determinants of health that underpin them.

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Just Emergencies Episode 5: The Ethics of Closing Humanitarian Projects

12th December 2019 Rebecca Richards
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In Episode 5 of ‘Just Emergencies’, Matthew Hunt talks about the ethics of closing humanitarian projects.

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Just Emergencies Episode 1: Research During Global Health Emergencies

12th June 2019 Rebecca Richards
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In this first episode of ‘Just Emergencies’, I sat down with Dr. Nayha Sethi to talk about research during global health emergencies, how this might be different from research during ‘normal’ times, and what justice and ethical issues we need to think about when conducting such research.

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Wellcome Trust

Global Health Emergencies (GHEs) are crises that affect health, and that are, or should be, of international concern. These might include infectious outbreaks, humanitarian crises and disasters, conflicts, and forced displacements. GHEs are characterised by various forms of urgency and uncertainty, and are known to exacerbate existing inequalities, injustices and vulnerabilities in individuals and communities.

This is a blog of the Wellcome Trust Seed Award Project entitled, ‘Vulnerability and justice in global health emergency regulation: developing future ethical models’.

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Latest posts

  • Just Emergencies Episode 15: Covid-19 and the Migrant Crisis
  • Just Emergencies Episode 14: Vulnerability as Layers – Vulnerability Part 6
  • Just Emergencies Episode 13: Moral Experiences of Healthcare Providers in Covid-19 Research
  • AJoB Commentary: To What Extent Are Calls for Greater Minority Representation in COVID Vaccine Research Ethically Justified? – by Angela Ballantyne & Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra
  • Just Emergencies Episode 12: Vulnerability Part 5 with Prof. Samia Hurst

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