Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jan 2020 How Should Public Health Officials Respond When Important Local Rituals Increase Risk of Contagion? Esther Mokuwa, MSc and Paul Richards, PhD, MA During one 2014 Ebola epidemic, arrival of “safe burial” teams was often delayed. Some buried their loved ones themselves, which undermined containment efforts. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E5-9. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.5. Case and Commentary Jan 2020 How Should Clinicians Integrate Mental Health Into Epidemic Responses? Shantanu Srivatsa and Kearsley A. Stewart, PhD Culturally appropriate responsiveness to mental illnesses is critical to mitigating local persons’ distrust of international clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E10-15. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.10. Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs? Paul Ndebele, PhD and Sithembile Ruzario, MSc Limited understanding of disease etiology often leads to resistance, which can result in low vaccine uptake. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76. Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Relief Organizations with Counseling Restrictions Robert D. Orr, MD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):814-817. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas3-0612. Policy Forum Dec 2006 How Has the Global Fund Affected the Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria? Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):839-842. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.pfor1-0612. Case and Commentary Feb 2024 Which Factors Matter Most When Using Vaccines to Combat Zoonoses? Erica Kaufman West, MD Zoonoses are infectious diseases that pass from an animal to a human and now constitute the majority of new and emerging infections. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E103-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.103. Policy Forum Jan 2020 How Should Global Health Security Priorities Be Set in the Global North and West? Abraar Karan, MD, MPH, DTM&H Epidemics can threaten everyone on earth, yet responses are not implemented in all regions to contain disease. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E50-54. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.50.
Case and Commentary Jan 2020 How Should Public Health Officials Respond When Important Local Rituals Increase Risk of Contagion? Esther Mokuwa, MSc and Paul Richards, PhD, MA During one 2014 Ebola epidemic, arrival of “safe burial” teams was often delayed. Some buried their loved ones themselves, which undermined containment efforts. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E5-9. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.5.
Case and Commentary Jan 2020 How Should Clinicians Integrate Mental Health Into Epidemic Responses? Shantanu Srivatsa and Kearsley A. Stewart, PhD Culturally appropriate responsiveness to mental illnesses is critical to mitigating local persons’ distrust of international clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E10-15. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.10.
Case and Commentary Feb 2020 How Should Vaccine Campaigns Balance Need for Clear Communication Against Need for Timely Administration of Large-Scale Programs? Paul Ndebele, PhD and Sithembile Ruzario, MSc Limited understanding of disease etiology often leads to resistance, which can result in low vaccine uptake. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E76-81. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.76.
Case and Commentary Dec 2006 Relief Organizations with Counseling Restrictions Robert D. Orr, MD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):814-817. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.ccas3-0612.
Policy Forum Dec 2006 How Has the Global Fund Affected the Fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria? Josh Ruxin, MPH, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):839-842. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.pfor1-0612.
Case and Commentary Feb 2024 Which Factors Matter Most When Using Vaccines to Combat Zoonoses? Erica Kaufman West, MD Zoonoses are infectious diseases that pass from an animal to a human and now constitute the majority of new and emerging infections. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E103-108. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.103.
Policy Forum Jan 2020 How Should Global Health Security Priorities Be Set in the Global North and West? Abraar Karan, MD, MPH, DTM&H Epidemics can threaten everyone on earth, yet responses are not implemented in all regions to contain disease. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E50-54. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.50.