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. 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.
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.