Global Health Ethics
Professor Jillson
May 2015
Final Exam
1) In our globalized international community there is an increasing awareness of the suffering of others from preventable diseases, malnutrition and conflict, and more pressure by a concerned public to take action. There is also the understanding that the health of the developed world is affected by previous illnesses and existing pandemics are seen as threats to global security and economics. The characteristics that drive global health also create ethical dilemmas: vulnerable populations whose health is threatened, groups who are marginalized or oppressed in their society, and who live in extreme poverty. Such conditions create enormous disparities between the …show more content…
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