Health Ethics & Governance
We provide a focal point for the examination of ethical issues raised by activities throughout the Organization and foster discussion and debate on diverse topics in global health ethics.
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22 December 2022
Bridging the gap between ethics and decision-making in pandemics: report of the WHO Pandemic Ethics and...
This document presents a summary report of the WHO Pandemic Ethics and Policy Summit organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, 6 December...
The Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Bioethics (hereafter referred to as the “Network”) was established to “support...
The aim of the document is to identify and articulate salient ethical considerations regarding mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19. This document updates...
12 April 2022
Emergency use of unproven clinical interventions outside clinical trials: ethical considerations
This document is intended to provide policy-makers, authorities in charge of the prevention and management of a public health emergency, such as ministries...
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