Ethics guidance for the implementation of the end TB strategy
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64 p.
The Chinese version is published ty the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
This guidance provides an ethical framework to support implementation of the WHO End TB Strategy, recognizing that protecting human rights, ethics and equity is one of its fundamental principles. Updating and expanding WHO’s 2010 guidance on ethics in tuberculosis prevention, care and control, it addresses the ethical challenges encountered by policy-makers, national tuberculosis programme managers, health workers, patients and communities in achieving the Strategy’s three pillars: integrated patient-centred care and prevention, bold policies and supportive systems, and intensified research and innovation. Grounded in the principles of social justice, the right to health and respect for human dignity, the guidance emphasizes equitable access to quality tuberculosis services, protection of vulnerable populations, and the responsibilities of governments, health professionals, civil society and affected individuals. Organized around practical questions arising in tuberculosis prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care, public health interventions and research, the publication examines issues including informed consent, adherence support, latent tuberculosis infection, infection prevention and control, isolation, screening, surveillance, compassionate access to medicines, digital health technologies, emerging innovations and data sharing. It proposes ethical approaches to balancing individual rights and public health objectives, promotes transparent and accountable decision-making, and provides recommendations to support consistent, context-sensitive responses to complex ethical dilemmas in tuberculosis care and control.
The Chinese version is published ty the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
This guidance provides an ethical framework to support implementation of the WHO End TB Strategy, recognizing that protecting human rights, ethics and equity is one of its fundamental principles. Updating and expanding WHO’s 2010 guidance on ethics in tuberculosis prevention, care and control, it addresses the ethical challenges encountered by policy-makers, national tuberculosis programme managers, health workers, patients and communities in achieving the Strategy’s three pillars: integrated patient-centred care and prevention, bold policies and supportive systems, and intensified research and innovation. Grounded in the principles of social justice, the right to health and respect for human dignity, the guidance emphasizes equitable access to quality tuberculosis services, protection of vulnerable populations, and the responsibilities of governments, health professionals, civil society and affected individuals. Organized around practical questions arising in tuberculosis prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care, public health interventions and research, the publication examines issues including informed consent, adherence support, latent tuberculosis infection, infection prevention and control, isolation, screening, surveillance, compassionate access to medicines, digital health technologies, emerging innovations and data sharing. It proposes ethical approaches to balancing individual rights and public health objectives, promotes transparent and accountable decision-making, and provides recommendations to support consistent, context-sensitive responses to complex ethical dilemmas in tuberculosis care and control.