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Review
. 2016 Feb;63(1):195-208.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.09.002.

Ethical Issues in Pediatric Global Health

Lisa Adams  1 , Gautham K Suresh  2 , Tim Lahey  3
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Review

Ethical Issues in Pediatric Global Health

Lisa Adams et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Children are vulnerable to the priorities and decision-making of adults. Usually, parents/caregivers make the difficult healthcare decisions for their children based on the recommendations from the child's healthcare providers. In global health work, healthcare team members from different countries and cultures may guide healthcare decisions by parents and children, and as a result ethical assumptions may not be shared. As a result, ethical issues in pediatric global health are numerous and complex. Here we discuss critical ethical issues in global health at an individual and organizational level in hopes this supports optimized decision-making on behalf of children worldwide.

Keywords: Child welfare; Cultural competency; Ethics; Global health; Poverty.

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