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Global Health and Justice: R e‐examining our Values
Author(s) -
Benatar Solomon R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
bioethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-8519
pISSN - 0269-9702
DOI - 10.1111/bioe.12033
Subject(s) - injustice , multidisciplinary approach , economic justice , value (mathematics) , set (abstract data type) , sociology , political science , public relations , computer science , social science , law , machine learning , programming language
Widening disparities in health within and between nations reflect a trajectory of ‘progress’ that has ‘run its course’ and needs to be significantly modified if progress is to be sustainable. Values and a value system that have enabled progress are now being distorted to the point where they undermine the future of global health by generating multiple crises that perpetuate injustice. Reliance on philanthropy for rectification, while necessary in the short and medium terms, is insufficient to address the challenge of economic and other systems spinning out of control. Innovative approaches are required and it is suggested that these could best emerge from in‐depth multidisciplinary research supported by endeavours to promote a ‘global mind‐set.’