ethics in public health

1. Four Priciples of Ethics
By : Dr Gargi Sinha
MBBS( Lady Hardinge Medical College, India ) ,
Grad. Dip Public Health(Edith Cowan University, Australia)

2. 1.Beneficenc
e
2.Autonomy

3. 3.Justice
4.Non-
maleficence

4. Beneficene
Provide benefit
or help
For example:
1.screening
services
2.Promoting
vaccination
3.Pasteurization
of milk
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volum
es/86/8/08-052431/en/

5. Autonomy
Moral right to choose
Respect the privacy
Protect confidential
information
Informed consent

6. 1.Beneficenc
e
2.Autonomy
Ethical dilemma

7. 1.Beneficenc
e
2.Autonomy
Example- Policy for smoking
Benefit the community
But not ensuring the right to
choose for an individual
Can lead to victim blaming of a
smoker

8. Justice
The distribution
of resources
should be fair
• Social Justice
Services should
available for
everyone
• For example
,underprivileged
can also assess
medical facilities

9. Non -
maleficence Refrain from
doing harm
• Ensure that you do
not harm
1
Do not hide the
truth
• Tell the truth
2
The Tuskegee Experiment is an example of doing harm and
hiding truth for personal gain of researchers
https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm

10. References
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/8/08-052431/en/
https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm

11. THANK
YOU