Ethics and health

List of Ethics and health publications

Standards and Operational Guidance for Ethics Review of Health-Related Research with Human Participants

Guidance on ethics of Tuberculosis prevention, care and control

Research ethics committees: basic concepts for capacity-building

This manual describes basic concepts, including ethical analysis, risk/benefit evaluation, confidentiality and the informed-consent process, along with the role of the research ethics committee, the organization of a training programme and the issue of financial conflicts of interest.

Research Ethics in International Epidemic Response: WHO Technical Consultation

Addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning

This volume is intended to complement the WHO guidance document "Ethical considerations in developing a public health response to pandemic influenza”, by providing a more comprehensive analysis of the ethical and policy issues which WHO considered in its deliberations.

Ethical considerations in developing a public health response to pandemic influenza

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Conclusions and recommendations of a technical meeting and an international consultation to examine the ethical issues raised by a potential influenza pandemic.

Global consultation on addressing ethical issues in pandemic influenza planning

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Equity and Fair Process in Scaling Up Antiretroviral Treatment: Potentials and Challenges in the United Republic of Tanzania

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Basic Principles for Treatment and Psychosocial Support of Drug Dependent People Living with HIV/AIDS

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Life science research: opportunities and risks for public health

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Guidance on ethics and equitable access to HIV/AIDS treatment and care

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Consultation on ethics and equitable access to treatment and care for HIV/AIDS

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Ethics, access and safety in tissue and organ transplantation

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ONEC database

Following the 8th Global Summit of National Bioethics Advisory Bodies, The Ethics and Health Team at WHO that provides the permanent secretariat for the Global Summit started developing a database containing Opinions submitted by National Ethics Committees (ONEC). The ONEC database is hosted in WHO and is accessible through a public website.

Contact information

Ethics and Health Department of Ethics, Equity,
Trade and Human Rights
World Health Organization
WHO/IER/ETH
20, Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Genève 27
Switzerland

The email address is: ethics@who.int