Journal article
Tragic choices in humanitarian health work.
Abstract
Humanitarian healthcare work presents a range of ethical challenges for expatriate healthcare professionals, including tragic choices requiring the selection of a least-worst option. In this paper we examine a particular set of tragic choices related to the prioritization of care and allocation of scarce resources between individuals in situations of widespread and urgent health needs. Drawing on qualitative interviews with clinicians, we …
Authors
Hunt MR; Sinding C; Schwartz L
Journal
The Journal of Clinical Ethics, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 338–344
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication Date
December 1, 2012
DOI
10.1086/jce201223407
ISSN
1046-7890