Operationalizing the Ethical Review of Global Health Policy and Systems Research: A Proposed Checklist

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-122
Author(s):  
Abbas Rattani ◽  
Adnan A. Hyder
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Global Health Policy ◽  
Health Policy And Systems

AbstractThere has been growing consensus to develop relevant guidance to improve the ethical review of global health policy and systems research (HPSR) and address the current absence of formal ethics guidance.

scholarly journals Justice: a key consideration in health policy and systems research ethics

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. e001942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridget Pratt ◽  
Verina Wild ◽  
Edwine Barasa ◽  
Dorcas Kamuya ◽  
Lucy Gilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Research Ethics ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
Research Ethics Committees ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Principle Of Justice ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Health Policy And Systems

Health policy and systems research (HPSR) is increasingly being funded and conducted worldwide. There are currently no specific guidelines or criteria for the ethical review and conduct of HPSR. Academic debates on HPSR ethics in the scholarly literature can inform the development of guidelines. Yet there is a deficiency of academic bioethics work relating to justice in HPSR. This gap is especially problematic for a field like HPSR, which can entail studies that intervene in ways affecting the social and health system delivery structures of society. In this paper, we call for interpreting the principle of justice in a more expansive way in developing and reviewing HPSR studies (relative to biomedical research). The principle requires advancing health equity and social justice at population or systems levels. Drawing on the rich justice literature from political philosophy and public health ethics, we propose a set of essential justice considerations to uphold this principle. These considerations are relevant for research funders, researchers, research ethics committees, policymakers, community organisations and others who are active in the HPSR field.

Divergent Perspectives in Global Health Governance

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Prah Ruger
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Global Public Good ◽  
Global Health Governance ◽  
Actor Model ◽  
Health Governance ◽  
Rational Actor ◽  
Global Health Policy ◽  
Self Interest

The global health governance (GHG) literature frames health variously as a matter of security and foreign policy, human rights, or global public good. Divergence among these perspectives has forestalled the development of a consensus vision for global health. Global health policy will differ according to the frame applied. Fundamentally, GHG today operates on a rational actor model, encompassing a continuum from the purely self-interest-maximizing position at one extreme to a more nuanced approach that takes others’ interests into account when making one’s own calculations. Even where humanitarian concerns are clearly and admirably at play, however, the problem of motivations remains. Often narrow self-interest is also at work, and actors obfuscate this behind altruistic motives.

scholarly journals Showcasing the contribution of social sciences to health policy and systems research

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. Topp ◽  
Kerry Scott ◽  
Ana Lorena Ruano ◽  
Karen Daniels
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Health Policy And Systems
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document