COVID-19 underscores the important role of Clinical Ethics Committees in Africa
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified pre-existing challenges in healthcare in Africa. Long-standing health inequities, embedded in the continent over centuries, have been laid bare and have raised complex ethical dilemmas. While there are very few clinical ethics committees (CECs)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Ethics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00696-2 |