Ethical considerations in an era of mass drug administration

Barney Wharam*, Luke Lazarou

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Abstract

In a Plenary debate at the 51st Spring meeting of the British Society of Parasitology, Bristol, UK, April 8-11, 2013, the bioethicist James Wilson used the value of a life in the present and future to question the effectiveness of current health strategies.
Original languageEnglish
Article number234
Number of pages2
JournalParasites and Vectors
Volume6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Aug 2013

Keywords

  • Drug resistance
  • Mass drug administration
  • Ethics
  • Neglected tropical diseases
  • The value of life

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