Ethical considerations for vaccination programmes in acute humanitarian emergencies

• Main Authors: Keymanthri Moodley (Author), Kate Hardie (Author), Michael J Selgelid (Author), Ronald J Waldman (Author), Peter Strebel (Author), Helen Rees (Author), David N Durrheim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Humanitarian emergencies result in a breakdown of critical health-care services and often make vulnerable communities dependent on external agencies for care. In resource-constrained settings, this may occur against a backdrop of extreme poverty, malnutrition, insecurity, low literacy and poor infra...