Striving for Health Equity: The Importance of Social Determinants of Health and Ethical Considerations in Pandemic Preparedness Planning
Abstrak
Since the WHO’s “Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan” in 1999, pandemic preparedness plans at the international and national level have been constantly adapted with the common goal to respond early to outbreaks, identify risks, and outline promising interventions for pandemic containment. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts have started to reflect on the extent to which previous preparations have been helpful as well as on the gaps in pandemic preparedness planning. In the present commentary, we advocate for the inclusion of social and ethical factors in future pandemic planning—factors that have been insufficiently considered so far, although social determinants of infection risk and infectious disease severity contribute to aggravated social inequalities in health.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (10)
Hanno Hoven
Nico Dragano
Peter Angerer
Christian Apfelbacher
Insa Backhaus
Barbara Hoffmann
Andrea Icks
Stefan Wilm
Heiner Fangerau
Felicitas Söhner
Format Sitasi
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2022
- Sumber Database
- DOAJ
- DOI
- 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604542
- Akses
- Open Access ✓