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100 _aLoganathan, Kathiresan and Huirem, Ratna
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245 _aResearch ethics in healthcare and the role of civil society: Leanings from Covid-19
260 _aSocial Action: A Quarterly Review of Social Trends
300 _a74(3), Jul-Sep, 2024: p.225-238
520 _aThis article examines the intersection of research ethics in healthcare and the role of civil society, drawing lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic. It highlights how the crisis exposed gaps in ethical governance, transparency, and accountability in medical research and public health interventions. Civil society organizations played a crucial role in advocating for equitable access, monitoring state responses, and ensuring that ethical standards were upheld in vaccine trials, data collection, and healthcare delivery. The study underscores the importance of embedding civil society participation in healthcare governance to strengthen democratic oversight, protect vulnerable populations, and ensure ethical resilience in future crises. Research ethics in healthcare is very significant biomedical research, particularly those engaging with ‘controlled’ human trials must have sound research ethics. This review paper, therefore, addresses the ethical dilemmas in biomedical healthcare research. It also looks at additional dilemmas like transparency of medical interventions, the role of the state during health emergencies and technological advancements and equitable access. – Reproduced
650 _aPublic Policy, Research Ethics, Healthcare, Civil Society, Covid-19, Pandemic Response, Ethical Governance, Social Action, Community Engagement, Accountability, Democratic Oversight, India, Civil society. Good governance. Inequality. Research ethics. Technology.
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773 _aSocial Action: A Quarterly Review of Social Trends
906 _aHEALTHCARE ETHICS
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