HIV in Pakistan: Healthcare Providers, Intended Harm and Ethics

Shakir Rahman *
Masters of Sciences in Nursing (MScN), Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Periodicity:May - July'2020
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.10.2.16924

Abstract

Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) is a type of virus which attacks the human immune cells (White blood cells) and silently destroys the cells, making the affected person vulnerable to different diseases. Global HIV & AIDS statistics showed 37.9 million people living with HIV globally, in which 1.7 million people were newly diagnosed with the virus, and around 1.1 million people have died with AIDS and related illnesses globally. The principal of equal liberty states that “ morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules, rather than based on the consequences of the action. The outbreak of the HIV virus in the area is an eye opener for the local healthcare authorities to examine the policies regarding infectious diseases and to do amendments in order to protect the society from the lethal disease. The Health Department must provide immediate anti-viral treatment to the affected patients. The health department should communicate with the stakeholders to develop effective infectious disease control policies on a national scale. The Health Care Commission should identify wrong practices and take firm action against local which violate the health norms and regulations.

Keywords

Commentary, HIV, Pakistan, Ethics of Care, Theory of Justice, Deontology, Communitarianism.

How to Cite this Article?

Rahman, S. (2020). HIV in Pakistan: Health Care Providers and Ethics. i-manager's Journal on Nursing, 10(2), 48-51. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.10.2.16924

References

[2]. Beauchamp, T. L., & Childress, J. F. (2001). Principles of biomedical ethics. Oxford University Press, USA, (pp. 221-223).
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