Ethical Challenges For Military Health Care Personnel: Dealing With Epidemics (Military And Defence Ethics)

Ethical challenges during epidemics is of high topical interest given the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Western Africa and the likelihood of similar events in the future. The topic of epidemics ad infectious diseases tends to take a more general perspective in current literature. This volume builds on this research and further takes into account the specifics of a military context since military actors are always involved in a decisive manner during disasters and large scale public health emergencies. This book collates a range of experiences from pre-deployment training and recent deployments in Ebola affected countries from those that have been involved with either or both themselves. Providing enlightening case studies on recent deployments and philosophical arguments about the duties of military doctors or the duty to care, this study offers a rich theoretical reflection combined with recent experiences from military and NGO missions in the field. This book will be of much interest to students of military studies, ethics and African politics.

• | Author: Daniel Messelken|David Winkler, David Winkler
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Oct 23, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 182 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1472480732
• | ISBN-13: 9781472480736