Why Epidemic Responses Need Operational Field Ethics
This Viewpoint defines operational field ethics and explains its value in epidemic preparedness; highlights areas in which field ethics can be helpful in addressing community resistance to public health protocols; and suggests ways in which field ethicists might be integrated into public health infrastructure to improve epidemic responses.
Authors
- Laurent Bélec (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3950-2513)
- Serge Tonen‐Wolyec (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7734-7729)
- Salomon Batina‐Agasa
- Félicien Munday Mulopo
Institutions
- Ministry of Public Health (CD)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Université Shalom de Bunia (CD)
- Université de Kisangani (CD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2026-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.19114
- Primary Topic
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00