Bioethics of pandemics and disasters within the context of public health ethics and ethics of social consequences

Abstract

Introduction: Public health ethics addresses moral dilemmas arising from balancing individual healthcare needs with societal interests. Ethical considerations in public health during pandemics and disasters aim to reduce mortality rates and minimize social injustice through fair principles.

Keywords

• disaster
• pandemic
• applied bioethics
• ethics of social consequences
• classification
• medically inappropriate treatment
• public health