Vol , Issue Date of Publication: January 01, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2014.004

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An appraisal of the tuberculosis programme in India using an ethics framework

Giridhara R Babu
Sathyanarayana TN
Anant Bhan
J K Lakshmi
Megha Kishore
Abstract:
This is a review of the manner in which the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) is being implemented, with a focus on the attention being paid to ethical principles and the incorporation of these into the programme. The article elucidates how ethical principles can be applied to protect the rights of the potential beneficiaries of the RNTCP. The authors consider the RNTCP in the light of a framework that is usually applied in research to evaluate ethical principles in public health practice. The three key principles of the framework are: respect for persons, beneficence and justice. The authors propose that this framework be used to make an ethical evaluation of other pu health programmes at several levels, since this could bring farreaching benefits to society.


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