The special issue on medical ethics is edited by Dr. Amar Jesani. The essays on this subject occupy 33 of the 42 pages and include analysis of euthanasia (Kannamma S. Raman), organ transplantation (Sanjay Nagral) and the facilities provided for health care in the public sector (Rashmi Lakshminara...

The Psychosocial Trauma and Human Rights Programme, Centre for Integrative and Development Studies. University of the Philippines, Diliman 1101 Quezon City, Philippines.

Scientists and health professionals do not work in a social vacuum. They are influenced and constrained by the social and political environment . If the goal of science and health care is to empower people, issues related to scientific freedom and social responsibility should be of central ...