Health and human rights are inextricably linked in the COVID-19 response

Sekalala, Sharifah; Forman, Lisa; Habibi, Roojin; Meier, Benjamin Mason

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003359

Cited by 60 publications

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“…43 However, some governments used the response to the COVID-19 pandemic to accelerate an authoritarian and illiberal agenda. 44 In addition to impacting human rights, 45 the scale and scope of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic challenged the proper functioning of institutions. For example, campaigning, elections and participation in formal and informal deliberation were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in some countries.…”

Section: Resilience In Different Systemsmentioning

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Building a multisystemic understanding of societal resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic

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The current global systemic crisis reveals how globalised societies are unprepared to face a pandemic. Beyond the dramatic loss of human life, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered widespread disturbances in health, social, economic, environmental and governance systems in many countries across the world. Resilience describes the capacities of natural and human systems to prevent, react to and recover from shocks. Societal resilience to the current COVID-19 pandemic relates to the ability of societies in maintaining their core functions while minimising the impact of the pandemic and other societal effects. Drawing on the emerging evidence about resilience in health, social, economic, environmental and governance systems, this paper delineates a multisystemic understanding of societal resilience to COVID-19. Such an understanding provides the foundation for an integrated approach to build societal resilience to current and future pandemics.

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Building a multisystemic understanding of societal resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic

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“… 57 Many countries have passed emergency regulations with little or no scrutiny. 58 At the international level, both states and international actors have expressed heightened interest in the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, which are the sole binding global legal instrument dedicated to the prevention and control of the international spread of infectious disease. While these rules have had some effect, they have also been strategic tools with performative value, allowing some states to ignore obligations under the IHR while pressuring the WHO to act on other issues.…”

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The changing climates of global health

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“…The connection between data protection, GDPR and fundamental rights [6,7,8,10,[12][13][14]18,19] The authors analyse data protection and the GDPR through the lens of fundamental rights [18], discussing the principle-based approach contained in the framework and whether this is compatible and safeguards fundamental rights [6,7,8,10]. They look at the existing derogations and argue that the current data protection regimes do not mitigate concerns on this as their focus is not collective autonomy [14,13], and how these derogations and restrictions correspond to human rights [10,19].…”

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A Literature Review on the GDPR, COVID-19 and the Ethical Considerations of Data Protection During a Time of Crisis

Christofidou

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Coorevits

2021

Yearb Med Inform

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Summary Objective: This survey article presents a literature review of relevant publications aiming to explore whether the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has held true during a time of crisis and the implications that arose during the COVID-19 outbreak. Method and Results: Based on the approach taken and the screening of the relevant articles, the results focus on three themes: a critique on GDPR; the ethics surrounding the use of digital health technologies, namely in the form of mobile applications; and the possibility of cross border transfers of said data outside of Europe. Within this context, the article reviews the arising themes, considers the use of data through mobile health applications, and discusses whether data protection may require a revision when balancing societal and personal interests. Conclusions: In summary, although it is clear that the GDPR has been applied through a mixed and complex experience with data handling during the pandemic, the COVID-19 pandemic has indeed shown that it was a test the GDPR was designed and prepared to undertake. The article suggests that further review and research is needed to first ensure that an understanding of the state of the art in data protection during the pandemic is maintained and second to subsequently explore and carefully create a specific framework for the ethical considerations involved. The paper echoes the literature reviewed and calls for the creation of a unified and harmonised network or database to enable the secure data sharing across borders.

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Health and human rights are inextricably linked in the COVID-19 response

Cited by 60 publications

References 14 publications

Building a multisystemic understanding of societal resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic

Building a multisystemic understanding of societal resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic

The changing climates of global health

A Literature Review on the GDPR, COVID-19 and the Ethical Considerations of Data Protection During a Time of Crisis

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