Resource allocation during COVID-19 : a focus on vulnerable populations

dc.contributor.authorCastelyn, C. de Villebois
dc.contributor.authorViljoen, Ignatius M.
dc.contributor.authorDhai, A.
dc.contributor.authorPepper, Michael Sean
dc.contributor.emailmichael.pepper@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-19T12:13:03Z
dc.date.available2021-08-19T12:13:03Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa (SA) is a country of contrasts, with abundant resources, hard-won civil rights and a diverse population. Woven into the fabric of our society is a large divide between its poorest and its wealthiest members. In this article we highlight the vulnerabilities in our society that have been amplified by the COVID-19 crisis. Based on recent projections, it is very likely that the healthcare system will be overwhelmed. We acknowledge the recognition by government and civil society of these vulnerabilities, and note that difficult decisions will need to be made with regard to resource allocation. Our plea, however, is to ensure that human dignity and the principle of distributive justice are maintained, and that when difficult decisions are made, vulnerable people do not suffer disproportionately. Furthermore, it is of great concern that there is no national directive guiding resource allocation, prioritisation and triage decisions in both public and private hospitals. The Health Professions Council of SA should, as a matter of urgency, issue guidance on priority-setting and triage decisions in the context of COVID-19, based on distributive justice principles.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentImmunologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2021en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe joint Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation Doctoral Innovation Scholarship, the SA Medical Research Council and the University of Pretoria (through the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.sajbl.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCastelyn, C. de V., Viljoen, I.M., Dhai, A. et al. 2020, 'Resource allocation during COVID-19 : a focus on vulnerable populations', South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 83-86.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1999-7639 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7196/SAJBL.2020.v13i2.730
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/81376
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 Health and Medical Publishing Group. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license.en_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_ZA
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_ZA
dc.subjectResource allocationen_ZA
dc.subjectVulnerabilitiesen_ZA
dc.titleResource allocation during COVID-19 : a focus on vulnerable populationsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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