MPH 2018.

Public Health Ethics

End of term final Examination

Select any one of the listed programmes and write a case study or essay based on your representation of
the ethical implications of the public health programme selected.

Outline for Writing Case study/Essay

Length: About 1000 words - not including figures and tables. However, there is no penalty for exceeding
word limit.

No. of pages – maximum 3 pages A4 (excluding tables, figures, maps, original case of public health
practice from which the ethical dilemma is derived, etc)

Contents

Background:

Geographical location – in terms of country/district etc (provide maps if necessary) and also the
demographic and political economic and health characteristics and health systems characteristics – if
relevant to the case

The Problem:

The public health context – including a short description of the health system and public health policy in
question
(use citations if necessary and cite them using footnotes on the same page)

The Discussion:

What are the possible Public Health Implications of the policy or programme.

The Ethical Dilemma:

What are the moral/ethical dilemmas in implementing the policy or programme

Questions:

Some questions that would help to highlight the ethical dilemmas with respect to the problem being
discussed.

Deadline for Submission: June 3, 2019

Submission requirements: Please submit by June 3 2019 in the required format. Use the following mail
ids to make your submission - mala@sctimst.ac.in, rpvarma@sctimst.ac.in
Selected public health programmes:

1. Mass Drug Adminstration for Malaria: See link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967848/

To help you think through the public health discourse on the issue, the WHO Guidance on the same is
given in the link below:

https://www.who.int/malaria/mpac/mpac-sept2015-erg-mda-report.pdf

2. Read the paper available at the following link:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100113/?report=reader

Examine the Mental Health Care Bill 2017 available at the following Link and comment on the ethics of the
policy based on the above critique.

https://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Mental%20Health/Mental%20Healthcare%20Act,%202017.pdf

3. Examine the critical gaps in delivery of primary care for risk factors of NCD in a district given in the
following paper.
https://gh.bmj.com/content/2/Suppl_3/e000519

Comment on the ethical implications for the operationalising of the National Programme for Prevention and
Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke.(operational guidelines are given in the
link below)

https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Operational%20Guidelines%20of%20NPCDCS%20%28Revised%20
-%202013-17%29.pdf