Vukor - Quarshie, G. N. K.Letuka, P. P.Nwafor, Gloria Chidimma2016-06-022016-06-022016Nwafor, G.C. 2016. Protection of the right of healthcare of people infected with ebola virus disease (EVD) : a human rights-based approach. . . http://hdl.handle.net/11602/623http://hdl.handle.net/11602/623LLMDepartment of Public LawHuman rights are those inalienable rights of an individual by virtue of being a human being. They are guaranteed by various domestic and international instruments. This research argues that despite the existence of these instruments and wide acceptances of international human rights standards that seek to protect the right to healthcare, the people infected with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) are victims of a wide range of constraints to their right to healthcare as a result of the failure by the governments of the respective nations where the impacts of the EVD are mostly felt to discharge their obligations under those instruments. The rights of the people infected with EVD are often violated because of their presumed or known EVD status, causing them to suffer both the burden of the disease and the social burden of discrimination and stigmatisation which could deter the infected persons from accessing available treatment. This would invariably contribute to the spread of the disease. The research further exposes the dilemma posed by the EVD to the healthcare system, where healthcare providers are caught between the rock of selfpreservation from a highly virulent disease and the hard place of discharging their Hippocratic Oath which prescribes ethical guidelines for the discharge of the duties of the medical profession. The present research, which is novel in the field of medico-legal research, seeks to proffer answers to this conundrum.1 Online resource (xiv, 154 leaves)enUniversity of VendaEbolaUCTDVictimsHealthcareHuman rightsNigeriaLiberiaGuineaSierra Leone344.03216Right to health care -- NigeriaRight to health care -- LiberiaRight to health care -- GuineaRight to health care -- Sierra LeoneEbola virus disease -- NigeriaEbola virus disease -- LiberiaEbola virus disease -- GuineaEbola virus disease -- Sierra LeoneMedical care -- Law and legislation -- NigeriaMedical care -- Law and legislation -- LiberiaMedical care -- Law and legislation -- GuineaMedical care -- Law and legislation -- Sierra LeoneHuman rights -- NigeriaHuman rights -- LiberiaHuman rights -- GuineaHuman rights -- Sierra LeoneDissertationNwafor GC. Protection of the right of healthcare of people infected with ebola virus disease (EVD) : a human rights-based approach. []. , 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/623Nwafor, G. C. (2016). <i>Protection of the right of healthcare of people infected with ebola virus disease (EVD) : a human rights-based approach</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/623Nwafor, Gloria Chidimma. <i>"Protection of the right of healthcare of people infected with ebola virus disease (EVD) : a human rights-based approach."</i> ., , 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/623TY - Dissertation AU - Nwafor, Gloria Chidimma AB - Human rights are those inalienable rights of an individual by virtue of being a human being. They are guaranteed by various domestic and international instruments. This research argues that despite the existence of these instruments and wide acceptances of international human rights standards that seek to protect the right to healthcare, the people infected with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) are victims of a wide range of constraints to their right to healthcare as a result of the failure by the governments of the respective nations where the impacts of the EVD are mostly felt to discharge their obligations under those instruments. The rights of the people infected with EVD are often violated because of their presumed or known EVD status, causing them to suffer both the burden of the disease and the social burden of discrimination and stigmatisation which could deter the infected persons from accessing available treatment. This would invariably contribute to the spread of the disease. The research further exposes the dilemma posed by the EVD to the healthcare system, where healthcare providers are caught between the rock of selfpreservation from a highly virulent disease and the hard place of discharging their Hippocratic Oath which prescribes ethical guidelines for the discharge of the duties of the medical profession. The present research, which is novel in the field of medico-legal research, seeks to proffer answers to this conundrum. DA - 2016 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Ebola KW - Victims KW - Healthcare KW - Human rights KW - Nigeria KW - Liberia KW - Guinea KW - Sierra Leone LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2016 T1 - Protection of the right of healthcare of people infected with ebola virus disease (EVD) : a human rights-based approach TI - Protection of the right of healthcare of people infected with ebola virus disease (EVD) : a human rights-based approach UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/623 ER -