Social Justice and Health Care - A case study

  • Prof JR Kriel University of the Witwatersrand
Keywords: Health and disease, health planning, dekuvery of health care, health policy, South Africa, patient advocacy, social justice, social environment, prejudice

Abstract

Health Services are analysed in terms of justness. This proper attempts to argue whether the concepts of justice and injustice do apply to health care services, and to develop a methodology whereby criteria for applying these concepts can be elucidated.

Author Biography

Prof JR Kriel, University of the Witwatersrand
BA (Hons) (St€lD MB BCh (Wits) M Med (Intern) (UOVS) Centre for the Study of Medical Education FCP (SA)
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