Abstract

GONZALEZ PEREZ, Camilo et al. Reflections around the ethical and bioethical problems related to treatment of HIV-AIDS patient. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2009, vol.25, n.3. ISSN 0864-2125.

A bibliographic review on ethical and bioethical features in treatment of HIV/AIDS patients was carried out. It was emphasized that more or less 30 years ago in world appeared with a great strength the problems of medical ethics, so intense that they exceeded the classic and interdisciplinary limits, which consequently gave rise to appearance of Bioethic. Sexually transmitted diseases devastate the world with its high incidence and have to become in a important health problem, a challenge for scientists, physician and researchers; in the early 1980s, the discovery of AIDS, multiplied the devastating power of these diseases. Each year appear millions of cases of viral infections including HIV infection. Appearance of Bioethics as a new paradigm of medical though, with its benefit principles, the non-maleficence, autonomy and justice has shocked the medical sciences world. This paper made some reflections to be taking account by Health Basic Staff and the remainder workers of Health Primary Care related to treatment in community of HIV/AIDS patient.

Keywords : Primary care; HIV/AIDS; terminal patient; Bioethics.

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