Ethical and Cultural Issues
There are many issues to consider when working in another country. Stay tuned for more information and resources.
The American College of Surgeons Operation Giving Back Volunteer Resources page has an excellent volunteer toolkit to get you started.
Here are a few articles available on pubmed:
Myser, C. Defining "Global Health Ethics" : Offering a Research Agenda for More Bioethics and Multidisciplinary Contributions-From the Global South and Beyond the Health Sciences-to Enrich Global Health and Global HealthEthics Initiatives. J Bioeth Inq. 2015 Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print]
Chukwuneke, F, Umeora, O, Maduabuchi, J, and Egbunike, N. Global Bioethics and Culture in a Pluralistic World: How does Culture influence Bioethics in Africa? Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2014 Sep;4(5):672-5. doi: 10.4103/2141-9248.141495.
Wall, AE. Ethics in global surgery. World J Surg. 2014 Jul;38(7):1574-80. doi: 10.1007/s00268-014-2600-5.