Ethical Governance of Personal Privacy Protection in the Prevention and Control of Major Infectious Diseases
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2022.12.02
- VernacularTitle:重大传染病防控中个人隐私保护的伦理治理
- Author:
Lei ZHANG
1
;
Jie LI
2
;
Chunyi HAO
3
Author Information
1. Medical Ethics Committee, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Beijing Institute for Cancer Research, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research of Ministry of Education, Beijing 100142, China
2. Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100142, China
3. Department of Hepato Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100142, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Major Infectious Diseases;
Individual Rights and Interests;
Privacy Protection;
Ethical Governance
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2022;35(12):1299-1304
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The outbreak of major infectious diseases such as COVID-19 are unpredictable. In order to prevent the rapid spread of the epidemic, it is necessary to quickly start the first-class response to public health emergencies, take prevention and control measures such as isolating confirmed patients, suspected cases and close contacts, tracking their activity tracks, and publishing their infection related information, which may cause the leakage of personal privacy and information. Take preventive and control measures, which needs to protect the public interests while taking into account individual rights and interests, including privacy protection, and obtaining public understanding and support. The ethical governance of personal privacy protection in the prevention and control of major infectious diseases needs to regulate the use of personal information according to laws and regulations, achieve effective ethical governance in multiple dimensions, establish and improve the supervision and management mechanism of personal privacy protection, enhance the privacy protection awareness of relevant departments and staff, increase the punishment for illegal acts, strengthen science popularization, promote public understanding, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of prevention and control.
