Social justice in bioethics and public health : the contribution to the sustainable development goals

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Keywords:

, social justice, bioethics, public health, sustainable development

Abstract

Introduction: Social inequalities are the main generator of differences in health, which appear more frequently in disadvantaged or in clear social disadvantage groups, even in developed countries.

Objective: Analyze the empirical evidence of the category called social justice in the field of bioethics in public health and its contribution to the sustainable development goals.

Methods: Systematic review based on empirical articles without distinction of quantitative and qualitative design, and published between January 2000 and August 2017, in eleven databases. The search terms were bioethics, social justice and public health, in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese languages; review or reflection articles were excluded. Thematic analysis was carried out after grouping by categories into themes and sub-themes.

Conclusions: Empirical publications on bioethics and public health are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals as a strategy to achieve equity and social justice. It is important to direct research in the light of sustainable development, so that its products contribute and demonstrate the progress made, rather than the gaps identified.

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Author Biographies

María Bernarda Alcalá-Mercado, Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Maestría en Salud Pública y Desarrollo Social Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Ingrid Marcela Mayorga-Jara, Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Maestría en Salud Pública y Desarrollo Social Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Giovane Mendieta-Izquierdo, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada

Profesor investigador Doctorado en Bioética, Facultad de Educación y Humanidades, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada. Bogotá. Colombia.

PhD en Ciencias de la Salud Pública. 

Published

2022-08-27

How to Cite

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Alcalá-Mercado MB, Mayorga-Jara IM, Mendieta-Izquierdo G. Social justice in bioethics and public health : the contribution to the sustainable development goals. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 27 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];48. Available from: https://revsaludpublica.sld.cu/index.php/spu/article/view/1253