Traditional medicine and principle of non-discrimination the heart of next International Bioethics Committee
Founder & Editor in Chief
A Draft Report on Traditional medicine and its ethical implications invites governments to focus on the right of every human being to access quality healthcare on the principle of respect for cultural diversity and pluralism; and initiation of a debate on the new risks and responsibilities induced by the advances in biomedicine: biobanks, access to drugs, transplant and organ trafficking, as well as tissue and cell trafficking, neuroscience, HIV/AIDS and nanotechnologies. read more
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)
Founder & Editor in Chief
Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota
Spoken Languages: English
Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights
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