Bioethics and global health: a necessary dialogue

Abstract

This article is a theoretical reflection on establishing bridges for a dialogue between bioethics and global health. It involves the study and practice of health issues that go beyond national borders, imposing the necessity of global action and agreements for their resolution. It refers to the transnational impacts of globalization over social determinants and health issues that are beyond the control of countries. Since Potter, bioethics discusses the necessity of caring for the planet, relating life condition of humans to the environment. Thus, bioethics may be a suitable instrument to discuss this diversity of global health issues from the principles of justice, equity and solidarity, aiming at reducing injustice and promoting a global community accountable for current and future generations.