SUSTAINABILITY AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS DURING THE COVID19 PANDEMIC
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The COVID-19 pandemic is regarded to be among the most major global health crisis of the century and the biggest threat facing the world since the Second World War. Infectious diseases, especially those that have been declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a global pandemic such as COVID-19 can lead to frightful multifarious impact. It has spread rapidly all over the world, presenting the entire human population with immense health, social economic, educational and environmental challenges. These are some of the critical areas that made up sustainable development. The notion of ‘sustainability’ brings forward the idea that wealthier, more technologically sophisticated societies would have to contribute materially and through a wide range of assistance program to increase the well-being of poorer nations. So the questions of obligation and responsibilities come into play which are within the realms of ethical principles. Under these circumstances one can see that the application of sustainability framework requires a better understanding of ethical concepts. In this conceptual paper we discuss the challenges and implications of sustainability in a pandemic situation and provide some ethical practices and solutions to manage these challenges.
