Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in an Unfair World
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Project Summary This proposal will fund the first comprehensive, book-length bioethical analysis of allocating scarce medical resources. Historically, allocation challenges arose at the advent of penicillin, dialysis, and organ transplantation. During the 2000s, allocation frameworks were developed for pandemic influenza countermeasures, including vaccines and ventilators, in the event of a pandemic. More recently, allocation frameworks have been proposed or deployed for the allocation of various COVID-19 countermeasures and treatments, including vaccines, therapies, and intensive care bed space. Such frameworks have also been deployed for the allocation of other resources in limited supply, such as mpox countermeasures, RSV countermeasures, and scarce medicines such as chemotherapeutics and novel GLP-1 inhibitors. The study defines four core ethical goals for allocation: benefiting people and preventing harm; mitigating disadvantage; equal concern; and reciprocity. It then analyzes the ethical, legal, and policy dimensions of metrics, such as lives saved or years of life lost, used by policymakers to assess resource allocation frameworks. Likewise, it analyzes ethical, legal, and policy dimensions of considering various characteristics, such as age, health status, race, and sex, as proxies for expected outcomes. Last, it considers how ethical objectives can be combined into an allocation framework and explains how such a framework can be operationalized and effectively implemented. This work will be of academic value to medical and public health professionals, policymakers, and biomedical researchers (including scholars in bioethics, health law and policy) because medical innovations and medical crises will continue to prompt the need to fairly distribute scarce medical resources. This project will help improve the ethical justification, design, legality, and implementation of such frameworks, enabling them to more effectively mitigate the harms of scarcity while addressing health disadvantage. It will also advance public health by helping public health officials to navigate tradeoffs and avoid ethical and legal pitfalls as they design, operationalize, and implement frameworks for allocating scarce medical resources.
Grant Summary
Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in an Unfair World is a NLM - National Library of Medicine grant providing up to $100K for university, nonprofit, healthcare org. Applications are due 2028-07-31 (open). Check eligibility and apply with FindGrants.
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Up to $100K
2028-07-31
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Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in an Unfair World: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for the Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in an Unfair World?
Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in an Unfair World is offered by NLM - National Library of Medicine and is generally open to university, nonprofit, healthcare org. It is open to organizations nationwide unless the funder specifies otherwise. Review the specific eligibility terms before applying, since funders set their own requirements around organization type, location, and the population or project being served.
How much funding does the Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in an Unfair World provide?
Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in an Unfair World provides up to $100K per award from NLM - National Library of Medicine. Actual award sizes depend on the scope of your project, available program funds, and the number of applicants, so build a budget that reflects realistic, allowable costs rather than the maximum figure.
When is the Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in an Unfair World deadline?
Applications for Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in an Unfair World are due 2028-07-31 (open). Because deadlines can change, verify the date with the funder, NLM - National Library of Medicine, and give yourself enough time to prepare a complete, competitive application before the close date.
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