Shabih Haider Zaidi
Biography
Dr. Shabih H. Zaidi is an Otolaryngologist with the NHS (UK) and Founding Chancellor of Sadiq International Virtual University. He is the former President of Imamia Medics International and has held distinguished academic leadership roles as Professor, Dean, and Vice Chancellor at Dow University, Sindh Jinnah University (Pakistan), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Kota Bahru), and Fatima University (NJ).
A prolific writer, ethicist, and speaker, Dr. Zaidi recently published the Encyclopedia of Islamic Medieval Ethics and is currently co-editing Modern Medical Education for Springer Nature with Prof. John Sandars (Edge Hill University, UK) and Prof. Ali Nasir (Mount Sinai, USA). He also leads professional training programs in Health Professions Education (CHPE and PGDHPE).
Research Interest
Abstract
Healthcare of cancer patients in the light of Distributive justice:
Wealth is unequally distributed in the world. Some nations are rich and flourishing, many others are struggling to provide the requisite health care for cancer patients. This disparity is man made. It raises numerous moral and ethical concerns and questions.
Medicine without medical ethics is akin to cancer management without a registry or mother without motherhood.
Western medical ethics teaches the 4 cardinal rules namely Autonomy , Beneficince Non malificence and Justice.
In my presentation I'd like to focus on the role and impact of Justice in provision of healthcare in cancer patients , in the light of Distributive Justice, discussing the principles of Equality v/s Equity and relevant matters.
