TABLE 23.

Ethical principles for everyone in healthcare¹⁴⁹

1. Healthcare is a human right.

2. The care of the individual is at the center of healthcare, but the whole system needs to work to improve the health of population.

3. The healthcare system must treat illness, alleviate suffering and disability, and promote health.

4. Cooperation with each other, those served, and those in other sectors is essential for all who work in health care.

5. All who provide healthcare must work to improve it.

6. Do no harm.