Bioethics and the use of social media for medical crowdfunding

Abstract Background Social media has globalised compassion enabling requests for donations to spread beyond geographical boundaries. The use of social media for medical crowdfunding links people with unmet healthcare needs to charitable donors. There is no doubt that fundraising campaigns using such...

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Main Author: Brenda Zanele Kubheka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-020-00521-2