The Ethics of Research Related to Healthcare in Developing Countries
Introduction
Many developed countries sponsor healthcare-related research involving populations and patients in developing countries. Many of the issues raised by such research, such as what treatment should be provided to participants following research, are not confined to trials in developing countries. They tend, however, to be exacerbated when only very limited resources are available, as may be the case in developing countries where basic healthcare is not widely available and research ethics committees are often underdeveloped or absent.
2002 Report The Nuffield Council therefore held an international Workshop in February 1999 to explore these issues. A Discussion Paper was published in October 1999 based on the deliberations of this meeting. Following the Workshop, the Council determined that this was a matter of such importance that it established a Working Party in January 2000 to consider the topic in more detail. The ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries was published in April 2002. Download a copy of the Report
The discussions that took place at a follow-up Workshop held in Cape Town in February 2004 were published in a Discussion Paper in March 2005.
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