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The ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
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"The purpose of this Report is to examine the ethical issues raised when research related to healthcare is carried out in developing countries and funded by sponsors from developed countries. Developing countries urgently need research to help to address the enormous burden of disease that they carry. The inequalities in resources between developed and developing countries pose a real risk of exploitation in the context of externally-sponsored research. Recognising that external sponsors differ in their motives for conducting research in developing countries, the Working Party considers that all countries should set national priorities related to their provision of healthcare. When externally sponsored research is proposed which falls outside the national priorities, its relevance must be justified to the appropriate research ethics committees. To enhance the ability of developing countries to conduct research that is relevant to their needs, the Working Party recommends that the development of local expertise in the provision of healthcare and in healthcare research should be an integral component of any proposed research." (p. xv)
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2002
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