Biomedical Research in Developing Countries - UNICRI
Biomedical Research in Developing Countries - UNICRI
Biomedical Research in Developing Countries - UNICRI
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Table 4 - Summary of the analyzed country <strong>in</strong>formation sheets<br />
Country<br />
National specific<br />
legislation on ethics<br />
<strong>in</strong> biomedical<br />
research<br />
Guidel<strong>in</strong>es and/or<br />
SOPs concern<strong>in</strong>g<br />
ethics <strong>in</strong> biomedical<br />
research<br />
National/Institutional<br />
Bioethics Committees<br />
that review ethics of<br />
biomedical research with<br />
human participants<br />
Algeria NO NO YES<br />
Angola NO NO YES<br />
Ben<strong>in</strong> N/A N/A YES<br />
Botswana N/A NO YES<br />
Burk<strong>in</strong>a Faso N/A N/A YES<br />
Burundi N/A N/A NO<br />
Cameroon N/A N/A YES<br />
Cape Verde N/A N/A NO<br />
Chad N/A N/A NO<br />
Congo N/A N/A NO<br />
Côte d'Ivoire N/A N/A YES<br />
Democratic Republic of Congo N/A N/A YES<br />
Egypt NO N/A YES<br />
Equatorial Gu<strong>in</strong>ea N/A N/A NO<br />
Ethiopia NO YES YES<br />
Gabon N/A N/A YES<br />
Gambia N/A N/A YES<br />
Ghana NO NO YES<br />
Gu<strong>in</strong>ea N/A N/A YES<br />
Gu<strong>in</strong>ea Bissau N/A N/A NO<br />
Kenya YES YES YES<br />
Lybia N/A N/A YES<br />
Malawi * N/A N/A YES<br />
Mali N/A N/A YES<br />
Mauritania N/A N/A NO<br />
Mauritius ** N/A N/A N/A<br />
Morocco NO N/A YES<br />
Mozambique N/A N/A YES<br />
Nigeria YES YES YES<br />
Rwanda N/A N/A YES<br />
Sao Tome and Pr<strong>in</strong>cipe N/A N/A NO<br />
Senegal YES YES YES<br />
Seychelles N/A N/A YES<br />
South Africa YES YES YES<br />
Sudan NO NO YES<br />
Swaziland N/A N/A NO<br />
Tanzania NO YES YES<br />
Togo N/A N/A NO<br />
Tunisia NO N/A YES<br />
Uganda N/A YES YES<br />
Zambia N/A N/A YES<br />
Zimbabwe N/A YES YES<br />
YES 4 YES 8 YES 31<br />
Tot. 42 NO 9 NO 5 NO 10<br />
NOT AVAILABLE 29 NOT AVAILABLE 29 NOT AVAILABLE 1<br />
* Accord<strong>in</strong>g to direct <strong>in</strong>formation from a country expert, Malawi is currently prepar<strong>in</strong>g a Draft Law regulat<strong>in</strong>g cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials.<br />
** Based on governmental <strong>in</strong>formation, Mauritius is currently undergo<strong>in</strong>g Parliamentary discussions on a Draft Bill on cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials and<br />
on the establishment of a National Ethics Review Committee.<br />
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