Biomedical Research in Developing Countries - UNICRI

GHANA
National specific legislation on ethics in biomedical research
Guidelines and/or SOPs concerning ethics in research
National/Institutional Bioethics Committees that review ethics
of biomedical research with human participants
NO
NO
YES
Sources:
1) COHRED - The Council on Health Research for Development, Identifying capacities:
country analysis Ghana and Uganda, 1999 (Accessed on 9 July 2008 at
http://www.cohred.org/main/CommonCategories/content/542.pdf )
2) Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ministry of Health and Republic of Ghana, Ministry of
Health with support of WHO and TDR, High Level Ministerial Meeting on Health
Research in Africa 8-10 March 2006,Abuja, Nigeria, Communique High Level Ministerial
Meeting, 2006 (Accessed on 15 November 2008 at http://www.hlmresearchdev.org/)
3) Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ministry of Health and Republic of Ghana, Ministry of
Health with support of WHO and TDR, High Level Ministerial Meeting on Health
Research in Africa 15-17 June 2006,Accra, Ghana, Health Research for Disease Control
and Development, 2006 (Accessed on 15 November 2008 at
http://www.hlmresearchdev.org/)
4) Harvard School of Public Health, Global Research Ethics Map, 2006 (Accessed on 9
July 2008 at https://webapps.sph.harvard.edu/live/gremap/view.cfm)
5) Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, Annual Report 2006, 2007
(Accessed on 9 July 2008 at http://www.ghanakhrc.org/ann_reports/khrc_annualrep2006.pdf)
6) neBRA – Networking for Ethics on Biomedical Research in Africa, Final Report, Annex
9 - Ghana Health Service Committee, 2006 (Accessed on 9 July 2008 at
http://www.trree.org/site/download.php?f=c3e6dd7bd3c9d7e90444cb8645f3d044)
7) neBRA – Networking for Ethics on Biomedical Research in Africa, Final Report, Annex
10- Ghana, SWOP NMIR, 2006 (Accessed on 9 July 2008 at
http://www.trree.org/site/download.php?f=64dc02c492c3727e8f112991ae128e89)
8) neBRA – Networking for Ethics on Biomedical Research in Africa, Final Report, Annex
11- Ghana, Navrongo Health Research Center IRB:SOP, 2006 (Accessed on 9 July 2008
at http://www.trree.org/site/download.php?f=6bcdfe38342ada2cd4dc3e800f26fa69)
9) neBRA – Networking for Ethics on Biomedical Research in Africa, Final Report, 2006
(Accessed on 8 July 2008 at http://www.trree.org/site/en_nebra.phtml)
10) Republic of Ghana, Food and Drugs Board, Guidelines for the registration of vaccines in
Ghana, (Date unknown), (Accessed on 17 July 2008 at
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