Biomedical Research in Developing Countries - UNICRI

in the organization of the event have been HRP – UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank
Special Programme in Research Training in Human Reproduction and TDR –
UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in
Tropical Diseases.
http://www.bamako2008.org
Good Clinical Practices (GCP) Inspection Training Course
The course was delivered on 25-29 June 2007 in Harare, Zimbabwe for the first
time and organized by WHO utilizing training material prepared by the Developing
Countries’ Vaccine Regulatory Network (DCVRN).
The objective of the course is mainly to give to participants the capacity: to plan,
coordinate and conduct a GCP inspection; to identify observations and deviations;
to take decisions on the basis of GCP standards; to report the outcome of the study
to the sponsor clinical trial site. The instructional material development was done
in collaboration with the National Department of Health, Medicines Regulatory
Affairs in South Africa, National Agency of Drug and Food Control of Indonesia, the
Collaborative Centre on Cold Chain Management in South Africa, University of
Cape Town and the Ministry of Health in Turkey. The training course has been
developed for 27 hours using different teaching methods: illustrated lectures,
demonstrations, brainstorming, work in groups, role-plays, simulations and
exercises.
Representatives from National Regulatory Authorities have participated in this
course, coming from Botswana (1), Ethiopia (2), Gambia (1), Ghana (1), Malawi (2),
Nigeria (1), Tanzania (1), Uganda (1), Zimbabwe (8), and Mozambique (1).
www.who.int/immunization_standards/vaccine_regulation/gtn_gcp_june07/en/index.html
Health Research Ethics Training Initiative in Egypt
HRETIE
The Health Research Ethics Training Initiative in Egypt (HRETIE) is a project
sponsored by the Fogarty International Centre of the NIH and conducted in
collaboration with the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine of the
University of Maryland School of Medicine.
The purpose of HRETIE is to promote sustainable research ethics capacity and career
development in research ethics by institutions and individuals in Egypt.
The HRETIE includes a twelve months Certificate Programme, with two months
stage at the University of Maryland and a ten months project to be carried out in
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