Emerging Crimes - Clinical Research in Developing Countries

Publication

Biomedical Research in Developing Countries:
the Promotion of Ethics, Human Rights and Justice

This book offers an overview of national and international guidelines, declarations and resolutions that enshrine the basic ethical and legal obligations for the protection of human participants in biomedical research. It also provides an overview of several training initiatives for professionals involved in research at different levels.

It includes a focus on Africa, with a survey of the current national legislations and guidelines regarding the protection of human participants in biomedical research and the status of ethical review capacity in the region.

The analysis assesses the situation in the field and identifies those countries where there is a more urgent need for specific training on ethical review, GCP, inspections, and improvement in legal enforcement.