Collaborative International Research: Ethical and Regulatory Issues Pertaining to Human Biological Materials at a South African Institutional Research Ethics Committee

ConclusionsResearchers and the REC did not adequately address the inter‐related ethical and regulatory issues pertaining to HBMs. There was a lack of congruence between the ethical guidelines of developed countries and their actions which are central to the access to HBMs in collaborative research. HBMs may be leaving South Africa without EPs and MTAs during the process of international collaborative research.

Source: Developing World Bioethics - May 31, 2013 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Aslam Sathar, Amaboo Dhai, Stephan Linde Tags: Original Article Source Type: research