Ethics in practice: the state of the debate on promoting the social value of global health research in resource poor settings particularly Africa.

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BACKGROUND: Promoting the social value of global health research undertaken in resource poor settings has become a key concern in global research ethics. The consideration for benefit sharing, which concerns the elucidation of what if anything, is owed to participants, their communities and host nations that take part in such research, and the obligations of researchers involved, is one of the main strategies used for promoting social value of research. In the last decade however, there has b...

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Authors: Lairumbi, G; Michael, P; Fitzpatrick, R; English, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: BMC medical ethics
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 22
• Publication date: 2011-01-01
• DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-12-22
• EISSN: 1472-6939
• ISSN: 1472-6939
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Public Opinion; Ethics, Research; Poverty; Social Values; Community-Based Participatory Research; Public Health; World Health; Research Personnel; Bioethical Issues; Africa