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A scoping review of ethics review processes during public health emergencies in Africa

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced governments, multilateral public health organisations and research institutions to undertake research quickly to inform their responses to the pandemic. Most COVID-19-related studies required swift approval, creating ethical and practical challenges for regulatory authorities and researchers. In this paper, we examine the landscape of ethics review processes in Africa during public health emergencies (PHEs).

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s12910-024-01054-8

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Publisher:
BioMed Central
Journal:
BMC Medical Ethics More from this journal
Volume:
25
Issue:
1
Article number:
63
Publication date:
2024-05-22
Acceptance date:
2024-05-06
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EISSN:
1472-6939
Pmid:
38778293
Language:
English
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Review
Pubs id:
1998277
Local pid:
pubs:1998277
Deposit date:
2024-06-12

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