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Fairness and equity in the provision of anti-retroviral therapy: some refelctions from lesothoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reports the results of a case study on patient selection at a rural ART clinic in Lesotho. The purpose of the study was to examine whether or not such concepts had relevance or operative value for a treatment team providing ART in rural Lesotho. The study found that while concepts of fairness and equity were relevant to the work of the treatment team, patient selection practices did not necessarily reflect what these concepts entail. The idea of fairness as a structured, formalized selection process did not figure in the approach to ART provision at the site. A less formal, 'first-come-first-served' approach w...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - November 13, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: RUSSELL ARMSTRONG Source Type: journals

Training needs assessment in research ethics evaluation among research ethics committee members in three african countries: cameroon, mali and tanzaniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Although the majority of REC members in the targeted African countries had received training in ethics, they expressed a need for additional training. The results of this survey have been used to design a training program in research ethics evaluation that meets this need. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - November 12, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: JÉRÔME ATEUDJIEU, JOHN WILLIAMS, MARIE HIRTLE, CÉDRIC BAUME, JOYCE IKINGURA, ALASSANE NIARÉ, DOMINIQUE SPRUMONT Source Type: journals

Overcoming barriers to pain relief in the caribbeanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper examines pain and pain relief in the Caribbean, where pain is widely perceived as an unavoidable part of life, and where unnecessary suffering results from untreated and under treated pain. Barriers to pain relief in the Caribbean include patient and family attitudes, inadequate knowledge among health professionals and unduly restrictive regulations on the medical use of opioids. Similar barriers exist all over the world. This paper urges medical, nursing and public health professionals, and educators to examine attitudes towards pain and pain relief and to work towards making effective pain relief and palliatio...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - October 13, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: CHERYL MACPHERSON, DERRICK AARONS Source Type: journals

Research integrity in china: problems and prospectsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In little more than 30 years, China has recovered from the intellectual stagnation brought about by the Cultural Revolution to become a global leader in science and technology. Like other leading countries in science and technology, China has encountered some ethical problems related to the conduct of research. China's leaders have taken some steps to respond to these problems, such as developing ethics policies and establishing oversight committees. To keep moving forward, China needs to continue to take effective action to promote research integrity. Some of the challenges China faces include additional policy developmen...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - October 13, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: WEIQIN ZENG, DAVID RESNIK Source Type: journals

Palliative care, public health and justice: setting priorities in resource poor countriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many countries have not considered palliative care a public health problem. With limited resources, disease-oriented therapies and prevention measures take priority. In this paper, I intend to describe the moral framework for considering palliative care as a public health priority in resource-poor countries. A distributive theory of justice for health care should consider integrative palliative care as morally required as it contributes to improving normal functioning and preserving opportunities for the individual. For patients requiring terminal care, we are guided less by principles of justice and more by the duty to re...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - October 6, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: CRAIG BLINDERMAN Source Type: journals

Access to treatment in hiv prevention trials: perspectives from a south african communityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Access to treatment, in HIV vaccine trials (HVTs), remains ethically controversial. In most prevention trials, including in South Africa, participants who seroconvert are referred to publicly funded programmes for treatment. This strategy is problematic when there is inadequate and uneven access to public sector antiretroviral therapy (ART) and support resources. The responsibilities, if any, of researchers, sponsors and public health authorities involved in HVTs has been hotly debated among academics, scholars, representatives of international organizations and sponsors. However, there is little published on community per...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - September 27, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: NICOLA BARSDORF, SUZANNE MAMAN, NANCY KASS, CATHERINE SLACK Source Type: journals

Curriculum guide for research ethics workshops for countries in the middle eastEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To help ensure the ethical conduct of research, many have recommended educational efforts in research ethics to investigators and members of research ethics committees (RECs). One type of education activity involves multi-day workshops in research ethics. To be effective, such workshops should contain the appropriate content and teaching techniques geared towards the learning styles of the targeted audiences. To ensure consistency in content and quality, we describe the development of a curriculum guide, core competencies and associated learning objectives and activities to help educators organize research ethics workshops...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - August 18, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: HENRY SILVERMAN, BABIKER AHMED, SAMAR AJEILET, SUMAIA AL-FADIL, SUHAIL AL-AMAD, HADIR EL-DESSOUKY, IBRAHIM EL-GENDY, MOHAMED EL-GUINDI, MUSTAFA EL-NIMEIRI, RANA MUZAFFAR, AZZA SALEH Source Type: journals

Culture and genetic screening in africaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Africa is a continent in transition amidst a revival of cultural practices. Over previous years the continent was robbed of the benefits of medical advances by unfounded cultural practices surrounding its cultural heritage. In a fast moving field like genetic screening, discussions of social and policy aspects frequently need to take place at an early stage to avoid the dilemma encountered by Western medicine. This paper, examines the potential challenges to genetic screening in Africa. It discusses how cultural practices may affect genetic screening. It views genomics science as a culture which is trying to diffuse into a...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - August 4, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: AYODELE S. JEGEDE Source Type: journals

The lebanese physician: a public's viewpointEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A physician's lack of humanity is a general complaint in public surveys. The physician-patient relationship is viewed by the public as being reduced to a business relationship where the patient feels that she is merely a 'client' and the physician a healthcare 'practitioner' instead of a 'care giver'. This public perception is not a phenomenon that is peculiar to Lebanon. Yet, the problem has been increasing over the years to the extent that patients feel that physicians are becoming inhumane and business oriented. While this might not characterize all physicians of the 21st century, this might be true of at least some. Re...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - August 3, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: THALIA ARAWI Source Type: journals

Fair trade international surrogacyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Since the development of assisted reproductive technologies, infertile individuals have crossed borders to obtain treatments unavailable or unaffordable in their own country. Recent media coverage has focused on the outsourcing of surrogacy to developing countries, where the cost for surrogacy is significantly less than the equivalent cost in a more developed country. This paper discusses the ethical arguments against international surrogacy. The major opposition viewpoints can be broadly divided into arguments about welfare, commodification and exploitation. It is argued that the only valid objection to international surr...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - June 10, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: CASEY HUMBYRD Source Type: journals

Reproductive tourism in argentina: clinic accreditation and its implications for consumers, health professionals and policy makersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A subcategory of medical tourism, reproductive tourism has been the subject of much public and policy debate in recent years. Specific concerns include: the exploitation of individuals and communities, access to needed health care services, fair allocation of limited resources, and the quality and safety of services provided by private clinics. To date, the focus of attention has been on the thriving medical and reproductive tourism sectors in Asia and Eastern Europe; there has been much less consideration given to more recent 'players' in Latin America, notably fertility clinics in Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. In ...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - June 8, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: ELISE SMITH, JASON BEHRMANN, CAROLINA MARTIN, BRYN WILLIAMS-JONES Source Type: journals

Stakeholder perspectives on ethical challenges in hiv vaccine trials in south africaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study explored the ethical challenges identified by various stakeholders, through an open-ended, in-depth approach. While the few previous studies have been largely quantitative, respondents in this study had the opportunity to spontaneously identify the issues that they perceived to be of priority concern in the South African context. Stakeholders spontaneously identified the following as ethical priorities: informed consent, social harms, collaborative relationships between research stakeholders, the participation of children and adolescents, access to treatment for participants who become infected with HIV, physica...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 30, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: ZAYNAB ESSACK, JENNIFER KOEN, NICOLA BARSDORF, CATHERINE SLACK, MICHAEL QUAYLE, CECILIA MILFORD, GRAHAM LINDEGGER, CHITRA RANCHOD, RICHARD MUKUKA Source Type: journals

Reflection on euthanasia: western and african ntomba perspectives on the death of a chiefEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Largely, the concept of energy or vital force, as first analysed by Placide Tempels in Bantu Philosophy, permeates most African ontology systems, worldviews and life views. The Ntomba Chief is chosen because of his above average vital force. This puts him in the position of intermediary between the Supreme Being, the ancestors, and his subordinates. The waning of his energy is incompatible with his position because his energy is that of his tribe. When installed, he takes an oath that, when this happens, he has to accept mohilo, the 'hastening of death'. In the Chief's case, the hastening of death is not intended to reliev...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 30, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: DEOGRATIAS BIEMBE BIKOPO, LOUIS-JACQUES VAN BOGAERT Source Type: journals

Xenotransplantation, consent and international justiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The risk posed to the community by possible xenozoonosis after xenotransplantation suggests that some form of 'community consent' is required before whole organ animal-to-human xenotransplantation should take place. I argue that this requirement places greater obstacles in the path of ethical xenotransplantation than has previously been recognised. The relevant community is global and there are no existing institutions with democratic credentials sufficient to establish this consent. The distribution of the risks and benefits from xenotransplantation also means that consent is unlikely to be forthcoming. Proceeding on the ...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 13, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: ROBERT SPARROW Source Type: journals

Correction in response to the review of ethical issues in international biomedical researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 11, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: JAMES LAVERY, CHRISTINE GRADY, ELIZABETH WAHL, EZEKIEL EMANUEL Source Type: journals

Leishmaniasis entomological field studies: ethical issuesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report here the results of reviewing two entomological field studies carried out in our research center from 2003 to 2006. Eight students from our School of Biology were invited to catch sand flies. A total of six of the eight (75%) developed a typical clinical picture of Localized Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (LCL) caused by L. (L.) mexicana. In this article we identify the ethical issues related to these kinds of studies and propose some guidelines for conducting them. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - January 1, 2009 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: FERNANDO ANDRADE-NARVAEZ, SILVIA B. CANTO-LARA, MARIA DEL ROSARIO GARCIA-MISS Source Type: journals

Capacity building of ethics review committees across africa based on the results of a comprehensive needs assessment surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A needs assessment survey of ethics review committees (ERCs) across Africa was conducted in order to establish their major needs and areas of weaknesses in terms of ethical review capacity. The response rate was 84% (31 of 37 targeted committees), and committees surveyed were located in 18 African countries. The majority of the responding committees (61%) have been in existence between 5 and 10 years; approximately 74% of the respondents were institutional committees, with the remainder being either national (6/31) or regional (2/31). In terms of the ethical review process, nine of the 31 committees that responded did not ...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - December 29, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: ACEME NYIKA, WENCESLAUS KILAMA, GODFREY B. TANGWA, ROMA CHILENGI, PAULINA TINDANA Source Type: journals

Bioethics and Armed Conflict: Moral Dilemmas of Medicine and War – By Michael L. GrossEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Developing World Bioethics - December 29, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Deane-Peter Baker Source Type: journals

Pandemic management and developing world bioethics: bird flu in west bengalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper examines the case of a recent H5N1virus (avian influenza) outbreak in West Bengal, an eastern state of India, and argues that poorly executed pandemic management may be viewed as a moral lapse. It further argues that pandemic management initiatives are intimately related to the concept of health as a social 'good' and to the moral responsibility of protection from foreseeable social harm from an infectious disease. The initiatives, therefore, have to be guided by special moral obligations towards biorisk reduction, obligations which remain unfulfilled when a public body entrusted with the responsibility fails to...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - August 12, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: CHHANDA CHAKRABORTI Source Type: journals

Buddhism and neuroethics: the ethics of pharmaceutical cognitive enhancementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper integrates some Buddhist moral values, attitudes and self-cultivation techniques into a discussion of the ethics of cognitive enhancement technologies [ndash] in particular, pharmaceutical enhancements. Many Buddhists utilize meditation techniques that are both integral to their practice and are believed to enhance the cognitive and affective states of experienced practitioners. Additionally, Mahāyāna Buddhism's teaching on skillful means permits a liberal use of methods or techniques in Buddhist practice that yield insight into our selfnature or aid in alleviating or eliminating dukha (i.e. dissat...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - August 8, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: ANDREW FENTON Source Type: journals

Ethical problems in conducting research in acute epidemics: the pfizer meningitis study in nigeria as an illustrationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The ethics of conducting research in epidemic situations have yet to account fully for differences in the proportion and acuteness of epidemics, among other factors. While epidemics most often arise from infectious diseases, not all infectious diseases are of epidemic proportions, and not all epidemics occur acutely. These and other variations constrain the generalization of ethical decision-making and impose ethical demands on the individual researcher in a way not previously highlighted. This paper discusses a number of such constraints and impositions. It applies the ethical principles enunciated by Emmanuel et al.1 to ...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - July 29, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: EMMANUEL R. EZEOME, CHRISTIAN SIMON Source Type: journals

Understanding informed consent for participation in international health researchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To participate in health research, there is a need for well-administered informed consent. Understanding of informed consent, especially in international health research, is influenced by the participants' understanding of information and the meaning attached to the information communicated to them regarding the purpose and procedure of the research. Incorrect information and the power differential between researcher and participants may lead to participants becoming victims of harmful research procedures. Meningitis epidemics in Kano in early 1996 led to a response from drug companies, especially Pfizer, as well as humani...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - July 16, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: AYODELE S. JEGEDE Source Type: journals

Process for obtaining informed consent: women's opinionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The process for obtaining informed consent was seen as a means of establishing a relationship between the volunteers and the investigator/research team. The information that the study participants expected to be given coincides with the requirements established under Resolution 196/96. The use of audiovisual aids would improve understanding of the information provided. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - July 13, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: SILVANA FERREIRA BENTO, ELLEN HARDY, MARIA JOSÉ DUARTE OSIS Source Type: journals

Informed consent practices in nigeriaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???, OnlineEarly Articles. ABSTRACT Most writing on informed consent in Africa highlights different cultural and social attributes that influence informed consent practices, especially in research settings. This review presents a composite picture of informed consent in Nigeria ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 29, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

Informed consent practices in nigeriaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Most writing on informed consent in Africa highlights different cultural and social attributes that influence informed consent practices, especially in research settings. This review presents a composite picture of informed consent in Nigeria using empirical studies and legal and regulatory prescriptions, as well as clinical experience. It shows that Nigeria, like most other nations in Africa, is a mixture of sociocultural entities, and, notwithstanding the multitude of factors affecting it, informed consent is evolving along a purely Western model. Empirical studies show that 70[ndash]95% of Nigerian patients report givin...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 28, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: EMMANUEL R. EZEOME, PATRICIA A. MARSHALL Source Type: journals

Reporting of informed consent, standard of care and post-trial obligations in global randomized intervention trials: a systematic survey of registered trialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???, OnlineEarly Articles. ABSTRACT Objective: Ethical guidelines are designed to ensure benefits, protection and respect of participants in clinical research. Clinical trials must now be registered on open-access databases and provide details on ethical considerations. This ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 28, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

Reporting of informed consent, standard of care and post-trial obligations in global randomized intervention trials: a systematic survey of registered trialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: We found a large discrepancy in the quality of reporting and approaches used in trials in developing settings compared to wealthier settings. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 27, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: EMMA R.M. COHEN, JENNIFER M. O'NEILL, MICHEL JOFFRES, ROSS E.G. UPSHUR, EDWARD MILLS Source Type: journals

The international dimensions of neuroethicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we analyzed a set of 461 peer-reviewed articles with neuroethics content, ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 25, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

The international dimensions of neuroethicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we analyzed a set of 461 peer-reviewed articles with neuroethics content, published by authors from 32 countries. We analyzed the data for: (1) trends in the development of international neuroethics over time, and (2) how challenges at the intersection of ethics and neuroscience are viewed in countries that are considered developed by International Monetary Fund (IMF) standards, and in those that are developing. Our results demonstrate a steady increase in global participation in neuroethics from 1989 to 2005, characterized by an increase in numbers of articles published specifically on neuroethics, journals...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - April 24, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: SOFIA LOMBERA, JUDY ILLES Source Type: journals

Parental attitudes attribute to the risk of death of newborns and infants in north indiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 51-52, April 2008. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

Behind the Silence: Chinese Voices on AbortionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 53-55, April 2008. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: book review Source Type: journals

Provider-initiated hiv testing and counseling in health facilities – what does this mean for the health and human rights of pregnant women?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 23-32, April 2008. ABSTRACT Since the introduction of drugs to prevent vertical transmission of HIV, the purpose of and approach to HIV testing of pregnant women has increasingly become an area of major controversy. In recent years, many strategies to increase the uptake ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

From pmtct to a more comprehensive aids response for women: a much-needed shiftEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article critically evaluates how prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs, the ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

Hiv/aids, pregnancy and reproductive autonomy: rights and dutiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page iii-vi, April 2008. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
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The contributorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 56-57, April 2008. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

Buddhism and neuroethics: the ethics of pharmaceutical cognitive enhancementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???, OnlineEarly Articles. ABSTRACT This paper integrates some Buddhist moral values, attitudes and self-cultivation techniques into a discussion of the ethics of cognitive enhancement technologies – in particular, pharmaceutical enhancements. Many Buddhists utilize meditation ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - February 29, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

Ethical issues in medical research in the developing world: a report on a meeting organised by fondation mÉrieuxEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???, OnlineEarly Articles. ABSTRACT This paper reports on a multidisciplinary meeting held to discuss ethical issues in medical research in the developing world. Many studies, including clinical trials, are conducted in developing countries with a high burden of disease. ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - February 27, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

ETHICAL ISSUES IN MEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD: A REPORT ON A MEETING ORGANISED BY FONDATION MÉRIEUXEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper reports on a multidisciplinary meeting held to discuss ethical issues in medical research in the developing world. Many studies, including clinical trials, are conducted in developing countries with a high burden of disease. Conditions under which this research is conducted vary because of differences in culture, public health, political, legal and social contexts specific to these countries. Research practices, including standards of care for participants, may vary as a result. It is therefore not surprising that ethical issues emerge. This meeting sought to identify and discuss these issues from the perspectiv...
Source: Developing World Bioethics - February 27, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: CHRISTOPHE PERREY, DOUGLAS WASSENAAR, SHAWN GILCHRIST, BERNARD IVANOFF Source Type: journals

International research and just sharing of benefits in mexicoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???, OnlineEarly Articles. ABSTRACT International research enrolling human subjects has raised an ethical concern regarding the just distribution of benefits between the countries that design the research and the host communities. Although several universal declarations have ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - February 6, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

Potential initiators of hiv-related stigmatization: ethical and programmatic challenges for pmtct programsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???, OnlineEarly Articles. ABSTRACT HIV/AIDS continues to constitute a serious threat to the social and physical wellbeing of African mothers and their babies. In the hardest hit countries of sub-Saharan Africa, more than 60% of all new HIV infections are occurring in women, ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - February 6, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Source Type: journals

International research and just sharing of benefits in mexicoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article analyzes the distribution of benefits in a review of international research in Mexico and produces an ethical reflection based on the results. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - February 5, 2008 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: RICARDO PÁEZ, JAVIER E. GARCÍA DE ALBA Source Type: journals

Challenges faced by research ethics committees in el salvador: results from a focus group studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???, OnlineEarly Articles. ABSTRACT Objective: To identify perceived barriers to capacity building for local research ethics oversight in El Salvador, and to set an agenda for international collaborative capacity building. Methods: Focus groups were formed in El Salvador which ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - December 18, 2007 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals

Clinical research law in jordan: an ethical analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???, OnlineEarly Articles. ABSTRACT An ethical analysis of Jordan's Clinical Research Law, which became effective in 2001, was performed. Accordingly, this paper discusses the major components, key strengths and weaknesses of this law. As an initial effort, the Law addresses ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - December 12, 2007 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Country Report Source Type: journals

‘even if you're positive, you still have rights because you are a person’: human rights and the reproductive choice of hiv-positive personsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???, OnlineEarly Articles. ABSTRACT Global debates in approaches to HIV/AIDS control have recently moved away from a uniformly strong human rights-based focus. Public health utilitarianism has become increasingly important in shaping national and international policies. However, ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - December 11, 2007 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals

PROVIDER-INITIATED HIV TESTING AND COUNSELING IN HEALTH FACILITIES – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF PREGNANT WOMEN?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page ???, -Not available-. ABSTRACT Since the introduction of drugs to prevent vertical transmission of HIV, the purpose of and approach to HIV testing of pregnant women has increasingly become an area of major controversy. In recent years, many strategies to increase the uptake ... (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - November 22, 2007 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals

Ethics & AIDS in Africa: The Challenge to Our Thinking – Edited by Anton A. van Niekerk and Loretta M. KopelmanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 157-162, December 2007. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - November 14, 2007 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: journals

The contributorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 172, December 2007. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - November 14, 2007 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article THE CONTRIBUTORS Source Type: journals

Book Review: Globalization and Health: Challenges for Health Law and Bioethics – By Belinda Bennett & George TomossyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 171, December 2007. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - November 14, 2007 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: book review BOOK NOTE Source Type: journals

Book Review: Kidney for Sale by Owner: Human Organs, Transplantation, and the Market – By Mark J. CherryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 168-170, December 2007. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - November 14, 2007 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: book review BOOK REVIEWS Source Type: journals

Hiv vaccine trials: reconsidering the therapeutic misconception and the question of what constitutes trial related injuriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Developing World Bioethics, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page ii-iv, December 2007. (Source: Developing World Bioethics)
Source: Developing World Bioethics - November 14, 2007 Category: Medical Ethics Tags: article EDITORIAL Source Type: journals