Research Articles (Unit for Bio-Ethics(Tygerberg))
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Microbicide research in developing countries : have we given the ethical concerns due consideration?
(BioMed Central, 2007-09)Background: HIV prevention research has been fraught with ethical concerns since its inception. These concerns were highlighted during HIV vaccine research and have been elaborated in microbicide research. A host of unique ... -
Health Research Ethics Committees in South Africa 12 years into democracy
(BioMed Central, 2007-01)Background: Despite the growth of biomedical research in South Africa, there are few insights into the operation of Research Ethics Committees (RECs) in this setting. We investigated the composition, operations and training ...