Health Research Governance in Africa: Law, Ethics, and Regulation

ISBN-13: 9780367481896 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 268 str.

Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia

Opis

This book presents a comprehensive and systemic view of the regulation of research involving humans in African countries. The study analyses the adequacy of current governance arrangements and puts forward recommendations to improve the emerging regulation for research in this area in developing countries.

Spis treści

1: Introduction;  2: Governance as an Analytical Framework for Health Research Involving Humans;  3: Components of Health Research Governance Systems;  4: Health Research Needs in African Countries: A Prelude to the Case Studies;  5: Health Research Governance in South Africa;  6: Health Research Governance in Nigeria;  7: Health Research Governance in Kenya;  8: Health Research Governance in Egypt;  9: Health Research Governance in Africa: Here to Stay But How Best?

O autorze

Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia is Associate Professor at the Babcock School of Law and Security Studies, Babcock University, Nigeria and Managing Partner at Health Ethics and Law Consulting, Nigeria. She is also a member of Nigeria’s National Health Research Ethics Committee.