ArticlePublic health action2017
Research ethics committees in the Pacific Islands: gaps and opportunities for health sector strengthening.
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- Evaluation of the first standardized registry of approved research studies by the research ethics committees in Ecuador.BMC medical ethics · 2025Observational
- A scoping review of health research in four Pacific Island countries and areas (Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam and Tonga) from 2014 to 2024.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Review
- Indigenous knowledge around the ethics of human research from the Oceania region: A scoping literature review.Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM · 2021Article
- 'Hybrid Survey' approach to non-communicable disease surveillance in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- Knowledge, Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices towards Research Ethics and Research Ethics Committees among Myanmar Post-graduate Students.Asian bioethics review · 2020Article
- A Rare Opportunity: Examining the Experience of a New Institutional Review Board.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2019Article
- How Can Operational Research Help to Eliminate Tuberculosis in the Asia Pacific Region?Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2019Article
- Development of capacity for research ethics review in low- and middle-income countries: need for a systems approach.Public health action · 2017Article
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Abstract
There has been a range of developments in recent years to stimulate increasing public health research activity throughout the Pacific. Development of local capacity for ethics committee review and oversight is, however, frequently underdeveloped. This is reflected in the number of Pacific Island nations where ethics committees have not been established or where only informal processes exist for ethics review and oversight. This is problematic for the optimal development of relevant and culturally appropriate research, and building up local ethics committees should be part of continued research development in the Pacific. Three areas in which local ethics committees may add value are 1) offering better capacity to reflect local priorities, 2) providing broader benefits for research capacity building, and 3) assisting to strengthen systems beyond research ethics. This article considers benefits and challenges for ethics committees in the Pacific, and suggests directions for regional development to further strengthen public health research activity.
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