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ArticleWellcome open research2021

The Africa Ethics Working Group (AEWG): a model of collaboration for psychiatric genomic research in Africa.

Dorcas Kamuya, Mary A Bitta, Adamu Addissie, Violet Naanyu, Andrea Palk, Erisa Mwaka, Eunice Kamaara, Getnet Tadele, Telahun Teka Wolde, Janet Nakigudde and 3 more

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Article in Wellcome open research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Dorcas KamuyaKEMRI-WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME, Kilifi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7107-1736
Mary A BittaClinical Research-Neurosciences, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast), KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0258-9931
Adamu AddissieDepartment of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences,, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Violet NaanyuDepartment of Sociology Psychology & Anthropology, School of Arts & Social Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0182-1719
Andrea PalkDepartment of Philosophy,, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6798-0985
Erisa MwakaDepartment of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Eunice KamaaraSchool of Arts and Social Sciences, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.
Getnet TadeleDepartment of Sociology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Telahun Teka WoldeMinistry of Science and Higher Education, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Janet NakiguddeCollege of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Kiran MankuDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9095-6513
Rosemary MusesengwaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-4669
Ilina SinghDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4497-3587
University of Oxford · GBAddis Ababa University · ETKenya Medical Research Institute · KEMakerere University · UGMoi University · KEStellenbosch University · ZA

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Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Africa Ethics Working Group (AEWG) is a South-South-North collaboration of bioethics and mental health researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, working to tackle emerging ethical challenges in global mental health research. Initially formed to provide ethical guidance for a neuro-psychiatric genomics research project, AEWG has evolved to address cross cutting ethical issues in mental health research aimed at addressing equity in North-South collaborations. Global South refers to economically developing countries (sub-Saharan Africa in this context) and Global North to economically developed countries (primarily Europe, UK and North America). In this letter we discuss lessons that as a group we have learnt over the last three years; lessons that similar collaborations could draw on. With increasing expertise from Global South as an outcome of several capacity strengthening initiatives, it is expected that the nature of scientific collaborations will shift to a truly equitable partnership. The AEWG provides a model to rethink contributions that each partner could make in these collaborations.

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Collaborative working groups; Research partnerships; Genomic research; Bioethics of psychiatric research

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PMID35071797
PMCPMC8753570
OpenAlexW3183466037

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