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ArticleJournal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE2025

Enhancing Research Ethics Capacity in Asia: Fogarty International Center Supported Initiatives in India, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Pakistan.

Nishakanthi Gopalan, Robyna Irshad Khan, Henry J Silverman, Jeremy Sugarman, Vina Vaswani

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Article in Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE, 2025. 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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  2. Impacts of Responsible Conduct of Research Education on the Career and Practice of Graduating Fellows.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2026
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Nishakanthi GopalanMedical Humanities and Ethics Unit (MedHEU), Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-3900-4052
Robyna Irshad KhanDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Henry J SilvermanDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3320-4328
Jeremy SugarmanBerman Institute of Bioethics, Department of Medicine, and Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7022-8332
Vina VaswaniCentre for Ethics, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Yenepoya University, Mangaluru, India.

Funding

Strengthening the Master of Health Research Ethics Training ProgramR25TW010891 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA · PI Nik Sherina Hanafi, Adeeba Kamarulzaman · 2018 to 2026
$2.3M
Yenepoya University-Fogarty International Center Research Ethics Master's Program for IndiaR25TW010305 · FIC · YENEPOYA (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) · PI LOFF, BEBE, VASWANI, VINA · 2016 to 2021
$1.4M
Developing a Master's Degree Program in Research Ethics in MyanmarR25TW010516 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI LOFF, BEBE, MYINT, THEINGI · 2017 to 2021
$1.3M
Enabling Ethical Research (EnablER): Strengthening Research Ethics Capacity in Pakistan for Global Health ResearchR25TW012221 · FIC · AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) · PI Tashfeen Ahmad, Robyna Irshad Khan · 2022 to 2026
$1.2M
FIC NIH HHS R25 TW010305FIC NIH HHS R25 TW010516FIC NIH HHS R25 TW010891FIC NIH HHS R25 TW012221
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several Asian countries, including India, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Pakistan, face challenges aligning rapid healthcare and biomedical research growth with necessary ethics oversight. To help address this, the Fogarty International Center of the United States National Institutes of Health funded initiatives to enhance research ethics capacities in these countries. In India, the Yenepoya University's Master's in Research Ethics program was established in collaboration with Monash University. In Malaysia, the Master of Health Research Ethics (MOHRE) program, based at Universiti Malaya, was developed in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University. In Myanmar, a Diploma in Research Methodology and Research Ethics (DipRMRE) was introduced in cooperation with the University of Maryland Baltimore. In Pakistan, a Master of Bioethics (MBE) program was designed to address the country's unique ethical challenges in healthcare and research. Graduates from these programs have significantly contributed to health research and policy, enhancing research ethics infrastructure across these diverse Asian countries.

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capacity buildingeducationethics trainingFogarty International Centerlow- and middle-income countriesResearch ethics

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PMID40094774
PMCPMC12353122

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