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Muktar H AliyuDepartment of Health Policy and Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9504-4679
Elisa J GordonDepartment of Surgery and Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0969-1998
Zubairu IliyasuDepartment of Community Medicine, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-8669-1863
Arthur L CaplanDepartment of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4061-8011
Olugbenga OgedegbeDepartment of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3628-1751
Troy D MoonDepartment of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1637-829X
Elizabeth HeitmanProgram in Ethics in Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4855-8551
Jonathan C TaylorIbrahim Badamasi Babagida (IBB) Graduate School of International Studies, University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia.
Imran BariDepartment of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4471-8597
Adnan A HyderDepartment of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7292-577X
Paul NdebeleDepartment of Global Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9669-1544
Seydou DoumbiaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali.ORCID 0000-0003-1637-5600
Veronica P S Njie-CarrDepartment of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7197-502X
Jainaba Sey-SawoDepartment of Nursing and Reproductive Health, School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of The Gambia, Banjul, The Gambia.ORCID 0000-0002-7366-4938
Henry SilvermanDepartment of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3320-4328
Effua UsufMedical Research Council Unit The Gambia, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Serrekunda, The Gambia.ORCID 0000-0002-6515-7186
Thomas SenghoreDepartment of Nursing and Reproductive Health, School of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of The Gambia, Banjul, The Gambia.ORCID 0000-0002-9846-9485
Isabel Inês Monteiro de Pina AraújoDepartment of Sciences and Technology, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Praia, Santiago, Cabo Verde.ORCID 0000-0001-7766-1059
Amos K LaarDepartment of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-5557-0164
Emmanuel R EzeomeBioethics Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-4800-2825
Funding
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GREENEBAUM CANCER CENTERSUPPORT GRANTP30CA134274 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI FEYRUZ VIRGILIA RASSOOL · 2008 to 2026
$51.0M
NYU-UG Research Integrity Training ProgramR25TW010886 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF GHANA · PI Amos Laar, OLUGBENGA G. OGEDEGBE · 2018 to 2026
$2.2M
United States-Mali Research Ethics Training Program (US-Mali RETP)R25TW011505 · FIC · UNIV OF SCIENCES, TECH & TECH OF BAMAKO · PI SEYDOU DOUMBIA, Paul Ndebele · 2020 to 2026
$1.7M
Eastern Nigeria Research Ethics Training (ENRICH) ProgramR25TW011811 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Clement Adebayo Adebamowo, EMMANUEL EZEOME · 2021 to 2026
$1.6M
Strengthening Capacity in Health Research Ethics and Methodology in The GambiaR25TW011804 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Veronica P.S. Njie-Carr, HENRY J SILVERMAN · 2022 to 2026
$1.3M
Scaling Up Research Ethics and Research Integrity (SURER) ProjectR25TW012213 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Clement Adebayo Adebamowo, Adebayo Olayiwola Adejumo · 2022 to 2026
$1.2M
Vanderbilt-Nigeria Research Ethics Training Program (V-NET)R25TW012715 · FIC · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Muktar Hassan Aliyu, Elisa J Gordon · 2024 to 2026
This article reviews the development and evolution of Fogarty International Center-funded research ethics training programs in West Africa over the past decade. In response to local and global challenges in bioethics and biomedical research, these programs are fostering ethical awareness, shaping local and national ethics review systems, and enhancing bioethics capacity in the region. These efforts have expanded alongside increased democratic governance, technological advances, and significant increases in global research funding and international research collaborations, particularly related to HIV/AIDS and malaria. We believe that the West Africa Bioethics (WAB) Training Program in Nigeria played a central role in this growth, serving as a model for subsequent programs in Ghana, Mali, and The Gambia. This paper describes the nature, successes, and challenges of these programs. It also outlines an agenda and strategies for future work to enhance research ethics and bioethics capacities in the region, both in terms of education and governance.
Indexed as
bioethicscapacity buildingcollaborationdeveloping countriesethics educationinternational researchresearch ethicsresearch ethics committee/IRB reviewresearch integrity (RI)responsible conduct of research (RCR)West Africa
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Strengthening Research Ethics Capacity in West Africa, 2015-2024. · full record | OpenQuestion