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Developed countries warned on imposing ethics
Source: British Medical Journal
15 October 2002 | EN
Ethical codes drawn up predominantly by experts from developed countries should not be imposed on the rest of the world, an African epidemiologist told a recent conference of European medical ethicists.
"Dogmatic interpretation of universal ethical principles in medical research will paralyse research efforts to improve HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa," Dr Nicolas Meda, an epidemiologist from Burkina Faso, warned the meeting in Brussels.
The meeting was organised by the European Group on Ethics — a body appointed by the European Commission — which will soon be publishing a report on the ethical aspects of biomedical research in developing countries.
Link to full British Medical Journal article
"Dogmatic interpretation of universal ethical principles in medical research will paralyse research efforts to improve HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa," Dr Nicolas Meda, an epidemiologist from Burkina Faso, warned the meeting in Brussels.
The meeting was organised by the European Group on Ethics — a body appointed by the European Commission — which will soon be publishing a report on the ethical aspects of biomedical research in developing countries.
Link to full British Medical Journal article
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