Strengthening Research Ethics Capacity in West Africa, 2015-2024.

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Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE Pub Date : 2025-06-30 DOI:10.1177/15562646251335076

Kyle Ferguson, Clement Adebamowo, Adebayo O Adejumo, Temidayo Ogundiran, Muktar H Aliyu, Elisa J Gordon, Zubairu Iliyasu, Christopher Agulanna, Shehu U Adamu, Olusegun Adeyemo, Euzebus C Ezugwu, Samuel A Adeyemo, Arthur L Caplan, Olugbenga Ogedegbe, Troy D Moon, Elizabeth Heitman, Jonathan C Taylor, Imran Bari, Adnan A Hyder, Paul Ndebele, Seydou Doumbia, Veronica P S Njie-Carr, Jainaba Sey-Sawo, Henry Silverman, Effua Usuf, Thomas Senghore, Isabel Inês Monteiro de Pina Araújo, Amos K Laar, Emmanuel R Ezeome

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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.

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加强西非科研伦理能力，2015-2024。

本文回顾了过去十年来福格蒂国际中心资助的西非研究伦理培训项目的发展和演变。为了应对当地和全球在生物伦理和生物医学研究方面的挑战，这些项目正在培养伦理意识，塑造地方和国家伦理审查系统，并增强该地区的生物伦理能力。随着民主治理的加强、技术进步以及全球研究经费和国际研究合作（特别是与艾滋病毒/艾滋病和疟疾有关的研究合作）的显著增加，这些努力得到了扩大。我们认为，尼日利亚的西非生物伦理学（WAB）培训项目在这一增长中发挥了核心作用，为加纳、马里和冈比亚的后续项目树立了榜样。本文描述了这些项目的性质、成功和挑战。它还概述了未来工作的议程和战略，以便在教育和治理方面加强该地区的研究伦理和生物伦理能力。

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