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Educating and Developing Bioethicists in Tanzania (ENGAGE)
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Bioethics
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Educating and Developing Bioethicists in Tanzania (ENGAGE)
Principal Institution
University of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Ulrich, Connie Marie
Project Contact Information
Email: culrich@nursing.upenn.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2021-2026
Country
Tanzania
Collaborators
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Services (MUHAS)
Dartmouth College
Project Description
This research is relevant to public health and the mission of NIH because the development of bioethics scholars in underdeveloped countries is critical to the health and well-being of its citizens. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the need for bioethics experts to address the many ethical issues before them: staffing requirements to care for the public, triage and allocation of scarce resources, public health infection control measures, and end-of-life issues, among others. We will train a total of 6 doctoral candidates to address the critical shortage of highly trained bioethics scholars to address the demand in Tanzania and the region at large.
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