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Enabling Ethical Research; A Bioethics Capacity Building Program in Pakistan

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

Enabling Ethical Research; A Bioethics Capacity Building Program in Pakistan

Principal Institution

Aga Khan University (Pakistan)

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Khan, Robyna Irshad; Ahmad, Tashfeen; Hyder, Adnan A

Project Contact Information

Email: robyna.khan@aku.edu

Year(s) Awarded

2022–2027

Country

Pakistan

Project Description

The capacity-building training program is expected to have far-reaching effects on strengthening ethical research in Pakistan. There is tremendous potential of the training imparted during this program to translate into improvement of the research culture towards greater respect for participants and communities engaged in research. The aim of research ethics is to protect and respect participants, make them partners in the research ventures, and ensure equity and accessibility in sharing of research benefits; this project will be a step in that direction.

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