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Infrastructure Development Training Award: Strengthening Ethical Review Capacity in Democratic Republic of Congo (SERC-DRC)

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

Fogarty HIV Research Training

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

Strengthening Ethical Review Capacity in Democratic Republic of Congo (SERC-DRC)

Principal Institution

George Washington University

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Hyder, Adnan A; Ndebele, Paul

Project Contact Information

Email: hydera1@gwu.edu

Year(s) Awarded

2020-2023

Country

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Collaborators

Kinshasa University

Project Description

The overall goal of this program is to strengthen operational efficiency, quality of ethical reviews and general research oversight practices of the KU School of Public Health Institutional Review Board. By the end of this project, we expect to have strengthened the administrative infrastructure of KUSPH-IRB operations and in turn improved its administrative efficiency, reduced review times, and improved the quality of the review process all consistent with the mission of KUSPH and DRC to improve the KUSPH-IRB into a highly functional and well respected IRB.

Related World Regions / Countries

Sub-Saharan Africa