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Health: Clinical ethics

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Recent years have seen growing international debate about the ethics of conducting medical research in the developing world, with concern that research participants have been exploited in the past.

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Opinions and Analysis

BioMed Analysis: Supporting community healthcare

Developing countries must recognise the value of community healthcare and provide clearer ethical guidelines for practice, says Priya Shetty.

18 August 2010 | EN | ES | 中文

BioMed Analysis: Mixing medicine and morality

Moral crusades against HIV/AIDS may have good intentions, but there is no substitute for sound evidence on behaviour change, says Priya Shetty.

19 July 2010 | EN | 中文


News and Features

Nicosan drug packaging Sufferers urge progress on sickle cell drug Nicosan

As supplies of Nicosan, the Nigerian sickle cell drug, run dry, patients are growing desperate for production to resume.

30 July 2010 | EN | FR

New WHO resolution on Chagas: pros and cons

A recent resolution of the WHO to control and eradicate Chagas disease has come in for both praise and criticism from two independent institutions.

2 June 2010 | ES