Fair Benefits for Research in Developing Countries

The need to provide reasonable availability of a proven intervention to the inhabitants of the host community or country at the completion of a trial has been claimed to be necessary to avoid exploitation and, therefore, required for ethical research in developing countries. Not only is this require...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2002-12, Vol.298 (5601), p.2133-2134
Main Author: Participants in the 2001 Conference on Ethical Aspects of Research in Developing Countries
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Censuses
Clinical trials
Community Relations
Developed Nations
Developing countries
Diagnostic Tests
Economic benefits
Ethics
Exhibits
Fairness
Health Services
International Organizations
LDCs
Medical ethics
Medical research
Narcotics
Policy Forum
Political Power
Psychoeducational intervention
Research ethics
Research facilities
Research studies
Vaccination
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Summary:The need to provide reasonable availability of a proven intervention to the inhabitants of the host community or country at the completion of a trial has been claimed to be necessary to avoid exploitation and, therefore, required for ethical research in developing countries. Not only is this requirement vague, it is seriously flawed. It mistakes the type of benefit with the need to provide a fair share of benefits to avoid exploitation. Furthermore, it applies only to a very narrow range of research, i.e., successful Phase III studies. The authors of this Policy Forum propose to move beyond the reasonable availability requirement to guarantee Fair Benefits.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1076899