Moral Imperialism in NIH Fogarty Training Program and the Continuing Unethical Trials in Poor Countries: A Rejoinder

Hellmann, Fernando; Garrafa, Volnei; Schlemper, Bruno Rodolfo; Bittencourt, Sílvia Cardoso

doi:10.1016/j.arcmed.2016.01.006

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“…Second, it may not satisfy a kind of radical anti-imperialist who may hold that the involvement of students and scholars from developing countries is only a case of “indigenization” (de Vries and Rott 2011 ). Namely, those students from developing countries are used as means of colonization (Hellmann et al 2016 ). At the beginning they are indoctrinated in the West, then sent back to a developing country to spread the western ethics and facilitate penetration of ethically suspicious research activities sponsored by foreign governments.…”

Section: Cultural Diversitymentioning

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Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics: a case for an effective model for international bioethics education

Piasecki

Dirksen

Inbadas

2017

Med Health Care and Philos

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Designing bioethics curriculum for international postgraduate students is a challenging task. There are at least two main questions, which have to be resolved in advance: (1) what is a purpose of a particular teaching program and (2) how to respectfully arrange a classroom for students coming from different cultural and professional backgrounds. In our paper we analyze the case of the Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics program and provide recommendations for international bioethics education. In our opinion teaching bioethics to postgraduate international students goes beyond curriculum. It means that such a program requires not only well-defined goals, including equipping students with necessary skills and knowledge, but also it should first and foremost facilitate positive group dynamics among students and enables them to engage in dialogue to learn from one another.

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Section: Cultural Diversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics: a case for an effective model for international bioethics education

Piasecki

Dirksen

Inbadas

2017

Med Health Care and Philos

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“…Indeed, Emanuel [ 16 ] recognised the need for ‘collaborative research’ as an additional requirement when research is conducted by researchers of a high-income country in a developing country. Despite the wide acceptability of this ethical requirement, collaborative research is perceived as ethical imperialism or the exporting of research ethics principles to the global south [ 17 , 18 ]. Hellman and Garrafa believe that collaborative research is a mere jargon utilised to induce “ passive acceptance of research projects as a result of rich (central) countries interest in peripheral countries ” [ 17 ].…”

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Ethical challenges for international collaborative research partnerships in the context of the Zika outbreak in the Dominican Republic: a qualitative case study

Canario

Espinal

Báez

et al. 2017

Health Res Policy Sys

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BackgroundThe establishment of international collaborative research partnerships in times of infectious disease outbreaks of international importance has been considered an ethical imperative. Frail health research systems in low- and middle-income countries can be an obstacle to achieve the goal of knowledge generation and the search for health equity before, during and after infectious disease outbreaks.MethodsA qualitative case study was conducted to identify the challenges and opportunities facing the Dominican Republic with regards to developing international collaborative research partnerships in the context of the Zika outbreak and its ethical implications. Researchers conducted 34 interviews (n = 30 individual; n = 4 group) with 39 participants (n = 23 males; n = 16 females) representing the government, universities, international donor agencies, non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations and medical societies, in two metropolitan cities.ResultsFive international collaborative research projects related to the Zika virus were identified. Major ethical challenges were linked to the governance of health research, training of human resources, the institutionalisation of scientific activity, access to research funds and cultural aspects. Capacity-building was not necessarily a component of some partnership agreements. With few exceptions, local researchers were merely participating in data collection and less on defining the problem. Opportunities for collaborative work included the possibility of participation in international research consortiums through calls for proposals.ConclusionsThe Dominican government and research stakeholders can contribute to the international response to the Zika virus through active participation in international collaborative research partnerships; however, public recognition of the need to embrace health research as part of public policy efforts is warranted. A working group led by the government and formed by national and international research stakeholders will be key to identify ways in which the country could respond to the ethical demand of generating new knowledge in times of outbreaks.

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Goals in Global Ethics Education

Garrafa

Cunha

2018

Global Education in Bioethics

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Moral Imperialism in NIH Fogarty Training Program and the Continuing Unethical Trials in Poor Countries: A Rejoinder

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Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics: a case for an effective model for international bioethics education

Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics: a case for an effective model for international bioethics education

Ethical challenges for international collaborative research partnerships in the context of the Zika outbreak in the Dominican Republic: a qualitative case study

Goals in Global Ethics Education

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