The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the research portfolio and approval turnaround time at the Kenya Medical Research Institute
Enock Kipchirchir Kebenei,
Daisy Cheruiyot,
Gideon Cornel Msee
et al.
Abstract:Background: The Covid-19 pandemic led to unprecedented impact on many sectors globally including research. We assessed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the research portfolio, and on the approval turnaround time for research protocols submitted to the Scientific and Ethics Review Unit (SERU), at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI). Methods: We compared research protocols submitted between October 01, 2019 and March 31, 2020 (Period 1), to those submitted between April 1 and September 30, 2020 (… Show more
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