[afro-nets] Outsourcing of Clinical Trials

[Claudio Schuftan <claudio@hcmc.netnam.vn>]

Outsourcing of Clinical Trials
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From: Wim De Ceukelaire <wim.deceukelaire@intal.be>


Dear friends,

The outsourcing of clinical trials to poor countries seems to be
a trend in pharmaceutical research. Evidently, this practice
raises lots of ethical issues. In several African countries and
India, some of these trials have already gained notoriety and
the recent movie "The Constant Gardener" has also made people in
the industrialized world aware of the issue. Nevertheless, there
is still a need for much more research. Therefore we'd like to
get in touch with people who have experience with this issue:
people who have done research on it, have first-hand accounts or
have participated in these trials, etc. please get in touch.


Wim De Ceukelaire, South Department
mailto:wim.deceukelaire@intal.be
http://www.intal.be
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