Health Surveillance and Disease Management / Communicable Diseases / Research
PAHO/WHO Ethical Guidelines for Research Involving Human Subjects | ||
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Detailed guidelines & local ethical-review forms (6 pp)
WHO Tropical Disease Research More WHO ethical guidelines |
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SummaryThe objective of these guidelines is to inform international researchers who receive grants from PAHO of their responsibility in complying with ethical guidelines and how they should go about meeting the necessary requirements. In its research activities, PAHO seeks to ensure that any project in which it is involved complies with international ethical guidelines. The PAHO Communicable-Disease Research Program, in its dual function of promotion of research and involvement in developing research capacity in developing countries, has been entrusted with the task of ensuring that these guidelines be followed. All PAHO grants needs to meet certain criteria and should have already undergone a process of ethical review before submission to PAHO and subsequent review by the PAHO Ethical Review Committee (PAHOERC). Any project submitted to PAHO for a grant must contain the following:
Complete Guide and necessary forms to be used for certification in the country where the research is being conducted: 6 pp, PDF (594 KB) | Word (117 KB).
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