Research and developing countries: hopes and hypes.

Full Abstract

The paper outlines the universal problem of ensuring ethical practices in human subject research, and focuses on specific difficulties faced in the developing world with particular reference to Pakistan. It discusses the influence of traditional and hierarchical social norms of physician-patient relationships in heightening these problems. Two emerging issues of specific concern in Pakistan are described:
an exponential rise in multinational clinical drug trials, and commercial ventures offering unproven stem cell "therapy" for all kinds of diseases. The importance of introducing ethical practices in research within the context of local cultural and socioeconomic realities is highlighted.

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Author information

Author/s: Moazam, Farhat (F);

Affiliation: Center of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (SIUT), Karachi, Pakistan. famoz(-atsign-)mindspring.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-?i??iyah li-sharq al-mutawassi? (East Mediterr Health J), published in Egypt. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 12 Suppl 1 (issue ) : pp S30-6

Dates: Created 2006/10/13; Completed 2006/11/28; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 17037686, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attitude to Health - ethnology
Clinical Trials as Topic - ethics
Cultural Diversity
Developing Countries
Ethics Committees - organization & administration
Ethics, Research
Guidelines as Topic
Health Services Needs and Demand
Human Experimentation - ethics

Human Experimentation - ethics
Humans
Pakistan
Physician-Patient Relations - ethics
Research - organization & administration
Social Values - ethnology
Socioeconomic Factors
Stem Cell Transplantation - ethics
Technology Assessment, Biomedical - ethics

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