Call for proposals: COVID-19 ethics

The WHO Health Ethics and Governance Unit invites proposals addressing significant ethical aspects of public health preparedness and response to COVID-19. Deadline 26 October. Read more
Welcome to Global Health Bioethics, Research Ethics and Review – the online community for all those interested in global health bioethics and research ethics. Read more here.
The WHO Health Ethics and Governance Unit invites proposals addressing significant ethical aspects of public health preparedness and response to COVID-19. Deadline 26 October. Read more
The Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) will hold a two-day meeting in Toronto, Canada on 8-9 June 2021 (tentative) on the theme “Ethical issues arising in research with people with mental health conditions”. Read more
A new theme page is now live on Mesh exploring public and community engagement with vaccine studies. Developed following a workshop on the topic, the area shares videos, exercises, projects, links to published literature, and many free guidelines and tools. Read more
Read the report by the African Academy of Sciences, UK Collaborative on Development Research and The Global Health Network Read more
Based on the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report, this new course explores core ethical issues that arise during research in global health emergencies, and ... Read more
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Research in Global Health Emergencies: Ethical Issues and Investigación en Emergencias Sanitarias Globales: Cuestiones Éticas
This specialist short course in English and español explores some of the core ethical issues that arise in the conduct of research in global health emergencies – from outbreaks of infectious diseases to natural and human-made disasters. It is entirely based on the peer-reviewed Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ report Research in global health emergencies: Ethical issues.
Ethics in epidemics, emergencies and disasters: Research, surveillance and patient care
This seven module course offers comprehensive training exploring the wide range of ethical issues faced by health professionals and policy makers working in the context of epidemics/pandemics and disaster situations, focusing primarily on the key areas of research, surveillance and patient care. This free to access course aims to provide clear background knowledge of the key subject areas and uses case studies as an effective way to explore the topics via realistic scenarios.