Global Forum on Bioethics in Research Sandra Realpe (GFBR-Secretariat)
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Global Forum on Bioethics in ResearchGlobal Forum on Bioethics in Research
Sandra Realpe (GFBR-Secretariat)
Carel IJsselmuiden (COHRED, Director)
www.gfbronline.com
The 8th Global Forum
- on- Bioethics in Research
Lithuania, 27-29 June 2007
Background Data on Fora 1-7 The Secretariat Fellowship Programme
1999 Bethesda, USA. First meetingFirst meeting initiated initiated by the Fogarty International Centre of the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organisation, to facilitate global, open, and frank discussion of issues in health research from the developing countries perspective
The GFBR is the only global platform specifically provided to promote debate on emerging ethical issues in international collaborative health research between developing and developed countries
The debate (not declarations, resolutions) takes place in an annual meeting with 100-150 participants from over a two-or three-day period.
BackgroundBackground
To promote ethical international health research by bringing together ethicists, researchers, and policy makers from developing and developed countries to debate emerging ethical, social, legal and public policy issues related to health and biomedical research in international settings.
MissionMission
To strengthen the protection of human participants in international health research;
To provide a forum for developing country perspectives on ethical issues in research;
To explore opportunities to enhance capacity for ethical review of research;
To create a context for research involving human subjects in which developing and developed country scientists, ethicists, community representatives, policy-makers, and other relevant stakeholders can address ethical issues in ways that encourage expeditious long-term joint management of research protocols.
Specific aims Specific aims
Where has the forum been Where has the forum been
held?held?
November, 7-10, 1999
Partnerships Between Research Sponsors And Investigators Involved in Clinical Trials in Developing Countries, Needs of multi-centre Training Programme
FIC/HIH
Number of participants = 120
NB We do not have country information for GFBR1
GFBR1 - Bethesda, USAGFBR1 - Bethesda, USA
October, 14-15, 2000
Capacity Building for Ethics Review in Developing Countries, Benefiting the host Community
WHO
Number of participants = 102
30% of participants were from developed countries
70% were from developing countries
NB The definition of developed vs developing countries was obtained from the World Bank April 2007 data Gross National Income (GNI) data, accessed at http://web.worldbank.org/ Here a developing country is referred to as ”low-income and middle-income economies "
GFBR2
30%
70%
Developed country participants
Developing country participants
GFBR2 - Bangkok, ThailandGFBR2 - Bangkok, Thailand
GFBR3
61%
39% Developed country participants
Developing country participants
GFBR3 – Cape Town, South AfricaGFBR3 – Cape Town, South Africa
February, 21-23, 2002
Bioethics and Public Health Research, Including Ethical Guidelines Related to Post-trial Access to Drugs
UK-MRC
Number of participants = 117
39% of participants were from developed countries
61% were from developing countries
GFBR4
27%
73%
Developed country participants
Developing country participants
GFBR4 – Brasilia, BrazilGFBR4 – Brasilia, Brazil
October, 29-30, 2002
Genetics, Genomics and Ethics (Ethics of Genomic Research)
PAHO
Number of participants = 119
27% of participants were from developed countries
73% were from developing countries
GFBR 5
51%49%
Developed country participants
Developing country participants
GFBR5 – Paris, FranceGFBR5 – Paris, France
April, 22-23, 2004
Sharing the Benefits from Research in Developing Countries: Equity and Intellectual Property
INSERM
Number of participants =124
51% of participants were from developed countries
49% were from developing countries
GFBR 6
23%
77%
Developed country participants
Developing country participants
GFBR6 – Blantyre, MalawiGFBR6 – Blantyre, Malawi
March, 17-19, 2005
What happens when the research is over? Post-trial Obligations of Researchers and Sponsors
The Wellcome Trust
Number of participants =150
23% of participants were from developed countries
77% were from developing countries
GFBR7
10%
90%
Developed country participants
Developing country participants
GFBR7 – Karachi, PakistanGFBR7 – Karachi, Pakistan
February, 17-19, 2006
Ethical Issues Involving Public Health, Health Systems, and Health Services
Aga Khan University
Number of participants =148
23% of participants were from developed countries
77% were from developing countries
GFBR8 – Vilnius, LithuaniaGFBR8 – Vilnius, Lithuania
June, 27-29, 2007
Fostering Research Ethics Infrastructure in the Developing World/Transition Societies
Vilnius University in cooperation with Union Graduate College Bioethics Program (USA)
Number of participants =130
30% of participants are from developed countries
70% are from developing countries and transition societies
GFBR2
30%
70%
Developed country participants
Developing country participants
Which countries have Which countries have participants come from?participants come from?
40% of the countries in the World have been represented at some point
GFBR8 – Vilnius, LithuaniaGFBR8 – Vilnius, Lithuania
Number of participants
Fora 1-7 (1999-2006) = 880
Fora 8 (2007) + 130
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2007 = 1010 !
In total ( +-) participants have come:
29% from developed countries
71% have come from developing countries (and transition societies)
Call for application to host GFBR8
GFBR-Secretariat
GFBR1-8
30%
70%
Developed country participants
Developing country participants
GFBR-Secretariat is supported by a grant from the Science and Society Programme in Specific Support Action of the European Commission.
The GFBR-Secretariat is based on and operates a fellowship scheme.
Functions: Maintaining the “institutional memory” and organizational continuity of the GFBR and raising funds to extend the Secretariat activities.
GFBR-Secretariat GFBR-Secretariat Fellowship ProgrammeFellowship Programme
GFBR-Secretariat is housed by the Council on Health Research for Development (COHREDCOHRED)
50% FTE Ethics Officer
2 Fellowships
The recipient of the 2007-2008 first Fellowship is Xiuqin Wang
Next call
Training and Opportunity
Current partnersCurrent partners