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New Pop-Up Coronavirus Knowledge Hub on The Global Health Network
New pop-up Coronavirus Knowledge Hub, a single-access portal to information with a focus on addressing the unknowns during the coronavirus outbreak, launches on The Global Health Network. Read more
Studies that deliberately infect people with diseases are on the rise
"It's not without risk, but we work to make it as safe as we possibly can"
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They Swallowed Live Typhoid Bacteria — On Purpose
Typhoid fever, caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi and spread in food and water, kills almost 200,000 victims a year — many of them young children — in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Survivors may suffer perforated intestines, heart problems ... Read more
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The right to withdraw from controlled human infection studies: Justifications and avoidance
Fernandez Lynch, H., 2020. The right to withdraw from controlled human infection studies: Justifications and avoidance. Bioethics. 00, 1–16 Abstract The right to withdraw from research without penalty ...
Ethical considerations for human infection studies: experiences and perceptions of study participants in Kenya
Background: The range and amount of volunteer infection studies, known as Controlled Human Infection Model (CHMI) studies, in Low-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) is increasing with rapid technological advancement, world-class laboratory ...
India: Side Meeting on the Current Global Regulatory and Ethical Landscape for CHIM studies [meeting summary]
On November 20-21, 2019, as a part of the 2019 World Conference on Access to Medical Products, a side meeting on the Current Global Regulatory and Ethical Landscape for ...
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We have provided a non-exhaustive list of guidelines, tools, templates and documents - as well as links to external resources - that are relevant to the development of health research, trials studies in general, and data management and sharing. Please check out our dedicated pages for Resources on Trials, Health Research, and Data Management and Sharing
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There are many considerations for conducting ethical and safe human infection studies. The human infection studies knowledge hub invites your contributions to several theme areas that will be developed over the coming months with a focus on Ethical considerations, Regulation, and Public & Community engagement.
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