Imperial College London
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ProfessorSimonTaylor-Robinson

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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Electrical EngineeringSouth Kensington Campus

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Citation

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@article{Taylor-Robinson:2021:qjmed/hcab010,
author = {Taylor-Robinson, SD and Spearman, CW and Suliman, AAA},
doi = {qjmed/hcab010},
journal = {QJM: an international journal of medicine},
pages = {357--358},
title = {Why is there a paucity of clinical trials in Africa?},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcab010},
volume = {114},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Disproportionately few clinical trials are undertaken on the African continent, in part due to lingering neocolonial attitudes in the Global North which keep research activity primarily in developing countries, while being skeptical of the abilities of those in the Global South to undertake organized clinical studies. In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, applicable research and clinical trials should be undertaken in relevant populations in order to extrapolate to a population level. This is all the more important in Africa, which has a rich genetic diversity. We suggest that a lack of organized research ethics committees across the continent and a deficiency of appropriate training are responsible in part for the reluctance of clinical trial organizers in the developed countries of the Global North to engage with medical leadership in Africa. We consider ways of alleviating this problem, including suggesting a pan-continental surveillance of ethics committee agendas and of training, either through the auspices of the African Union or the World Health Organization. In addition, medical leadership in African nations must be encouraged to take ownership of their medical ethics agendas to facilitate decent international clinical trial participation for the good of the continent as a whole.
AU  - Taylor-Robinson,SD
AU  - Spearman,CW
AU  - Suliman,AAA
DO  - qjmed/hcab010
EP  - 358
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1460-2393
SP  - 357
TI  - Why is there a paucity of clinical trials in Africa?
T2  - QJM: an international journal of medicine
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcab010
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33486529
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/86556
VL  - 114
ER  -
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