| Title |
Grantee |
Status |
| Strengthening of the Botswana IRB, and establishment of Health Institutions and Health Districts Ethics Committees |
Ministry of Health Botswana (Mary Kasule) |
Ongoing |
| Building capacity of laypersons on IRBs to review research protocols and provide constructive feedback |
Nigeria HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Group (NHVMAG) (Morenike Oluwatoyin Ukpong) |
Completed |
| Strengthening the capacity of the Uganda Virus Research Institute Science and Ethics Committee (SEC) and preparing it for WHO recognition |
Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS - Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) (Edward Katongole Mbidde) |
Ongoing |
| Consolidation of a National Ethic Committees network in Mozambique by promoting training collaboration with African and European networks |
Ministry of Health / National Health Institute (João Fumane) |
Ongoing |
| The Palabre project: developing national research ethics guidelines for the Democratic Republic of Congo |
Centre Interdisciplinaire de Bioéthique pour L’Afrique Francophone (CIBAF) (Emile Okitolonda Wemakoy) |
Completed |
| Strengthening ethical review capacity of the Joint Clinical Research Centre-IRB and collaborating IRBs in North and Western Uganda |
Joint Clinical Research Center (Peter Mugyenyi) |
Ongoing |
| Strengthening of the National Ethics Committee in Gabon and creation of a Central African Ethics Committee Network (CAEN) |
Albert Schweitzer Hospital (Pierre-Blaise Matsiegui) |
Ongoing |
| Establishment and training of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the Kigali University Teaching Hospital (KUTH) to strengthen the ethical review capacities in Rwanda |
University Central Hospital of Kigali (Stephen Rulisa) |
Completed |
| Strengthening the capacity of UL-PIRE IRB |
University of Liberia (James Kollie) |
Ongoing |
| Training and Resources in Research Ethics Evaluation for Africa (TRREE for Africa): extending to Senegal, Nigeria and Mozambique and strengthening the existing network |
Health Law Institute (Dominique Sprumont) |
Completed |
| Strengthening African research ethics committees’ capacity for ethical review of HIV prevention research |
University of KwaZulu-Natal
(Prof. Douglas Wassenaar) |
Ongoing |
| The Mzadi project: strengthening research ethics capacity in the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo |
Centre Interdisciplinaire de Bioéthique pour L’Afrique Francophone (CIBAF)
(Dr Bavon Mupenda) |
Ongoing |
| Establishment of national research ethics committee and strengthening of newly established IRBs/RECs in Ghana |
University of Ghana (Dr Okyere Boateng) |
Ongoing |
| Strengthening capacity for ethics review and monitoring of approved projects at the Kenya Medical Research Institute |
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) (Dr Christine Wasunna) |
Ongoing |
| Programme for strengthening National Research Ethic Committee of Senegal (CNRS) and promoting ethics awareness in Senegal and in West Africa |
Conseil National pour la Recherche en Sante (CNRS) (Dr Samba Cor Sarr) |
Ongoing |
| Global Forum on Bioethics |
Welcome Trust (Dr Anthony Woods) |
Completed |
| Programme to strengthen regulatory systems in African countries (Phase 1 and 2) |
World Health Organization |
Completed |
| Creating web-based research training courses in biomedical research ethics for Africans |
Africa Malaria Network Trust (AMANET) (Prof. Wen Kilama) |
Completed |
| Continuation and expansion of the web-based learning platform for research training courses in biomedical research ethics for Africans |
Africa Malaria Network Trust-AMANET
(Dr Roma Chilengi) |
Completed |
| Enhancing research ethics capacity and compliance in Africa (ERECCA) |
University of Stellenbosch (Prof. Keymanthri Moodley) |
Completed |
| Developing a distance learning research ethics course for East Africa |
Cardiff University (Prof. Søren Holm) |
Completed |
| Training and resources in research ethics evaluation for Africa (TRREE for Africa) |
Institut de Droit de la Santé
(Prof. Dominique Sprumont) |
Completed |
| Training on ethical aspects of clinical research for members of African national ethics committees and for African physicians/investigators |
Vienna School of Clinical Research VSCR (Dr Christa Janko) |
Completed |
| Proposal for building and strengthening national capacities in ethical review and clinical trial monitoring |
University of Malawi
(Prof. Joseph Mfutso-Bengo) |
Completed |
| Proposal for building national capacities in health research ethics, ethical review and clinical trial monitoring in Zimbabwe |
Medical Research Council, Zimbabwe MRCZb&c (Mrs. Shungu Munyati) |
Completed |
| Capacity strengthening of Nigerian researchers and ethics committee members on ethics |
Nigerian Institute for Medical Research NIMR (Dr Ogenna Manafa) |
Completed |
| Strengthening the capacity of research ethics committees in Africa |
University of Ibadan
(Prof. Adeyinka Falusi) |
Completed |
| Strengthening the Rwanda National Ethics Committee
|
Rwanda National Ethics Committee (RNEC) (Dr Justin Wane) |
Ongoing |
| Strengthening ethical standards and practices in the protection of participants in health research in Tanzania |
Tanzania National Health Research Forum (TANHER) (Dr Julius Massaga) |
Ongoing |
| Strengthening the national scientific and ethical review system and process in Uganda |
Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) (Dr Maxwell Onapa) |
Ongoing |
| Establishment of a local Institutional Review Board (IRB) in Mwanza, Tanzania and strengthening collaboration between the local and national IRBs |
National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) (Dr John Changalucha) |
Ongoing |
| Strengthening the ethics of health research in Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Bioethics Initiative (ETBIN) (Prof. Beyenne Petros) |
Completed |
| Strengthening the National Health Research Ethics Committee of Nigeria (NHREC) |
University of Ibadan, West African Bioethics Training (WABT)
(Prof. Clement Adebamowo) |
Completed |
| Establishing an ethics research unit |
Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI) (Prof. Peter Mason) |
Completed |
| Establishment and strengthening of the Benin National Ethics Committee |
Ministry of Health Benin
(Dr Roch Houngnihin) |
Completed |
| Proposal to strengthen the National Health Science Committee and College of Medicine Ethics Committee |
University of Malawi
(Prof. Joseph Mfutso-Bengo) |
Completed |
| Establishment and support of a National Ethics Committee in Gabon |
Ministry of Public Health, Gabon
(Dr Pierre-Blaise Matsiegui) |
Completed |
| A proposal for strengthening capacity of six research ethics committees in Ghana |
Navrongo Health Research Centre
(Dr Okyere Boateng) |
Completed |
| Supporting research through enhancement of the IRB processes at Makerere Medical School |
Makerere University
(Prof. Nelson Sewankambo) |
Completed |
| Establishment of a regional ethics coordinating office |
Pan African Bio-Ethics Initiative PABIN (Dr Abraham Aseffa) |
Stopped |
| Mapping of ethics review and trial regulatory capacity in sub-Sahara Africa |
Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)
(Prof. Carel IJsselmuiden) |
Ongoing |
