Grants signed in 2011
Capacity building and support for three ethics review committees in North Central and South Western geopolitical zones of Nigeria

Project Coordinator: Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (Kolawole Oyedeji)
Location: Nigeria
Budget: € 47,725
Duration of the project: April 2011-February 2013

This project aims to provide some basic support and training for three ethics review committees in two geopolitical zones in Nigeria to be up on ethical dilemmas in biomedical research. This will be achieved through the purchase and installation of basic computer hardware and software, a training workshop on protocol review and providing constructive feedback, research monitoring and the use of PRO-IRB software, and providing a platform for networking and collaboration for promoting discussion on contemporary issues and dilemmas of health research ethics among these Ethics review committees (ERCs) and other local and national ethics committees through communication via internet based fora.