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The SECRET project aims to enhance the capacity of research ethics committees in Uganda and Ethiopia. It focuses on establishing accreditation systems, improving clinical trial oversight, and implementing digital submission processes to streamline research ethics in Sub-Saharan Africa.
BACKGROUNDThere are few research ethics committees (RECs) with capacity to review and provide oversight for clinical trials in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and hardly any national accreditation systems used to evaluate the quality of review by these RECs.
Although digital protocol submission systems improve RECs efficiency, up to 48% RECs in SSA still use paper-based systems.
Additionally, many (single country) clinical trials in SSA are not registered with any internationally recognized clinical t…
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UGANDA NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Uganda, Kampala
Type: Public body
Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
SME: No
SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
South Africa, Tygerberg
Type: Research institute
Activity type: Research Organisations
SME: No
Uganda, Central Division
Type: Public body
Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
SME: No
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