Questioning the ethics of international research on formula milk supplementation in low-income African countries
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Date
2022
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Abstract
Over the past three decades, the increase
in funding for priority public health issues
largely affecting low/middle-income countries (LMICs) has led to the growth in international research involving researchers
or research sponsors from a high-income
country (HIC) conducting research in
LMICs. The ethical considerations in such
international research were raised in the
1990s and several ethical guidelines specifically addressing international research were
published.1 2 However, in 2022, we still find
examples of research undertaken by HIC
principal investigators and funders, with no
benefit and large potential for harm, being
undertaken in LMICs.
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Keywords
Public health, Formula milk, Child health, Nutrition, Africa
Citation
Doherty, T. et al. (2022). Questioning the ethics of international research on formula milk supplementation in low-income African countries. BMJ Global Health, 7(9), e010227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009181