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READING LIST
NB: Many
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| Research in Developing Countries
- 1. Benatar SR. Reflections and recommendations
on research ethics in developing countries. Social Science
& Medicine 54:1131-41; 2002 (Required)
- 2. Chavunduka GL. Traditional African
perceptions of illness. Acta Tropica 78:S29-32;
2001.
- 3. Christakis NA. Ethics are local:
engaging cross-cultural variation in the ethics for clinical
research. Social Science & Medicine 35:1079-91;
1992.
- 4. Emanuel EJ, Wendler D, Killen J, Grady C.
What makes clinical research in developing countries ethical?
The benchmarks of ethical research. Journal of Infectious
Diseases 189(5):930-7; 2004. (Required)
- 5. Santana S. Culture
clash: human subjects research in Developing Countries.
Washington: Association of American Medical Colleges; 2002.
4 p.
- 6. Ashcroft RE, Chadwick DW, Clark SRL, Edwards
RHT,
Frith L, Hutton JL. Implications
of social-cultural context for the
ethics of clinical trials. Health Technology Assessment
1(9):1-80;
- 7. Shapiro HT, Meslin EM. Ethical issues
in the design and conduct of clinical trails in developing
countries. New England Journal of Medicine 345(2)
:139-42; 2001
- 8. Nuffield Council on Bioethics. The
ethics of clinical research in developing countries –
London: Nuffield Council on Bioethics; 1999. 36p. (Required)
- 9. Nuffield Council on Bioethics. The
ethics of research related to healthcare in developing countries.
London: Nuffield Council of Bioethics; 2001. 128 p.
- 10. World Health Organization. Contraceptive
Norplant (Levonorgestrel) as safe and effective as IUD’s
and sterilization. 2001. 3p.
- 11. International Organization for Migration.
Migration,
health and human rights; Migration and Health Newsletter
2/2002 Geneva: IOM; 2002. 4p. Available from: http://www.iom.int/iomwebsite/Publication/ServletSearchPublication?event=detail&id=1
- 12. IJsselmuiden CB, Faden RR. Research
and informed consent in Africa – another look. New
England Journal of Medicine 326(12):830-3; 1992 (Required)
Ethical principles:
- 1. IJsselmuiden C. Ethical aspects of
health research. Pretoria: University of Pretoria; School
for Health Systems and Public Health: 2003. (Required)
- 2. Roberts MJ, Reich MR. Ethical analysis
in public health. Lancet
359:1055-59; 2002
Unethical research:
Consent:
- 1. Alderson P, Goodey C. Theories of
consent. BMJ 317(7):1313-5; 1998
Environmental Justice:
- 1. Anonymous. Landmark victory for Asbestos
litigants. Mail & Guardian 21 July 2002.
- 2. Anonymous. Cancer widows sue US petro-giant.
Mail & Guardian 15 Sep 2000.
- 3. Anonymous. The Killing stone. Mail
& Guardian 11 May 2001.
- 4. Streck B. The dust hasn’t settled.
Mail & Guardian 18 January 2002.
- 5. Macleod F. Taxpayers could foot the
rehabilitation bill. Mail & Guardian 18 January
2002.
- 6. Mcleod F, Chala S. Ramaphosa to oversee
payouts. Mail & Guardian 22 February 2002.
- 7. Meeran R. Lifting the corporate veil.
Mail & Guardian 19 April 2002.8. Anonymous.
Chernobyl of the Northern Cape. Mail & Guardian
10 February 2003.
- 9. Wenz PS. Environmental justice through
improved efficiency.
Environmental Values 9:173-88; 2000.
- 10. Ramesh R. Bhopal
still suffering, 20 years on. Guardian Unlimited
29
November 2004. 4p.
Conflict of interest:
- 1. Little M. Research, ethics and conflicts
of interest. Journal of Medical Ethics 25:259-62;
1999
- 2. Boyd EA, Bero LA. Assessing faculty
financial relationships with industry: a case study. JAMA
284(17):2209-14; 2000.
- 3. Stelfox HT, Chua G, O’Rourke K, Detsky
AS. Conflict of interest in the debate over calcium
– channel antagonists. New England Journal of
Medicine 338:101-6; 1998.
- 4. Korn D. Conflict of interest in biomedical
research. JAMA
284:2234-7; 2000.
- 5. Peterson M. What’s
black and white and sells medicine? New York Times
Aug 2000. 9p.
Gender – Sensitive research:
- 1. Jewkes R, Abrahams C, Penn-Kekana L, Garcia-Moreno
C. Ethical and methodological issues in conducting
research on
gender – based violence in Southern Africa. Reproductive
Health
Matters 8(15):93-103; 2000.
Human Rights:
- 1. The Siracusa Principles on limitation and
derogation provisions in the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights. Human Rights Quarterly
7(1):3-14; 1985.
- 2. Bolin Pennegard AM. Overview over
human rights – the regime of the UN. In: Alfredsson
G editor. International human rights monitoring mechanisms;
essays in honour of Jacob Th Möller. The Hague: Kluwer
2001. p19-66.
- 3. Bosselmann K. Human Rights and the
environment: redefining fundamental principles.Conference
on: Environmental Justice: global ethics for the 21st Century.
4p.
Available from: http://www.arbld.unimelb.edu.au/envjust/papers/allpapers/bosselmann/home.htm
- 4. Mann JM, Gostin L, Gruskin S, Brennan T, Lazzarini
Z, Fineberg H.
Health and human rights. In: Mann JM editor. Health and
human rights: a reader. New York: Routledge, 1999. p7-20.
- 5. Organization of African Unity. African
Charter on human and people’s
rights. Nairobi: Organization of African Unity. 1986.
- 6. South Africa. Constitution of the
Republic of South Africa. Act 108 of 1996. Chapter 2: Bill
of Rights. 13p.
- 7. United Nations. Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights.
General Assembly Resolution 2200A(XXI). New York; 16 December
1966. 10p.
- 8. United Nations. Economic and Social
Council. Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.
The
right to the highest attainable standard of health.
(E/C.12/2000/4 General comments) Geneva:WHO; 11 August 2000.
19 p.
- 9. Benatar SR. Global disparities in
health and human rights: a critical
commentary. American Journal of Public health 88(2):295-300;
1998.
- 10. Patterson DC. International law,
human rights and HIV/AIDS. Bulletin of
World Health Organization 80(12):964-6; 2002.
- 11. Grant CJ. Introduction to health
and human rights. Pretoria: SHSPH; 2005.
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