The Africa Ethics Working Group (AEWG): a model of collaboration for psychiatric genomic research in Africa

Wellcome Open Research

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Dorcas Kamuya¹  Mary A. Bitta²  Adamu Addissie⁴  Violet Naanyu⁵  Andrea Palk⁶  Erisa Mwaka⁷  Eunice Kamaara⁸  Getnet Tadele⁹  Telahun Teka Wolde^1,10  Janet Nakigudde^1,11  Kiran Manku³  Rosemary Musesengwa³  Ilina Singh³ 

[1] KEMRI-WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME;Clinical Research-Neurosciences, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research ,(Coast), KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme;Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford;Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences,, Addis Ababa University;Department of Sociology Psychology & Anthropology, School of Arts & Social Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya, Moi University;Department of Philosophy,, Stellenbosch University;Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University;School of Arts and Social Sciences, Moi University;Department of Sociology, Addis Ababa University;Ministry of Science and Higher Education;College of Health Sciences, Makerere University

关键词: Collaborative working groups;    Research partnerships;    Genomic research;    Bioethics of psychiatric research;   

DOI  :  10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16772.1

学科分类：内科医学

来源: Wellcome

【 摘 要 】

The Africa Ethics Working Group (AEWG) is a South-South-North collaboration of bioethics and mental health researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, working to tackle emerging ethical challenges in global mental health research. Initially formed to provide ethical guidance for a neuro-psychiatric genomics research project, AEWG has evolved to address cross cutting ethical issues in mental health research aimed at addressing equity in North-South collaborations. Global South refers to economically developing countries (sub-Saharan Africa in this context) and Global North to economically developed countries (primarily Europe, UK and North America). In this letter we discuss lessons that as a group we have learnt over the last three years; lessons that similar collaborations could draw on. With increasing expertise from Global South as an outcome of several capacity strengthening initiatives, it is expected that the nature of scientific collaborations will shift to a truly equitable partnership. The AEWG provides a model to rethink contributions that each partner could make in these collaborations.

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