Global Forum on Bioethics in Research

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Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institute was founded in 1810 on the initiative of King Charles XIII after the defeat in the Finnish war against Russia of 1808 - 1809. At that time one third of the wounded died in field hospitals. The army surgeon's medical knowledge was obviously insufficient.

International Health Research at the Harvard School of Public Health
The overarching mission of the Harvard School of Public Health is to advance the public's health through learning, discovery, and communication.

The Wellcome Trust

A medical research charity in the United Kingdom whose mission is to foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health.

World Medical Association (WMA)

An independent confederation of Medical Associations from different countries representing physicians from all sectors, medical specialities and regions of the world.

12 - 14 FEBRUARY 2004
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

A follow-up Workshop will be held in February 2004 to explore developments in this area since the publication of the Report. The Workshop, co-hosted by the South African MRC and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics

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World Health Organization (WHO)
An inter-governmental organisation whose objective is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Georgetown University

Kennedy Institute of Ethics, established at Georgetown University in 1971, is a teaching and research center offering ethical perspectives on major policy issues.

Georgetown University Center for Clinical Bioethics (CCB)

The Center for Clinical Bioethics (CCB) was established in 1991 as a center of excellence at Georgetown University Medical Center, complementing the activities in ethics of the
other divisions of the University

Strategic Initiative for Developing Capacity in Ethical Review (SIDCER)
The global network for establishing best practices in ethical review.

WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR/WHO)
TDR WHO aims to help coordinate, support and influence global efforts to combat a portfolio of major diseases of the poor and disadvantaged.

The American Journal of Bioethics

The American Journal of Bioethics. Provides latest online Journals on Bioethics

Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS)

An international, nongovernmental, non-profit-making organization facilitating and promoting international activities in the field of biomedical sciences.

Ethics Institute of South Africa (EthicSA)
The Ethics Institute of South Africa (EthicSA) is an independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit (Section 21) organization.


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