title: Multiple ethical review in North-South collaborative research: the experience of the Ebola-Tx trial in Guinea.
abstract: The process of double ethical review involves the ethics committees (ECs) in the country(ies) of the research site(s) and of the sponsor. This paper aims to assess the experience of the double ethical review in the Ebola-Tx trial, and to make general recommendations for research conducted during public health emergencies.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Sciences Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium,. mdecrop@itg.be.
authors.forename: Maaike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Crop
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Formation et Rechercheen Santé Rurale de Maferinyah, Conakry, Guinea,. adelamou@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delamou
authors.affiliation: Clinical Sciences Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium,. jvangriensven@itg.be.
authors.forename: Johan Van
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Griensven
authors.affiliation: Clinical Sciences Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium,. rravinetto@itg.be.
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravinetto
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004630:Emergencies; D026724:Ethical Review; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D016701:Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011634:Public Health / Q000941:ethics*