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Research Ethics Governance in the Arab Region: Egypt

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Research Ethics in the Arab Region

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This chapter describes the governance of research in Egypt. While national legislation for the regulation of research and clinical trials in Egypt does not exist, there are several legal policies that address research involving humans. Also, a clinical trial law was drafted in 2016 and is awaiting approval by Parliament. At the level of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), there is the Central Directorate of Researches & Health Development (CDRHD) that regulates the conduct of research and RECs throughout Egypt. Also at the MoHP, is the Central Scientific and Research Ethics Committee that reviews all clinical trials protocols as well as Master and Doctorate theses conducted in the governmental hospitals.

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  1. Central Directorate of Research & Health Development, Ministry of Health & Population, Cairo, Egypt

    Azza Saleh

  2. Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt

    Azza Saleh

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  1. University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Henry Silverman

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Saleh, A. (2017). Research Ethics Governance in the Arab Region: Egypt. In: Silverman, H. (eds) Research Ethics in the Arab Region. Research Ethics Forum, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65266-5_23

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