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Competing ethics in a pilot strategy to implement parasitology training and research in post-Ebola Sierra Leone
Much of the focus of public health research post-Ebola in Sierra Leone has been on rebuilding the healthcare system. However, very little attention has focused on capacity building in knowledge necessary for (bio)medical research, specifically around emerging opportunistic human pathogens that contr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7650977/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33165547 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa065 |
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author | Peña-Fernández, Antonio Anjum, Umar Wadoum, Raoul Emeric Guetiya Koroma, Sylvester Berghs, Maria |
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description | Much of the focus of public health research post-Ebola in Sierra Leone has been on rebuilding the healthcare system. However, very little attention has focused on capacity building in knowledge necessary for (bio)medical research, specifically around emerging opportunistic human pathogens that contribute to the high morbidity and mortality rates in Sierra Leone. In collaboration with academic staff from the University of Makeni, we engaged in a small-scale pilot intervention to strengthen medical parasitology teaching and research. The cultural competencies and ethical expertise provided by Sierra Leonean academics was critical to work in local communities and ensuring consent to undertake research. Yet, at the end of a day of collecting samples, in small pieces of conversation, the staff also explained ethical constraints they experienced taking part in research collaborations. They illustrate that, while on the surface all may seem well with a project, there can be harmful effects in terms of accessibility, ownership, cultural responsiveness and accountability, which should be taken into consideration when establishing networks and collaborations with universities from low-income countries. |
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spelling | pubmed-76509772020-11-16 Competing ethics in a pilot strategy to implement parasitology training and research in post-Ebola Sierra Leone Peña-Fernández, Antonio Anjum, Umar Wadoum, Raoul Emeric Guetiya Koroma, Sylvester Berghs, Maria Int Health Original Article Much of the focus of public health research post-Ebola in Sierra Leone has been on rebuilding the healthcare system. However, very little attention has focused on capacity building in knowledge necessary for (bio)medical research, specifically around emerging opportunistic human pathogens that contribute to the high morbidity and mortality rates in Sierra Leone. In collaboration with academic staff from the University of Makeni, we engaged in a small-scale pilot intervention to strengthen medical parasitology teaching and research. The cultural competencies and ethical expertise provided by Sierra Leonean academics was critical to work in local communities and ensuring consent to undertake research. Yet, at the end of a day of collecting samples, in small pieces of conversation, the staff also explained ethical constraints they experienced taking part in research collaborations. They illustrate that, while on the surface all may seem well with a project, there can be harmful effects in terms of accessibility, ownership, cultural responsiveness and accountability, which should be taken into consideration when establishing networks and collaborations with universities from low-income countries. Oxford University Press 2020-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7650977/ /pubmed/33165547 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa065 Text en © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Original Article Peña-Fernández, Antonio Anjum, Umar Wadoum, Raoul Emeric Guetiya Koroma, Sylvester Berghs, Maria Competing ethics in a pilot strategy to implement parasitology training and research in post-Ebola Sierra Leone |
title | Competing ethics in a pilot strategy to implement parasitology training and research in post-Ebola Sierra Leone |
title_full | Competing ethics in a pilot strategy to implement parasitology training and research in post-Ebola Sierra Leone |
title_fullStr | Competing ethics in a pilot strategy to implement parasitology training and research in post-Ebola Sierra Leone |
title_full_unstemmed | Competing ethics in a pilot strategy to implement parasitology training and research in post-Ebola Sierra Leone |
title_short | Competing ethics in a pilot strategy to implement parasitology training and research in post-Ebola Sierra Leone |
title_sort | competing ethics in a pilot strategy to implement parasitology training and research in post-ebola sierra leone |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7650977/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33165547 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa065 |
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