Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2015 May 28:16:36.
doi: 10.1186/s12910-015-0030-z.

Research partnerships between high and low-income countries: are international partnerships always a good thing?

John D Chetwood  1 , Nimzing G Ladep  2 , Simon D Taylor-Robinson  3
Affiliations

Research partnerships between high and low-income countries: are international partnerships always a good thing?

John D Chetwood et al. BMC Med Ethics. .

Abstract

Background: International partnerships in research are receiving ever greater attention, given that technology has diminished the restriction of geographical barriers with the effects of globalisation becoming more evident, and populations increasingly more mobile.

Discussion: In this article, we examine the merits and risks of such collaboration even when strict universal ethical guidelines are maintained. There has been widespread examples of outcomes beneficial and detrimental for both high and low -income countries which are often initially unintended.

Summary: The authors feel that extreme care and forethought should be exercised by all involved parties, despite the fact that many implications from such international work can be extremely hard to predict. However ultimately the benefits gained by enhancing medical research and philanthropy are too extensive to be ignored.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Moderning Medical Careers . A guide to postgraduate specialty training in the UK. London: 346. MMC, The Gold Guide; 2007.
    1. British Medical Association . Broadening your horizons: a guide to taking time out to work and train in developing countries. London: BMA; 2009.
    1. General Medical Council . Tomorrow’s doctors: outcomes and standards for undergraduate medical education. London: GMC; 2009.
    1. Nuffield Council on Bioethics . The ethics of research related to health care in developing countries. London: Nuffield Council on Bioethics; 2002. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Saxena S, Paraje G, Sharan P, Karam G, Sadana R. The 10/90 divide in mental health research: trends over a 10-year period. Br J Psychiatry. 2006;188:81–2. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.011221. - DOI - PubMed

Publication types