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INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND JUST SHARING OF BENEFITS IN MEXICO
Author(s) -
PÁEZ RICARDO,
DE ALBA JAVIER E. GARCÍA
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
developing world bioethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1471-8847
pISSN - 1471-8731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2008.00228.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , research ethics , divergence (linguistics) , sociology , public relations , political science , engineering ethics , engineering , geography , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology
International research enrolling human subjects has raised an ethical concern regarding the just distribution of benefits between the countries that design the research and the host communities. Although several universal declarations have expressed this concern, a gap between theory and practice continues to exist, as well as a significant divergence between the design of the research protocol and the social context where it will be implemented. Although institutional review boards have made a valuable effort to evaluate international research, their sensitivity to the just sharing of research benefits as well as their attention to the social context must be evaluated. This article analyzes the distribution of benefits in a review of international research in Mexico and produces an ethical reflection based on the results.