Ethics approval fees constrain early career researchers in Africa: a call for alternative financing for ethics committees

Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 28:8:20499361211035205. doi: 10.1177/20499361211035205. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.

Affiliations

¹ Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
² College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
³ SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Federal Republic of Somalia.
⁴ Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
⁵ Ministry of Health and Social Services, Windhoek, Namibia.
⁶ College of Health Science, Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya.
⁷ Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda.

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Keywords: africa; challenges; early career researchers; ethics committees; fees; funding; young scientists.