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Articulating ethical principles guiding Target Malaria's engagement strategy
Aaron J Roberts1, Delphine Thizy2
1Institute On Ethics and Policy for Innovation, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
Malaria Journal
|February 6, 2022
Summary
Target Malaria is developing gene drive technology for mosquito control. They outline ethical principles for community engagement, sharing lessons learned to guide future area-wide vector control research.
Area of Science:
- Genetics
- Public Health
- Bioethics
Background:
- Gene drive research is advancing, prompting ethical discussions on community engagement.
- Existing clinical research best practices do not fully address area-wide vector control engagement.
- Target Malaria investigates gene drive for controlling Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To articulate the ethical principles guiding Target Malaria's community engagement strategy.
- To explain the rationale behind the selected engagement principles.
- To share early lessons from applying these principles in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Uganda.
Main Methods:
- The paper presents the principles guiding Target Malaria's engagement strategy.
- It details the rationale for selecting these principles.
- It shares early lessons from the application of these principles.
Main Results:
- Ethical principles for community engagement in gene drive research were articulated.
- The rationale for these principles was explained.
- Early lessons from applying the principles in field research were shared.
Conclusions:
- Sharing engagement lessons can contribute to best practices for area-wide vector control.
- This work aims to inform future gene drive research and community engagement strategies.
- Robust, tailored engagement is crucial for emerging technologies like gene drive.
Keywords:
Co-developmentEthicsGene driveMalariaResponsible researchStakeholder engagementVector controlMore Related Videos
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