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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Health Policy
  • Research Ethics

Background:

  • Ethical oversight systems for health research involving human participants are common globally.
  • Mechanisms for assessing the quality of these ethical oversight systems are underutilized, particularly in low-resource settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a new tool developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for benchmarking the quality of ethics oversight systems for health-related research.
  • To provide a resource that facilitates the assessment of ethical oversight quality without significant resource investment.

Main Methods:

  • The WHO tool comprises 48 indicators across three key areas: national context, research ethics committees, and research institutions.
  • Indicators for the national context are assessed at a country-wide level.
  • Indicators for research ethics committees and institutions are evaluated on an entity-by-entity basis, with options for sampling or self-assessment.

Main Results:

  • The tool offers a simple, measurable framework for assessing research ethics oversight quality.
  • It is designed for easy implementation, even in resource-limited environments.
  • The WHO is actively working with global partners to promote the tool's adoption and implementation.

Conclusions:

  • Widespread adoption of the WHO benchmarking tool is anticipated to enhance policy coherence in research ethics.
  • The tool is expected to facilitate multinational research by standardizing ethical oversight assessments.
  • It serves as a valuable resource for quality improvement initiatives within research ethics committees and institutions.