To be published in January 2020
Recent global health emergencies have highlighted how uncertainties about what is ethically acceptable during emergencies can impede progress of potentially valuable research, or alternatively contribute to the risks of unethical practice passing undetected.
This project is exploring how research may be conducted ethically in global health emergencies.
The report will be published in early 2020.
Read our letter in The Guardian - The importance of community involvement in tackling Ebola
Katharine Wright
Katharine is part of the senior management team. She is responsible for leading Council projects and inquiries and speaking on behalf the Council on a range of ethical issues. Before joining the Council in 2007, she worked on health law and ethics in the NHS, Department of Health and House of Commons.
Kate Harvey
Senior Research Officer
Kate undertakes research to support the Council's work and contributes to the drafting of reports. She also monitors developments in areas of interest to the Council. Prior to joining the Council, Kate completed an MA in Medical Ethics and Law at King's College London.
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