From: Readiness of ethics review systems for a changing public health landscape in the WHO African Region
Country | Existence and date of establishment | NEC established by law | Law/Policy guiding ethical standards | NEC has secretarial and administrative support |
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Algeria | Yes (1990) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Benin | Yes (2007) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Botswana | Yes (1984) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Burkina Faso | Yes (2002) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Burundi | Yes (2006) | No response | Yes | No |
CAR | Yes (2005) | Nil | Nil | No |
Chad | Nil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Congo | Yes (2007) | Nil | Nil | No |
DRC | Yes (2003) | Nil | Nil | Yes |
Eritrea | Yes (2006) | No response | Yes | No |
Ethiopia | Yes (1995) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Equatorial Guinea | Nil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Gambia | Yes (1980) | Yes | Nil | Yes |
Gabon | Yes (2007) | Nil | Nil | Yes |
Ghana | Yes (2002) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Guinea | Yes (1999) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kenya | Yes (2009) | Yes | No response | Yes |
Lesotho | Yes (2007) | Yes | Nil | Yes |
Liberia | Yes (2006) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Madagascar | Yes (1994) | Nil | Yes | Yes |
Malawi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mali | Yes (2002) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Niger | Yes (1999) | Yes | Yes | No |
Nigeria | Yes (1980) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Senegal | Yes (2001) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Seychelles | Yes (1991) | (law enacted in 2012) | Yes | No response |
Sierra Leone | Yes (1993) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
South Africa | Yes (2006) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Swaziland | Yes (2006) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tanzania | Yes (2002) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Uganda | Yes (1995) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Zambia | Yes (2008) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Zimbabwe | Yes (1974) | Yes | Yes | Yes |