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Table 5 National ethics guidance on 10 countries host to the most registered clinical trials

From: National ethics guidance in Sub-Saharan Africa on the collection and use of human biological specimens: a systematic review

Country

# Active studies w/HBS

Existing biobanks

H3Africa regional biobanks

Ethics system guidance (Gen’l)

Ethics system HBS language

Ethics system guidance specific to HBS

Consent

Ownership

Reuse

Storage

Export

MTA

South Africa

189

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Uganda

24

 

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Kenya

21

  

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Tanzania

13

  

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Nigeria

12

 

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The Gambia

11

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Malawi

11

  

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Mali

10

  

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Zambia

9

  

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Zimbabwe

9

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Total

309

3

4

10

9

8

4

7

8

8

8

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