Name: Ethical riddles in HIV research
Uploaded: 2013-01-10T16:00:07Z
Duration: 10 min 53 s
Description: A woman in sub-Saharan Africa is part of a cutting-edge HIV clinical trial -- but she can't afford a bus ticket to her health clinic, let alone the life-saving antiretrovirals she'll need. Boghuma Kabisen Titanji asks an important question: How can researchers looking for a cure make sure they're not taking advantage of the people most affected by the pandemic?

A woman in sub-Saharan Africa is part of a cutting-edge HIV clinical trial -- but she can't afford a bus ticket to her health clinic, let alone the life-saving antiretrovirals she'll need. Boghuma Kabisen Titanji asks an important question: How can researchers looking for a cure make sure they're not taking advantage of the people most affected by the pandemic?

Boghuma Kabisen Titanji: Ethical riddles in HIV research

Ethical riddles in HIV research

A clinical trial's dark side: Patients like Celine, left without care post-study, spotlight ethical gaps in global research practices.

Informed consent in developing countries often lacks clarity and genuine understanding, compromising participant welfare.

Post-trial care absence for participants highlights a moral dilemma in medical research, urging a reevaluation of ethical standards.