The Johns Hopkins-Fogarty African Bioethics Training Program is pleased to announce a call for applications for its fourth annual capacity development partnership in research ethics.

FABTP seeks applications from eligible African institutions for a funded collaborative partnership in international research ethics. The goal of the training partnership is to enhance research ethics capacity within the selected African institution.

The 2012 FABTP partner institution is University of Zambia- School of Medicine (Department of Public Health).  Former 2004 FABTP trainee, Dr. Bornwell Sikateyo, will serve as the University of Zambia partnership director. Dr. Sikateyo is currently the director of the UNZA Research Support Centre (RSC) for the Southern Africa Consortium for Research Excellence (SACORE).  He [...]

Bioethicists at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and their colleagues in global health at Stanford University have launched a free online basic ethics course for trainees in global health programs. The course, available at no cost online, covers 10 issues that pose significant ethical challenges in global health training, including the need to [...]

As part of FABTP’s 2011 partnership with Makerere University, College of Health Sciences (MakCHS), Mr. Paul Kutyabami, Ms. Aida Nakawunde and Mr. Freddy Kitutu are currently studying at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) – undergoing coursework; observing and interacting with Institutional Review Boards; visiting with scholars and staff at the NIH, FDA and OHRP; and meeting [...]

Greetings again from Baltimore! In this newsletter we introduce our one-year trainees and our partnership activities with the University of Botswana.  Mr. Derrick Elemu (FABTP 2009) provides an update on his activities “in the field,” and we announce a new program faculty member.  A lot has happened since January! The Johns Hopkins-Fogarty African Bioethics Training [...]