Portugal
CNECV - Conselho Nacional de Etica para as Ciencias da Vida Dr. Paula Cristina Martinho da Silva (Chair) Rua Prof. Gomes Teixeira, Edif. PCM, 8, 1399-022 Lisbon, Portugal Telephone: +351 213927688 Fax: +351 213900032 cnecv@sg.pcm.gov.pt http://www.cnecv.gov.pt/cnecv/pt/
Governo Português http://www.portugal.gov.pt
Assembleia da República http://www.parlamento.pt
União Europeia
European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies http://europa.eu.int/comm/european_group_ethics/index_en.htm
Biotechnology http://europa.eu.int/comm/biotechnology
CONSELHO DA EUROPA, Steering Committee on Bioethics http://www.coe.int/T/E/Legal_Affairs/Legal_co-operation/Bioethics/CDBI/
Unesco
International Bioethics Committee http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php @URL_ID=1879&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php @URL_ID=1878&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
International Association of Bioethics http://www.bioethics-international.org/
Europa
ALBANIA
Albanian Committee on Bioethics Prof. Orion Glozheni (Chair) Rr. Gjin Bue Shpata No. 3, Tirana, ALBANIA Telephone: +355 4224894 Fax: +355 4224894
ALEMANHA
Nationaler Ethikrat (German National Ethics Council) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Spiros Simitis (Chair) Nationaler Ethikrates Jägerstrasse 22/23 D-10117 Berlin, Germany Telephone: +49 3020370242 Fax: +49 3020370252 kontakt@ethikrat.org Nationaler Ethikrat website
AUSTRIA
The Bioethics Commission Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Johannes Huber (Chair) Dr. Robert Gmeiner (Head of the Secretariat) Bioethikkommission beim Bundeskanzleramt Geschäftsstelle 1010 Wien, Hohenstaufengasse 3, Telephone: +43 1531154319 Fax: +43)1531154307 robert.gmeiner@bka.gv.at http://www.bka.gv.at/bioethik/
BELGICA
Comité consultatif de Bioéthique de Belgique (Belgian Advisory Committee on Bioethics) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Léon Cassiers (President) Comité consultatif de Bioéthique de Belgique, 4, Rue de l'Autonomie- 1er étage. 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium Tél : +32 275250911 Fax: +32 25250912 bioeth-info@health.fgov.be/bioeth
CHIPRE
Cyprus National Bioethics Committee Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Mrs. Rena Vrahimi – Petridou (Chair) Dr. Marios Cariolou cariolou@cing.ac.cy
REPUBLICA CHECA
Centralni Eticka Komise Pri Ministerstvu Zdravotnictvi Ceske Republiky (Central Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Dr. Jan Payne (President) Dr. Dominika Grundova (General Secretary) Central Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, Palackého nám.4, 128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic Telephone: +420 224972471 Fax: +420 224915977 stanilaztuma@mzcr.cz
Bioeticka Komise Rada Vlady Ceské Republiky pro Vyzkum a Vyvoj, BIOETICKA KOMISE RVV (Bioethical Commission Associated to the Research and Development Council of the Government of the Czech Republic) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Dr. Vladimír Viklicky (President) Jana Zoubková (General Secretary) Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Nabrezi Edvarda Benese 4, 118 01 Prague 1, Czech Republic Tel. +420 224002358 Fax: +420 224532468 blazka@vlada.cz http://www.vlada.cz/1250/eng/vrk/rady/rvv/rvv.eng.shtml
DINAMARCA
Danish Council of Ethics Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Mr. Berit Andersen Faber (Head of Secretariat) The Danish Council of Ethics Ravnsborggade 2-4; 2200 Copenhagen Denmark Telephone: +45 35375833 Fax: +45 35375755 etiskraad@etiskraad.dk info@etiskraad.dk http://www.etiskraad.dk
Den Centrale Videnskabsetiske Komité, CVK (The Danish Central Scientific Ethical Committee) Mrs. Kamma Bertelsen (Chair) Hanne Koktvedgaard (General Secretary) Danish Research Agency, Randersgade 60, 2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark Telephone: +45 35446200 forsk@forsk.dk http://www.forsk.dk/cvk/index.htm
ESTONIA
Eesti Bioeetika Noukogu, EBN (Estonian Council on Bioethics) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Prof. Arvo Tikk (President) Pille Saar (General Secretary) University of Tartu, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, 2, Ludwig Puusepp Street, 51014 Tartu, ESTONIA Telephone: +372 7318532 Fax: +372 7318509 arvo.tikk@kliinikum.ee
FINLANDIA
Tutkimuseettinen Neuvottelukunta,T E N K (National Advisory Board on Research Ethics) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Prof. Eero Vuorio (Chair) National Advisory Board on Research Ethics, Mariankatu 53FIN-00170 Helsinki, FINLAND Telephone: +358 922869234 Fax: +358 922869244 tenk@tsv.fi
National Advisory Board on Health Care Ethics (ETENE) Provides policy advice on health care and on relevant ethics issues Mrs. Paula Kokkonen (Chair) Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, P.O. Box 33 Kirkkokatu 14, Helsinki, 00023 Valtioneuvosto Telephone: +358 916073147 Fax: +358 916074312 etene@stm.fi http://www.etene.org/e/index.shtml
National Advisory Board for Biotechnology (BTNK) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Matti Sarvas (Chair) Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, P.O. Box 33, FIN-00023 Government, Finland Fax: +358 9 16073876
National Advisory Board for Biotechnology The Finnish National Public Health Institute Mannerheimintie 166 FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland Fax +358 947448408 sihteeri@biotekniikanneuvottelukunta.fi http://www.biotekniikanneuvottelukunta.fi
Board for Gene Technology Provides policy advice on the use of gene technology Prof. Pirjo H. Mäkelä (Chair) Mrs. Irma Salovuori (Secretary General) Mrs. Hannele Leiwo (Secretary) Ministry of Social Affairs and Health P.O. Box 33 FIN-00023 Council of State Finland irma.salovuori@stm.fi hannele.leiwo@stm.fi http://www.geenitekniikanlautakunta.fi/e/index.htm
FRANÇA
Comité Consultatif National d'Ethique pour les sciences de la vie et de la santé (CCNE) (National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Science) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Didier Sicard (President) 71, rue Saint-Dominique 75007 Paris, France Telephone: +33 144424852/53 Fax: +33 144424848 contact@comite-ethique.fr http://www.ccne-ethique.fr/
GEORGIA
National Bioethics Council of Georgia, NBCG Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Dr. Tamar Dekanosidze (Chair) National Health Management Centre, 51 Javahishvili St., Tbilisi-38002, GEORGIA Telephone: +995 32940160 Fax: +995 32940160 nhmchl@nilc.org.ge
GRÉCIA
Hellenic National Bioethics Commission Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. George Koumantos (Chair) Omirou str. 51 10672 Athens, GREECE Tel. +30 0103625049, 0103625160 National Bioethics Commission Evelpidon 47 113 62 Athens, Greece Telephone: +30 2108847700 Fax: +30 2108847701 Secretariat@bioethics.gr http://www.bioethics.gr
HOLANDA
Gezondheidsraad (Health Council of the Netherlands) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. J. A. Knottnerus (President) Dr. W. J. Dondorp (Scientific secretary) Postal address: PO Box 16052 2500 BB The Hague, The Netherlands Office address: Parnassusplein 5, The Hague, The Netherlands Telephone: +31 0703407520 Fax: +31 0703407523 wj.dondorp@gr.nl http://www.gr.nl http://www.healthcouncil.nl
HUNGRIA
Egészségügyi Tudományos Tanács Tudományos és Kutatásetikai Bizottsága, ETT TUKEB (Scientific and Research Ethics Committee of the Medical Research Council) Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Dr. Zoltán Papp (President) Ministry of Health, Medical Research Council, Budapest, H-1051, Arany János u. 6-8, Hungary, Telephone: +36 13119651 Fax: +36 13119651 szolanka.jozsefne@eum.hu
ISLANDIA
National Bioethics Committee of Iceland, VSN Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Dr. Björn Gudbjörnsson (Chair) Mrs. Olof Yrr Atladottir (Committee’s Managing Director) olof.yrr.atladottir@vsn.stjr.is National Bioethics Committee Vegmúli 3, IS-108 Reykjavík, Iceland Telephone: +354 5517100 Fax: +354 5511444 visindasidanefnd@vsn.stjr.is http://www.visindasidanefnd.is/
IRLANDA
Irish Council for Bioethics Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Mr. Dermot Gleesonm (Chair) Irish Council for Bioethics Academy House 19 Dawson Street Dublin 2, IRELAND Telephone: +353 16611901 Fax: +353 16762346 http://www.bioethics.ie
ITALIA
Comitato Nazionale Italiano di Bioetica, CNB (The National Bioethics Committee) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Prof. Francesco D'Agostino (Chair) Via della Mercede 9600187 Roma, Italy Tel. +39 0667794601/Fax +39 0667794686 cnbioetica@palazzochigi.it http://www.governo.it/bioetica/
Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche, Commissione di Bioetica (CNR Bioethics Committee) Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Dr. Emilio Mordini and Mrs Francesca Grazioli (General Secretary) Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7 00185 Rome, ITALY Telephone: +39 649937854 Fax: +39 64455692 azzaro@isrds.rm.cnr.it http://www.isrds.rm.cnr.it/bioetica/
LITUANIA
Lietuvos bioetikos komitetas, LBEK (Lithuanian Bioethics Committee) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Eugenijus Gefenas (Chair) Vilniaus g. 33-230, 2001 Vilnius, Fax: +8 5 212 45 65 lbek@sam.lt http://www.sam.lt/bioetika
LUXEMBURGO
Commission Consultative Nationale d'Ethique pour les Sciences de la Vie et de la Santé (C.N.E.) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Jean-Paul Harpes (Président) 2, Circuit de la Foire Internationale L-1347 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Telephone: +352 478 6628 Fax: +352 26 68 35 01 send an email consult the website
MALTA
Bioethics Consultative Committee Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Dr. Michael Axiaq (Chair) Department of Health, 15 Merchants Street, Valletta, MALTA Telephone: +356 626246136 Fax: +356 626225028 mcau1@um.edu.mt http://www.synapse.net.mt/bioethics
NORUEGA
The National Committee for Medical Research Ethics (NEM) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Georg Høyer (Chair- NEM) University of Tromsø Telephone: +47)77644829 Fax: +47)77644831 georg.hoyer@ism.uit.no http://www.etikkom.no/Engelsk/NEM
The National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (NESH) Prof. Ragnvald Kalleberg (Chair- NESH) Hilde Wisløff Nagell (Director) Telephone: +47 23318302 Fax: +47 23318301 hilde.nagell@etikkom.no http://www.etikkom.no/Engelsk/NESH
The National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology (NENT) Prof. Bent Natvig (Chair- NENT) Telephone: +47 22855872/87 Fax: +47 22854349 http://www.etikkom.no/Engelsk/NENT
Norvegian Biotechnology Advisory Board Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Mr. Lars Ødegård (Chair) Sissel Rogne (Secretariat) Bioteknologinemnda Prinsens gt. 18, Boks 522 Sentrum, 0105 OSLO, NORWAY Telephone: +47 24156020, 24156021 Fax: +47 24156029 bioteknologinemnda@online.no sissel.rogne@bion.no http://www.bion.no
FEDERAÇÃO RUSSA
Russian National Committee on Bioethics Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Rem Petrov (Chair) Prof. Boris Rudin (Vice-Chairman) Volkhonka 14/1, 119992 Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION Telephone: +7 0952039067 Fax: +7 0952039169 boris.yudin@public.mtu.ru
ESLOVAQUIA
Central Ethic Committee of the Ministry of health Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Jozef Glasa (Chair) Ministerstvo zdravotníctva SR Limbová 2 P. O. BOX 52, 837 52 Bratislava 37, SLOVAKIA Telephone: +421 259373111 Fax: +421 254777983 office@health.gov.sk http://www.health.gov.sk
ESLOVENIA
National Medical Ethics Committee, NMEC Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Joze Trontelj (Chair) Telephone: +386 15221525, 15221500 joze.trontelj@kclj.si
SUECIA
Statens medicinsk-etiska råd, SMER (Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Daniel Tarschys (Chair) Statsvetenskapliga institutionen Stockholms universitet, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden Tel.: +46 8161578, Fax: +46 8152529 Erik Forsse (Head of Secretariat) Statens medicinsk-etiska rad, SMER, National Council on Medical Ethics S-103 33 Stockholm, Sweden Tel.: +46 8 405 1739 :: daniel.tarschys@statsvet.su.se :: erik.forsse@social.ministry.se :: http://www.smer.gov.se
Swedish Research Council Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Pär Omling (Director General) Telephone: +46 854644185 par.omling@vr.se http://www.vetenskapsradet.se/english/index.asp?id=568
SUIÇA
Commission nationale d'ethique pour la médecine humaine, CNE (Swiss National Advisory Commission on Biomedical Ethics) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Christoph Rehmann-Sutter (President) Swiss National Advisory Commission on Biomedical Ethics NEK-CNE Swiss Federal Office of Public Health 3003 Bern, Switzerland Telephone: +41 313240236 Fax: +41 313226233 nek-cne@bag.admin.ch http://www.nek-cne.ch/
Commission fédérale d'éthique dans la biotechnologie non-humain CENH (Eidgenössische Ethikkommission für die Biotechnologie im Ausserhumanbereich EKAH, Swiss Ethics Committee on non-human Gene Technolgoy, ECNH) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Dr. Klaus Peter Rippe (Chair) Swiss Ethics Committee on non-human Gene Technolgoy ECNH c/o Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape 3003 Bern, Switzerland Telephone: +41 313238383 Fax: +41 313247978 ekah@buwal.admin.ch http://www.ekah.ch
REINO UNIDO E IRLANDA DO NORTE
Nuffield Council on Bioethics Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Prof. Bob Hepple (Chair) Dr. Sandy Thomas (Director of the Secretariat) 28 Bedford Square London WC1B 3JS, UK Telephone: +44 2076819619 Fax: +44 2076371712 bioethics@nuffieldfoundation.org http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org
Human Genetics Commission, HGC Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Mrs. Baroness Helen (Chair) Human Genetics Commission Department of Health Area 652C, Skipton House 80 London Road London, SE1 6LH, UK Telephone: +44 2079721518 Fax: +44 2079721717 hgc@doh.gsi.gov.uk http://www.hgc.gov.uk
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, HFEA Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Mrs. Suzi Leather (Chair) Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 21 Bloomsbury Street London, WC1B 3HF, UK Telephone: +44 2072918200 Fax: +44 2072918201 admin@hfea.gov.uk http://www.hfea.gov.uk
Central Office for Research Ethics Committees (COREC) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Prof. Terry Stacey (Director) COREC Room 76, B Block 40 Eastbourne Terrace, UK Telephone: +44 2077253431 Fax: +44 2077253465 queries@corec.org.uk http://www.corec.org.uk
Ética pelo Mundo
Americas
ARGENTINA
Argentina National Bioethics Advisory Commission Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Defensa 120 1345 Capital Federal Argentina
BOLIVIA
The National Ethics and Bioethics Steering Committee Bolivian Academy of Medicine Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Prof. Jaime L. Rios-Dalenz, President Bolivian Academy of Medicine Calle Ballivian No. 1266 Casilla Postal 14094 La Paz Bolivia Tel.: +591 2795815
BRAZIL
Comissão Nacional de Ética em Pesquisa (Conep) (National Bioethics Commission of Brazil) Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Dr William Saad Hossne, Coordenador Comissao Nacional de Ética em Pesquisa (Conep) Ministério da Saúde Esplanada dos Ministérios Bl. G.Ed. Anexo Ala B. Sls. 136 a 147 - DF Cep: 70058 - 900 Brazil Tel.: +55 61315 2951 Fax: +55 612266453 E-mail: conep@saude.gov.br http://conselho.saude.gov.br/comissao/conep/links.html
CANADA
National Council on Ethics in Human Research (NCEHR) Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Dr Glenn Griener, President 774 Echo Drive Ottawa Ontario Canada K1S 5N8 Tel.: +1 6137306225 Fax: +1 6137308251 http://ncehr-cnerh.org/ Please contact Dr Richard Carpentier, Executive Director at e-mail: rcarpentier@ncehr-cnerh.org.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CIHR Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Dr Alan Bernstein, President Dr Françoise Baylis, Co-Chair
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Standing Committee on Ethics 410 Laurier Avenue W., 9th Floor Address Locator 4209A Ottawa CANADA K1A 0W9 Tel.: +613 9465622 E-mail: info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
CUBA
Comité Nacional Cubano de Bioética(Cuban National Commission for Bioethics) Dr Daniel Piedra-Herrera, Executive Secretary Comité Nacional Cubano de Bioética Academia de Ciencias de Cuba Capitolio Nacional Prado y San José Habana Vieja, La Habana 12400 Cuba Tel.: +537 8626545, 8670599 Fax: +537 338654
Please send e-mail to piedra@cenial.inf.cu
or e-mail acc@cenial.inf.cu.
EQUADOR
Comité Nacional de Bioética del Ecuador (Ecuador National Commission for Bioethics) Mr. Arvelio García-Rivas UNESCO Quito, Foch 265, Apartado 17-07-8998 Quito Ecuador Tel.: +593 2529085 Fax: +593 2504435
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
President's Council on Bioethics Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Dr. Edmund Pellegrino (Chair) 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 United States of America Tel.: +1 2022964669 E-mail: info@bioethics.gov http://www.bioethics.gov/
Kenndy Institute for Bioethics
http://kennedyinstitute.georgetown.edu/index.htm
MEXICO
Comisión Nacional de Bioética (National Commission of Bioethics) Dr Juan Garza Ramos, President Dr Horacio Garcia-Romero, General Secretary Comisión Nacional de Bioética Claustro de Claustro de San Pablo Centro Cultural Juárez Plaza de San Pablo No. 13 Centro Histórico 06090 México, D.F. Mexico Tel.: +55 5422195, 5420077 Fax: +55 5227845 E-mail: bioetica@salud.gob.mx
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Please contact Ms Dafna Feinholz Klip at e-mail: dafna@flaceis.org
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
Comisiòn Nacional de Bioetica (National Bioethics Commission) Mr Andres Peralta, President Comisión Nacional Dominicana de la UNESCO, SEEC Avenida Máximo Gomez Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Tel.: +809 2473131
URUGUAI
Comisión National de Bioética Humana Provides policy advice http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/Repartidos/Camara/D2001090723-00.htm
Comisión de Bioética del Sindicato Médico del Uruguay Contact Ms Maria Pineyrua at e-mail: pineyrua@smu.org.uy http://www.smu.org.uy/elsmu/institucion/comisiones/bioetica/
Médio Oriente
ARABIA SAUDITA
National Committee for Medical and Bio-ethics, Kin Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, (NCEB) Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Dr Abdul Aziz Bin Mohammad Alswailim (Chairman) P.O. Box 6086 11442, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Telephone: +966 14883555 Fax: +966 14812441
EGIPTO
Egyptian National Committee for Bioethics, EGY/NCB Prof. Dr Ibrahim G. BADRAN (Chair) Prof. Dr Helmi El HADIDI (Vice Chair) Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO 17 sh. El – Kuwait, Dokki, Cairo, EGYPT Telephone: +20 23356659 Fax: +20 23356947 egnatcom@egnatcom.org.eg science@egnatcom.org.eg omer@yahoo.com http://www.egnatcom.org.eg
IRÃO (Republica Islâmica do)
Committee of Bioethics, National Committee for Ethics in Science and Technology Dr. Khojasteh Arefnia (General Secretary) C/o Iranian National Commission for UNESCO No 17, 1st Shahid Hesari St. Mirdamad Blvd. 1548946111, Tehran P.O. Box 11365-4498 Telephone: +98 212222852, 212251364 Fax: +98 212252536 arefnia@irunesco.org
LIBANO
Conseil National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Comité de Bioéthique (or Comité Consultatif National Libanais d’Ethique pour les Sciences de la Vie et de la Santé) Mr. Marwan Hamadé (President) B.P. 11-8281 Beirut, LEBANON Telephone: +961 1822665 cassaad@cnrs.edu.lb http://www.cnrs.edu.lb/directory.html
SIRIA
Comité national de bioéthique syrien Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Dr. Mohamed Al Nib Abed Al Oihed (President) Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur Syrian Arab Republic Telephone: +963 112129862/9861 Fax: +963 112130753
TUNISIA
Comité National d'Ethique Médicale de Tunisie (Committee of Medical Ethics of Tunisia) Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Bechir Hamza (Président) B.P. 74 Institut Pasteur de Tunis 1002 Tunis Belvédère
TUNISIA Telephone: +216 71783828 Fax: +216 71783828
Africa
ALGERIA
Conseil National de l'Éthique des Sciences de la Santé Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Said Slimane - Taleb (President) Ministère de la santé, de la population et de la réforme hospitalière 125 Boulevard Abderrahmane LAALA, EL-MADANIA Alger, Algérie Telephone: +213 21279964 (secrétariat du Conseil) Fax: +213 21279641 http://www.sante.dz
BENIN
Comité d'éthique de la Faculté des Sciences de Cotonou Reviews research projects Prof. Achille Massougbodgi (Chair) UER de Parasitologie Université de Cotonou 01 B.P. 188 Cotonou, Bénin Telephone: +229 300155, 360273, 954419 Fax: +229)301663 massougbodjiachille@yahoo.fr
BOTSWANA
Ministry of Health Research and Development Committee Reviews research projects Dr. Paterson Mazonde (Chair) Ministry of Health Headquarters, 1st floor, office number 6 P/Bag 0038 Gaborone, Botswana Telephone: +267 3952000 Fax: +267 3953100, 353100 pmazonde@gov.bw
BURKINA FASO
Comité national d'éthique pour la recherche en santé (CNERS) Reviews research projects Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Dr. Bocar A. Kouyate (President) Ministère de la Santé 03 BP 7009 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso Telephone: +226 537055 Fax: +226 50324185 bocar.crsn@fasonet.bf bkouyate@hotmail.com
COSTA DO MARFIM
Comité Consultatif National de Bioéthique de la République de Côte d'Ivoire Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Lazare Poamé Telephone: +225 05835 830, 20324825 Fax: +225 20218123 lazarpoame@hotmail.com
CAMARÕES
Comité national d'éthique pour la protection des personnes dans la recherche médicale Ad hoc committee: reviews research projects Inspection générale de la santé, Ministère de la santé publique, Yaoundé, Cameroun
CONGO
Ad hoc committee: reviews research projects Dr Blaise Bikandu CIPRA, Laboratoire National de Santé Publique Telephone 1: +242 6 69 32 07 Telephone 2:+242 5 38 25 85 Fax: +242 81 01 94 Blaise.Bikandou@umassmed.edu
ETIOPIA
National Ethical Clearance Committee (NECC) Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Dr. Tilahun TEKA (Chair) Ethiopian Science and Technology Health Research Department Commission P.O. Box 9086 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Telephone: +251 1511211 Fax: +251 1513099 tilahung@telecom.net.et
National Bio-Ethics Committee Dr. Yemane Teklay (Secretary) Health Research Department Ethiopian Science and Technology Commission P.O. Box 2490 Ethiopia Fax: +251 1524400
GAMBIA
Gambia Government/MRC Ethics Committee Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Mr. Malcolm Clarke Medical Research Council Laboratories C/o Fajara Atlantic Boulevard P.O. Box 273, Banjul, Gambia Telephone: +220 495319, 496208 Fax: +220 497882, 495319, 495319 ec@mrc.gm cclarke@qanet.gm
MAURICIAS
National Ethics Committee of Mauritius Mr. Seebah Ministry of Health and Quality of Life 5th floor Emmanuel Anquetil Bld. Port Louis, MAURITIUS Telephone: +230 2012175 Fax: +230 2087222 mseebah@mail.gov.mu http://ncb.intnet.mu/moh/
NIGERIA
National Ethics Committee of Nigeria Prof. Femi Soyinka 15063 Agodi Gate Ibadan, Nigeria Fax: +234 28109051 femisoyinka@yahoo.com nnela@pop.skannet.com titialadesua@yahoo.co.uk
SENEGAL
Conseil national de recherche en santé (CNRS) Reviews research projects Mr. Charles Becker (Alternative Contact) MR. Babacar Drame (Director of DERF) MR. Mamadou Bocar Daff (Head of Research division at health Ministry) Ministère de la Santé Direction des Etudes de la Recherche et de la Formation Rue 3 prolongée x bd de l'Est Point E Dakar, Sénégal Telephone: +221 8641205 Fax: +221 8641419 becker@ird.sn Bdrame@sentoo.sn bdaff@tulane.edu
Comité National d' Ethique (The National Ethics Committee) Mrs. Mintou Fall Sidibe Direction des Etudes de la Recherche et de la Formation, Point E, Rue Cardebrie prolongée, Dakar, Senegal Telephone: +221 8641205 Fax: +221 8641419 ameufal@hotmail.com
TANZANIA
National Ethics Review Committee (NIMR) Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Dr. Andrew Kitua, (Director General) National Institute for Medical Research Ocean Road P.O. Box 9653 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Telephone: +255 222130770 Fax: +255 222130660 akitua@hotmail.com akitua@nimr.or.tz
UGANDA
National Bioethics Committee of Uganda Dr. J. K. Kigongo (Chair) P.O. Box 7062 Kampala, UGANDA Telephone: +256 41530212, 41542241 Fax: +256 41653058 faculty@arts.mak.ac.ug
Asia e Pacífico
AUSTRALIA
National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Health Ethics Committee, NHMRC - AHEC Dr. Kerry Breen (Chair) Mrs. Cathy Clutton (General Secretary) Health Ethics Section G.P.O. Box 9848, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Telephone: +61 262899807 Fax: +61 262899898 ahec.nhmrc@nhmrc.gov.au http://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc
CHINA
Department of Research on Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications, Chinese National Human Genome Research Center at Shanghai Mingxian Shen (President) Department of Research on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Chinese National Human Genome Research Center at Shanghai 280 South Chongqing Road Shanghai 200025, China Telephone: +86 2162307798, 2162451554, 2164339072
FILIPINAS
Department of Science and Technology, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, National Health Research Ethics Committee Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Marita V. T. Reyes (Chair) General Santos Avenue Bicutan, Taguig Metro Manila, PHILIPPINES Telephone: +63 28372942 Fax: +63 28379242 plz@pchrd.dost.gov.ph http://www.dost.gov.ph
INDIA
Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Prof. N. K. Ganguly (Director General) Ansari Nagar P.O. Box.4911 New Delhi 110029, India Telephone: +91 1126588895, 1126588980, 1126589794, 1126589336, 1126588707 Fax: +91 11686 8662 icmrhqds@sansad.nic.in http://www.icmr.nic.in
Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, National Bioethics Committee Block-2, 8th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India Telephone: +91 114360718 Fax: +91 114360718 vinayak@dbt.nic.in
Indian Council of Medical Research Central Ethics Committee on Human Research (CECHR) Prof. Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah (Chair) Vigyan Bhawan Annexe New Delhi-110 001
JAPÃO
Bioethics Committee of Japan Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Hiroo Imura (President) Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine Yoshida, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-01, JAPAN
NEPAL
Nepal Health Research Council Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Prof. M. P. Shrestha (Chair) Telephone: +977 1414792, 1254220 Fax: +977 1371122 mathura@healthnet.org.np
NOVA ZELÂNDIA Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ACART) Issues guidelines and advice to ECART on assisted reproductive procedures or human reproductive research; and provides advice to the Minister of Health. Prof. Sylvia Rumball (Chair) P.O. Box 5013 Wellington NEW ZEALAND Email Website
Ethics Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ECART) Considers and determines applications for assisted reproductive procedures or human reproductive research on the basis of guidelines or advice from ACART. Ms Philippa Cunningham (Chair) P.O. Box 5013 Wellington NEW ZEALAND Website Email
Health Research Council of New Zealand Ethics Committee, HRCEC Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Reviews research projects Mrs. Marge Scott (Chair) Mr. Jean Gibbons (Secretary) P.O. Box 5541 Wellesley Street Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Telephone: +64 93798227 Fax: +64 93779988 jgibbons@hrc.govt.nz http://www.hrc.govt.nz
Toi te Taiao: the Bioethics Council Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Determines the ethical standards or policies for research with human beings Mrs. Jill White (Chair) Toi te Taiao: the Bioethics Council Grand Plimmer Towers, 2-6 Gilmer Terrece, Wellington. PO Box 10362, Wellington, New Zealand Telephone: +64 9167673 Fax: +64 9177523 info@bioethics.org.nz http://www.bioethics.org.nz/
National Ethics Advisory Committee, NEAC Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Dr. Andrew Moore (Chair) PO Box 5013, Wellington, New Zealand Telephone: +64 44700614 Fax: +64 44962210
SINGAPURA
Bioethics Advisory Committee, BAC Provides policy advice across a wide range of “bioethics” topics Prof. Lim Pin (Chair) 20 Biopolis way #08-01 Centros Singapore 138668 Telephone: +65 68266264 contactus@bioethics-singapore.org http://www.bioethics-singapore.org/
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