Ethical regulation on drug testing

Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Web: www.nuffieldbioethics.org/go/ourwork/
developingcountries/page_246.html
Discussion paper on the Ethics of Research Related to Healthcare in Developing Countries.

Central office for Research Ethics Committees (COREC)
Web: www.corec.org.uk
Corec is part of the National Patient Safety Agency and provides help and leadership for the NHS Research Ethics Committees by co-ordinating the development of operational and infrastructure arrangements in support of their work.

International Law - Nuremberg
Web: www.cirp.org/library/ethics/nuremberg
An article in the British Medical Journal, Dec 1996 detailing the Nuremberg Code (1947) and the medical experiments permissible on humans.

International bodies

Consumer Project on Technology
Web: www.cptech.org
An international watchdog organisation started by Ralph Nader in 1995. James Love, who featured in the programme, is the director. The site contains masses of resources on intellectual property rights and health care including information on patents, WTO negotiations and compulsory licensing.

World Health Organisation (WHO)
Web: www.who.int/medicines
The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. Its objective is to help the world population attain the highest possible level of health. The site sets out their policy on essential medicines.

World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Web: www.wto.org
Information and news from the WTO, who describe themselves as a rules–based, member–driven organisation – all decisions are made by the member governments, and the rules are the outcome of negotiations among members.

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