Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Centre Interdisciplinaire de Bioéthique pour l'Afrique

University of Kinshasa

Chairperson
Dr Wilfrida Behets (frieda_behets@unc.edu)

Organisation administrator's name or contact person
Dr Guillaume Louis Kiyombo (bavonmupenda@yahoo.co.uk)

Telephone number: 243 880 3998

Fax Number: 243 994 5183

Physical address
University of Kinshasa, School of Public Health 11850 Kinshasa Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The

Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Institution website address
http://bioethics.unc.edu

Level of operation

What is the level of operation
Institutional

Protocols Submission Information

What is your preferred manner to receive protocols
All the above

What is the operational language(s) of the organisation
Français

How often does your organisation convene to consider study protocols
monthly

How long in advance should the protocol be submitted to be considered at the next meeting
1 month

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Sponsors/Funders: Fogarty International Center of the NIH Mission, Purpose, Goals, Objectives: The mission of Centre Interdisciplinaire de Bioéthique pour l'Afrique Francophone within the KSPH is to serve the health care sector and the broader community in the DRC and Francophone Africa through bioethics education, research and consultation. It seeks to fulfill its mission by integrating research ethics and public health ethics courses into the KSPH Master's in Public Health program, strengthening local ethical review of research, teaching bioethics to medical students at the University of Kinshasa, holding regional workshops at health care centers, and offering a two-week intensive bioethics course to Francophone African medical professionals in 2008. The center also seeks to engage students and faculty members of the faculties of law, medicine and humanities at the University of Kinshasa in ethical discussion and dialogue, and form cooperative institutional ties with these faculties.

Details of Members

Is this term renewable
Not renewable