Ethical Issues Surrounding the Exportation of Samples from Developing Countries II

Abstract

<jats:p>This article is a second part of a two-part-series article on the exportation of samples from developing countries. The study set out to determine the ethical issues surrounding exportation of human tissues from developing countries. The specific objectives were to determine the following: What are the benefits of exportation of human samples to developed countries? What are the risks of exportation of human samples to developed countries? Do African Research Ethics Committees have concerns with approving research proposals requiring exportation of samples? If there are concerns, what are the concerns? Is there exploitation of developing countries in the exportation of samples? A systematic search of literature was done resulting in a review of 91 articles. The first two specific objectives were addressed in Paper I (in JABS 2012, 1(2):86–89). This paper focuses on the outcomes of the last two specific objectives.</jats:p>