Involving Communities in Deciding What Benefits They Receive in Multinational Research

David Wendler*, Seema Kirti Shah

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

There is wide agreement that communities in lower-income countries should benefit when they participate in multinational research. Debate now focuses on how and to what extent these communities should benefit. This debate has identified compelling reasons to reject the claim that whatever benefits a community agrees to accept are necessarily fair. Yet, those who conduct clinical research may conclude from this rejection that there is no reason to involve communities in the process of deciding how they benefit. Against this possibility, the present manuscript argues that involving host communities in this process helps to promote four important goals: (1) protecting host communities, (2) respecting host communities, (3) promoting transparency, and (4) enhancing social value.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)584-600
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)
Volume40
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2015

Keywords

  • benefits
  • clinical research
  • exploitation
  • risks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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