Ethics review procedures

To provide internationally vetted ethical principles and detailed commentary on how universal ethical principles should be applied, with particular attention to conducting research in low-resource settings.

To assist the Ethical Review Board of Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) in its commitment to promote and protect the dignity, rights, safety and well-being of all who are involved in health research.

To promote the ethical conduct of research involving humans. It has been informed, in part, by leading international ethics norms, all of which may help, in some measure, to guide Canadian researchers, in Canada and abroad, in the conduct of research involving humans.

To help researchers in social sciences and humanities (SSH) identify and address ethical dimensions when involved in research and innovation actions financed by the EU Framework Programme. It is also designed to help the wider research community deal with the ethical issues that may arise in interdisciplinary research using SSH methodology.