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NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH ETHICS COUNCIL STRUCTURE AND ETHICS COUNCIL STRUCTURE AND
MANDATEMANDATE
ByBy D. du Toit D. du Toit
NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH ETHICS COUNCIL
National Health Research Ethics National Health Research Ethics Council (NHREC) StructureCouncil (NHREC) Structure
Sec. 72(1) of the NHA establishes NHREC 15 members & meets 4 times per annum, NHREC Working Group
EXCO Registration & Auditing Human Subjects in Research Vulnerable Populations Training Complaints & Disciplinary Animal Health Material Transfer Agreement
NHREC FunctionsNHREC Functions
Determine guidelines for the functioning of RECs
Register and audit RECs
Set norms and stands for conducting research
Advise DOH on research ethics matters
NHREC AchievementsNHREC Achievements
Finalised Regulations Setup REC registration system Developed REC guidelines Developed working tools Compiled & submitted Ministerial investigative
reports Developed working relations with other research
regulatory bodies
Advise to Minister of HealthAdvise to Minister of Health
A need to amend sec. 71 (3)(a) (ii) of NHA
DOH to fund REC for research monitoring & capacity building
Create links with gov. depts on health research matters
Section 71 of NHASection 71 of NHA
A need to amend sec. 71 (3)(a) (ii) of NHA
Sec. 71 effective from March 2012
Requirements for Health Research : Mandatory Written Consent Child Research – Mandatory parental consent and
ministerial consent for non therapeutic research.
Thank You!