The notion of “cultural competency” in healthcare has gained currency in recent years.
Health professionals are expected to be sensitive to the cultural backgrounds and language …

In the field of bioethics, scholars have begun to consider carefully the impact of structural
issues on global population health, including socioeconomic and political factors influencing …

In light of the growth in the conduct of international clinical research in developing
populations, this paper seeks to explore what is owed to developing world communities who …

Cultural competence refers to awareness of unique, and defining characteristics of the
populations for which health professionals provide care and from which they wish to enroll …

In a diverse and complex world, the notion of 'cultural competence'is offered by some as an
ethical solution to health care work which is culturally naïve or inappropriate. Notions of …

Biomedical research in international settings is undergoing expansive growth and may
potentially result in far-reaching benefits, such as direction of research resources toward …

As pressure mounts within the scientific community to find a vaccine and develop strategies
for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, researchers are turning to …

All medical and public-health researchers would like a magic bullet that would make
research undeniably ethical. But there is no magic bullet. There is only the complex and …

Interventions in medicine require multicenter clinical trialson a large rather than limited
number of subjects from various genetic and cultural backgrounds. International guidelines …

In the broad arena of international scientific research, the use of placebos in clinical trials,
the meaning of “best proven therapeutic method” in culturally diverse settings, and questions …