Research Ethics Policy
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9.4 Responsibilities of the Chairpersons of Ethics Committtees
i. The Chairperson must understand and apply the ethical principles that regulate human
and non-human subject participants in research.
ii. The Chairperson must ensure equitable selection of research participants, respect the
autonomy of the participants and must understand the local research context regarding the
choice of participants.
iii. Have the responsibility to review, and the authority to approve, disapprove, or require
modification, and suspend research activities.
iv. Ensure that informed consent forms are documented appropriately.
v. Put in place procedures to ensure participants privacy, maintenance of confidential data,
and adequate protection of vulnerable participants.
9.5
Responsibilities of the Investigator
i. The Investigator shall bear primary responsibility for the protection of human and non-
human subjects in research.
ii. To adequately explain to research subjects, prior to their participation, why they are
conducting the research, what procedures research subjects should follow and the
potential risks and benefits to the research subjects and the society.
iii. The Investigator shall not coerce any individual to participate in any research unless
they consent and thereby fill the informed consent forms knowing vividly the consequence
of their actions.
iv. The Investigator shall at all times respect the privacy of research subjects as well as
protecting confidential information of research subjects.
v. The Investigator must make it clear to research participants that they are free to
withdraw from the research without any form of prejudice or witch-hunting.
vi. Must ensure adequate participation and cooperation with all research quality assurance
reviews.
