48 min

Ethics in Public Health Emergencies - Focus on COVID-19 COVID-19 Conversations : The Podcast Series

    • Science

In this first episode of COVID19 CONVERSATIONS - The Podcast Series, we talk about the role of ethics in COVID-19 Research, the role of communities where research is happening and the ethical responsibilities of scientists and researchers conducting clinical trials across the globe.

Our guests, as we work on unpacking this multi-layered issue, are Professor Morenike Ukpong, a founding member of the Vaccine Advocacy Resource Group and Dr. Samuel Ujewe is, a Research Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Genomics and Society in Ontairo. Professor Ukpong and has participated in several agenda‐setting initiatives relating to biomedical HIV prevention technology; and research ethics, both in Nigeria and internationally. She is based at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ife, Nigeria. Dr. Ujewe is a scholar in Applied Ethics & Health Policy, with specializations in inequities in global health, health and social justice, cross-cultural bioethics, and population health ethics.

Further Reading:


The Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings aims to stop the export of unethical research practices to low and middle income countries.
A wide range of resources on Ethical research in the context of public health emergencies has been curated juts for you! View or download here!
A range of up to date stats, commentary and data see The Milken Institute



Host : Maaza Seyoum, African Alliance



Guests: Professor Morenike Ukpong & Dr Samuel Ujewe



Audio Track: Bensound



Voice Over: Lebogang Mashile



Executive Producer : Tian Johnson , African Alliance



Queries: info@africanalliance.org.za

In this first episode of COVID19 CONVERSATIONS - The Podcast Series, we talk about the role of ethics in COVID-19 Research, the role of communities where research is happening and the ethical responsibilities of scientists and researchers conducting clinical trials across the globe.

Our guests, as we work on unpacking this multi-layered issue, are Professor Morenike Ukpong, a founding member of the Vaccine Advocacy Resource Group and Dr. Samuel Ujewe is, a Research Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Genomics and Society in Ontairo. Professor Ukpong and has participated in several agenda‐setting initiatives relating to biomedical HIV prevention technology; and research ethics, both in Nigeria and internationally. She is based at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ife, Nigeria. Dr. Ujewe is a scholar in Applied Ethics & Health Policy, with specializations in inequities in global health, health and social justice, cross-cultural bioethics, and population health ethics.

Further Reading:


The Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings aims to stop the export of unethical research practices to low and middle income countries.
A wide range of resources on Ethical research in the context of public health emergencies has been curated juts for you! View or download here!
A range of up to date stats, commentary and data see The Milken Institute



Host : Maaza Seyoum, African Alliance



Guests: Professor Morenike Ukpong & Dr Samuel Ujewe



Audio Track: Bensound



Voice Over: Lebogang Mashile



Executive Producer : Tian Johnson , African Alliance



Queries: info@africanalliance.org.za

48 min

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