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National Regulators Table

Address	Entity Name	Tell	Email	Website	Clinregs (Link)	Key Contact Name	Key Contact Email	Ethics committee or Council	How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs?	How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs	Frequency of committee review meetings?	Timeline for approval?	Fee per new clinical trial application?	Fee per amendment?
36 Schonlein Street, Windhoek, Namibia	Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council	+264 61 203 2400	info@nmrc.com.na	http://www.nmrc.com.na/		Dr. Johannes Gaeseb	regmeds@nmrc.com.na
Yaounde, Cameroon	Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon	(00237) 222 23 04 68	mnch.cameroon@gmail.com	https://www.minsante.cm/site/?q=fr
Cité Nouvelle NOUVELLE 09015,OULED YAICH، Ouled Yaïch, Algeria	Direction de la Pharmacie et du Medicament, Ministere de la Sante, de la Population et de la Reforme , Algeria
Centre Commercial, Bamako, Mali	Directorate of Pharmacy and Medicine (la Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament (DPM)) Mali	(223) 222 65 70	dpm@dirpharma.org	http://mail.cnom.sante.gov.ml/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=72	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/mali							A minimum period of 15 days	300,000 West African CFA francs	Applicants do not pay fees
Lusaka, Zambia	Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA)	+260 211 220 429		www.zamra.co.zm		Dr. E. Mwape	pharmacy@pra.gov.zm
4 Secretariat Road, Jos, Nigeria	National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Nigeria	09-6718008, 09-5240996	nafdac@nafdac.gov.ng	https://www.nafdac.gov.ng/								Sixty (60) working days	$1,923.00	$412.09
283 N Ring Rd, Gaborone, Botswana	Drug Regulatory Unit, Botswana	+267 3632378/76/80/81	nygondo@gov.bw	http://www.moh.gov.bw		Dr. Sinah Selelo	sselelo@gov.bw
Mauritius Island, Mauritius	Ministère de la santé et de la qualité de vie (Ministry of Health and Quality of Life), Mauritius	+230 201 1334 / 201 2596 / 201 1927/+230 201 2036	moh@govmu.org	https://health.govmu.org/Pages/default.aspx		Mrs Sheesha Jankee	sjankee@mail.gov.mu
106 Baines Ave, Harare, Zimbabwe	Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ)	+263 4 736981/5; +263 4 708255; +263 4 792165; +263 4 2901327/28/29/30/31.		www.mcaz.co.zw		Ms G N Mahlangu	mcaz@mcaz.co.zw
Mhlambanyatsi Rd, Mbabane, Eswatini	Ministry of Health Eswatini	(268) 2404 5514 / 2404 2431	mohswaziland@yahoo.com	http://www.gov.sz/
Fifadji-Houto, Cotonou, Benin	Ministry of Health (MoH), Benin		info@beninmoh.com	http://beninmoh.eu5.org/index1.html
New England, Freetown, Sierra Leone	Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone (PBSL)	(+232 22) 228497, 225983, 229346	info@pharmacyboard.gov.sl	http://www.pharmacyboard.gov.sl/	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/sierra-leone							180 working days	Industry Funded (Phase I): $15,000 USD Industry Funded (Phase II): $12,000 USD Industry Funded (Phase III): $10,000 USD Investigator/Local Phases: $5,000 USD Research Institution Funded: $5,000 USD	$1,000 USD
KN 3 Rd, Kigali, Rwanda	Ministry of Health (MoH) Rwanda	+250 577458	info@moh.gov.rw	http://www.moh.gov.rw		Mr Jean Damascène Ntawukuliryayo
Libya	Pharmacy Management, Equipment, Supplies and Medical Supplies Ministry of Health, Libya	021 463 1342, 021 463 1353	info@helath.gov.ly	http://www.health.gov.ly/
Avenue Pierre Ngendandumwe, Bujumbura, Burundi	Department of Pharmacy, Medicines and Laboratories (DPML), Ministry of Health Burundi	(257) 22 24 25 42 / (-257) 22 22 91 95	info@minisante.bi	http://minisante.bi/
Niamey, Niger	COMITE NATIONAL ETHIQUE RECHERCHE EN SANTE NIGER	00227 96 29 05 33				Ocquet Sakina	sakinahabou@yahoo.fr
Malawi	Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA) of Malawi	+265 1 772 428/ +265 1 755 165	info@pmpb.mw		https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/malawi							Approximately six (6) weeks	$4,000 USD	$200 USD
Lalana Karija, Antananarivo, Madagascar	L’Agence du Médicament de Madagascar	261 20 22 365 22	yvette.agmed@blueline.mg	http://www.agmed.mg/
Morocco	La Commission Nationale Consultative des Dispositifs Médicaux’ Morocco	212 537 76 10 25 / 212 537 76 14 03 / 212 537 76 36 62	Contact@sante.gov.ma	https://www.sante.gov.ma/Pages/Accueil.aspx
Gabon	Direction du Médicament et de la Pharmacie , Gabon
Ave du Burkina, Koulouba, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Ministry Of Health (MoH) ,Burkina Faso	(226) 25 25 25 25 25	contact@sante.gov.bf	https://www.sante.gov.bf/accueil
54 Kairaba Ave, Serrekunda, The Gambia	Medicines Board - Medical Research Council, The Gambia	+220 4380632	info@mca.gm	http://www.mca.gm/		Markieu Janneh Kaira	mjannehkaira@mca.gm / markieu@yahoo.co.uk /
Changu Road Mombasa Area, Zanzibar, Tanzania	Zanzibar Food And Drug Agency (ZFDA)	+255 242233959	info@zfda.go.tz	https://zfda.go.tz/
Planalto do Bié, Angola	Direcção Nacional de Medicamentos e Equipamentos (DNME) Angola
Tunis, Tunisia	Ministry of Health (MoH) , Tunisia	(216) 71 577 000		http://www.santetunisie.rns.tn/fr/
52 Boulevard de Marseille, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire	Direction de la pharmacie et du médicament (DPM) , Côte d'Ivoire
Lenana Rd, North, Kenya	Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) Kenya	+254 709 770 100/ +254 20 3562107	cta@pharmacyboardkenya.org	https://www.pharmacyboardkenya.org/	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/kenya	Dr. Edward Abwao	cta@pharmacyboardkenya.org					Within three (3) weeks of receipt	$1,000 USD
N7, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Directorate of Pharmacy and Medicine (Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament (DPM)) Democratic Republic of Congo	+243 998-780-899/ +243 840-456-525, +243 896-699-536	info@acorep.gouv.cd	https://www.acorep.gouv.cd/	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/DRC							Average of two (2) months	Charges a percentage, not exceeding 2%, of the trial budget
Monrovia, Liberia	Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA)	(+231) (0) 886562019	info@lmhra.org / lmhra2010@gmail.com	https://www.lmhra.org/	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/liberia						Convened at least monthly	Five (5) months	$3,000 USD ; $6,000 USD if the sponsor or his/her representative would like to fast track the application review process.	Major $500 USD; Minor $250 USD
607 Avenida Agostinho Neto, Maputo, Mozambique	Direccao Nacional de Farmacia, Mozambique	+258 21 30 34 73	dnfarmacia@arm.co.mz	http://www.arm.co.mz/
Building A, Loftus Park, 416 Kirkness St, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0007, South Africa	South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)	+27 82 302 0222	enquiries@sahpra.org.za	https://www.sahpra.org.za/	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/south-africa			Ministry of Health			6 weekly basis	Within ten (10) weeks	Company-sponsored trial fee ($660 USD); institution-sponsored trial fee ($330 USD); any other clinical trial fee ($165 USD )	(i) technical amendments ($155 USD per amendment); (ii) administrative amendment ($50 USD per amendment)
Denden St, Asmara, Eritrea	National Medicines and Food Administration, Ministry of Health , Eritrea
Rue Victor Hugo, Dakar, Senegal	Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament , Senegal	33 869 42 42 / 33 869 42 68/ 33 869 42 40	informatique@sante.gouv.sn	http://www.sante.gouv.sn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1727
Al Siteen St, Al Khurtum, Sudan	National Medicines and Poisons Board , Sudan	0155880271	info@nmpb.gov.sd	http://www.nmpb.gov.sd/en/
Nelson Mandela Avenue, Accra, Ghana	Food and Drug Authority (FDA) Ghana	+233 302 235100 / +233 244 632523/ +233 244 337250	fda@fda.gov.gh	http://www.fdaghana.gov.gh/
Giza, El Omraniya, Giza Governorate, Egypt	The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA)	+202 25354100	info@eda.mohp.gov.eg
Guinea	Ministry of Health (MOH) Guinea	(+224) 620-02-59-27, (+224) 654-27-99-48	urgence@sante.gov.gn, info@sante.gov.gn	https://sante.gov.gn/	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/guinea						The committee meets on the last Thursday of each Month; additional sessions are convened by the president.	At least 90 days	3,000,000 Guinean Francs	1,500,000 Guinean Francs.
Kampala, Uganda	National Drug Authority (NDA) Uganda	+256 [0]417 788 100 / +256 [0]417 788 124 / +256 [0]417 788 129	ndaug@nda.or.ug	http://www.nda.or.ug	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/uganda							Within 70 working days	Registered drug – $2,500 USD; Unregistered drug – $4,000 USD	$200 USD
Tanzania	Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA)	+255 22 2450512 / 2450751 / 2452108	info@tfda.go.tz	https://www.tmda.go.tz/	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/tanzania#regulatory_authority	Mr. Henry Irunde	irunde@yahoo.com					At least 90 days	$3,000 USD	$300 USD
Airport Rd, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority	011-5-524122	regulatory@fmhaca.gov.et	http://www.fmhaca.gov.et/					Electronic/Digital submission through online submission system	Electronic review of protocols (word, pdf, searchable data, etc.)

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National Ethics Committees

Address	Entity Name	Tell	Email	Website	Key Contact Name	Key Contact Email	How are applications received?	How are payments processed?	How is support provided?	Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry	Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines	Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment	Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval	Average timeline between application submission and approval?	How often does the committee meet?
College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Private Mail Bag 12003, Lagos, Nigeria.	Health Research Ethics Committee, CMUL	+2348028642463	cmulinfo@unilag.edu.ng	http://cmul.unilag.edu.ng/	Hodefe Olufemi	hrec@cmul.edu.ng																		2 weeks	monthly
Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training University College Hospital Ibadan Oyo State PMB 5017 GPO Ibadan Nigeria	UI/UCH, Health Research Ethics Committee	+234 22 413 922		https://com.ui.edu.ng/page/ethics-committee	Akindele A.T.	asemtunde@yahoo.com; uiuchirc@yahoo.com																		2 months	Other
Ntasiobi Specialist Hospital Trans-Ekulu, Enugu Nigeria	ZETA-12 Independent Research Ethics Committee (ZIREC)			https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/nigeria/ethics_4230	Dr Maduabuchi John- Moses	zetafd@yahoo.com																			every two months
National Orthopaedic Hospital P.M.B. 01294 Enugu	National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, Health Research Ethics Committee	+234 42 558 244	info@nohe.com.ng	https://healthresearchweb.org/en/nigeria/research_regulation_1030	Dr R E Nnabuko	amaechi@nohenig.com
University of Nigerian Teaching Hospital Ituku-Ozalla Enugu Port- Harcourt Express Way Enugu.	University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu Nigeria REC	+234 (042) 252022	info@unthenugu.com.ng	http://www.unthenugu.com.ng/research_trials.html	Mr. K Onyia	cdunth@infoweb.abs.net																		Other	quarterly
University of Jos Teaching Hospital	Jos Univerisity Teaching Hospital REC	+234 8036166952		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/br/botswana/institution_4591	Joshua Isa Gowon	joshgisa@yahoo.com																			quarterly
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Zaria Road, Kano State Nigeria	AKTH Health Research Ethics Committee	+234 64 661 017		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/nigeria_nhrec/nigeria/research_regulation_1037	Baraatu Datti	baraat78@gmail.com																		2 months	Other
Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Shehu Shagari Way, Central Business District 900271, Abuja, Nigeria	National Health Research Ethics Committee, Nigeria	234-9-523-8367	info@nhrec.net	https://nhrec.net/	Ado Danladi	deskofficer@nhrec.net
102 Basorun Rd, Akobo, Ibadan, Nigeria	Center for Bioethics and Research	+234-708-097-0008	admin@bioethicscenter.net Phones	https://bioethicscenter.net/
Court Rd, Calabar, Nigéria	UCTH Health Research Ethics Committee			https://healthresearchweb.org/en/nigeria_nhrec/nigeria/research_regulation_4877	Barr. Ededet Eyoma	ededeteyoma@yahoo.co.uk
University of Iloring Teaching Hospital, Health Research Ethics Committee,Nigeria	University of Iloring Teaching Hospital, Health Research Ethics Committee	+234 803670810		http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/index.php	Mrs. O. O. Olu- Bolaji	bimbolaji24@yahoo.com
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ille-Ife, Oyo State	Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Health Research Ethics Committee	+23408037252314		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/botswana/institution_4595	Mr. T.A Olubodun	teejay2olubodun@yahoo.com
Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria, Health Research Ethics Committee,Nigeria	Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria, Health Research Ethics Committee	+234 9461 0342		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/nigeria/research_regulation_4594	Manasseh Mutfwang	pdakum@ihvnigeria.org
University of Abuja Teaching Hospital,Gwagwalada.P.M.B. 228,Abuja.NIGERIA.Phone: +234 704 004 5614Email: info@uath.gov.ng	UATH HREC	+234 (0)9 882 1228	info@uath.gov.ng	http://www.uath.gov.ng/index.php	Mrs Edith Emodi	uathmrec@yahoo.com																		2 months	Other
Ministry of Defence Health Research Ethics Committee,Nigeria	Ministry of Defence Health Research Ethics Committee	+2348059619329		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/nigeria_nhrec/nigeria/research_regulation_4593	Dr. Chioma Nzeruem	epigod2002@yahoo.co.uk																		3 weeks	monthly
Federal Medical Centre Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Nigeria	Federal Medical Centre Abakaliki Health Research Ethics Committee	+2348028988077		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/nigeria/research_regulation_4564	Ms Edith Nduaguba	edithukamaka@yahoo.co.uk																		1 month	Biannually
Plateau State Specialist Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria	Plateau State Specialist Hospital, Health Research Ethics Committee			https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/nigeria/ethics_4592	Dr. Bitrus Matawal	bmatawal@yahoo.com																			every two months
Legon, Accra, Ghana	The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research IRB	+233 030 2940421 / +233 030 2940422 /+233 030 2501178	info @noguchi.ug.edu.gh / info@noguchimedres.ug.edu.gh	https://www.noguchimedres.org/index.php/research-support/2018-02-18-07-20-11/irb	Mr Okyere Boateng	oboateng@noguchi.mimcom.org
Navrongo, Ghana	Navrongo Health Research Centre Institutional Review Board (NHRCIRB)	(+233) 0248276561	irb@navrongo-hrc.org	https://www.navrongo-hrc.org/content/institutional-review-board-irb	Dr Raymond Aborigo	raborigo@navrongo.mimcom.net																			once a month
Ghana Health Service Ethical Review Research and Development Division Ghana Health Service Adabraka Polyclinic Opposite Accra Psychiatric Hospital Cathedral Square Castle Road Accra	Ghana Health Service Ethical Review Committee	+233 021 681109		http://www.ghanahealthservice.org	Dr Hannah Frimpong	Hannah.Frimpong@hru-ghs.org																		1 month	every two months
Makerere University, Kampala, UGA	School of Biomedical Sciences Research and Ethics Committee	+256 414 533 541	irbbiomedicalsciences@gmail.com	http://chs.mak.ac.ug/content/institutional-review-boards?q=node/106	Noreen Muwanguzi	muwanguzinoreen@yahoo.com																		2 weeks	every two weeks
Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences Makerere hill	School of Health Sciences Institutional Review Board - Makerere University College of Health Sciences	+256 774313924	healthsciences.irb@gmail.com	http://chs.mak.ac.ug/content/institutional-review-boards?q=node/105	Stellah Imot	imoella@yahoo.co.uk																		2 weeks	every two weeks
Mulago Hill, Mulago, 3 Km from the Kampala City	School of Medicine Research Ethics Committee	+256 414 -533541	rresearch9@gmail.com OR research@chs.mak.ac.ug	http://chs.mak.ac.ug/content/institutional-review-boards?q=node/103	Aida Nakawunde	aidan.kiseka@gmail.com																		3 weeks	every two weeks
TASO Headquaters -Mulago	The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) IRB	+256 414 532 580/1	mail@tasouganda.org	www.tasouganda.org	Moureen Kekirunga	kekirungam@tasouganda.org OR kekirungam@yahoo.co.uk																		2 weeks	monthly
Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Plot 6 Kimera Road Ntida, Kampala	National HIV/AIDS Research Committee (NARC) - Uganda National Council For Science And Technology (UNCST)	+25 641 4234567		http://www.uncst.go.ug	Ms Winfred Badanga	winnfry@gmail.com																		1 month	once a month
natete, Road, Kampala, Uganda	National Bioethics Committee of Uganda	256 415 30212	faculty@arts.mak.ac.ug	https://healthresearchweb.org/en/uganda/ethics_1058	Dr J. K. Kigongo																				once a month
Sir Albert Cook Road, Mengo Kampala, Uganda	Mengo Research Review Committee (MHRRC)	+256 414 270222		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/uganda/ethics_4526	Adongo Pamelah
Mbarara University of Science and Technolog	MUST IRC - Mbarara University of Science and Technology	+256 485433795		https://www.must.ac.ug/research-innovation/research-ethics-committee/	Muhumusa Dickson	muhdick2006@yahoo.com or irc@must.ac.ug																		2 weeks	monthly
Plot 893 Ring Road Butikkiro House Mengo Kampala	Joint Clinical Research Centre - Institutional Review Board/Research Ethics Committee (JCRC - IRB/REC)	+256 414 270 622/ +256 414 20 11 48	jcrc@jcrc.org.ug	https://www.jcrc.org.ug/	Dr Peter Mugyenyi	pmugyenyi@jcrc.co.ug																		2 months	once a month
S/C FCRM/faculté des Sciences de la Santé_BP 2672, Brazzaville, république du Congo	Comité d'éthique institutionnel de la Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale	+242 06997 79 80	info@fcrm-congo.com	www.fcrm-congo.com	Mr Lucien-Ludovic Mayetela	lmayetela@fcrm-congo.com																		2 weeks	monthly
University of Kinshasa, School of Public Health 11850 Kinshasa Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The	Centre Interdisciplinaire de Bioéthique pour l'Afrique	+243 880 3998		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/democratic_republic_of_the_congo/ethics_999	Dr Guillaume Louis Kiyombo	bavonmupenda@yahoo.co.uk																		1 month	monthly
CHU of Brazzaville, Department of Rheumatology, 13 Boulevard Maréchal Lyautey BP 32 Brazzaville, Congo	Comité d'Ethique de la Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (CERSSA)	+24 205 5512117		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/congo/ethics_1126?keyP=marc	Professor Honoré Ntsiba	hntsiba@yahoo.fr																		< 1 Month	monthly
Niamey, Niger	Comite Consultatif National d'Ethique	+2279696 5414		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/niger/research_regulation_4197	Dr Magagi Gagara	gagara_tchibi@yahoo.fr																		1 week	On demand
Niamey, Niger	Comité National Ethique pour la Recherche en Santé CNERS	00227 96 29 05 33			Ocquet Sakina	sakinahabou@yahoo.fr
South African Medical Association Research Ethics Committee	South African Medical Association Research Ethics Committee(SAMAREC)	+27 12 481 2044	online@samedical.org	http://www.samedical.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=2&Itemid=294	Dr Jacques R Snyman	JacquesS@healthcorp.co.za																		2 months	Other
Research Directorate: University of Limpopo(Medunsa Campus) PO Box 163 Medunsa 0204	Medunsa Research Ethics Committee (MREC)	+27 12 521 5671	lorato.phiri@smu.ac.za	http://196.38.94.114/research_smurec.php	Dr Gboyega Ogunbanjo	gao@intekom.co.za																		2 months	Other
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg Private Bag 3 P.O. Wits 2050	Human Research Ethics Committee (Medical) - University of the Witwatersrand	+27 11 717 1231	info@witshealth.co.za	https://www.witshealth.co.za/Pages/Ethics.aspx	Augustina Hennessy	ahennessy@witshealth.co.za																		2 months	monthly
1 Constansia Blvd Constansia Kloof Ext 22 Roodepoort	South African National Blood Service Human Research Ethics Committee	+27 117 619351	customerservice@sanbs.org.za	https://sanbs.org.za/research/	Ms Allirice Prinsloo	allarice.prinsloo@sanbs.org.za																		< 1 Month	quarterly
The Executive Director Ekurhleni Metropolitan Municipality Department of Health(Corporate Office) PO Box 4 Alberton 1450	Ekurhleni Metropolitan Municipality Research ethics committee	+27 11 861 8856		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/south_africa/ethics_1010	Dr Joseph Sepuya	sepuyaj@ekurhuleni.com																		1 month	monthly
UCT Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty Office Barnard Fuller Building Anzio Road Observatory Cape Town	Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee - University of Cape Town	+27 21 406 6338		http://www.health.uct.ac.za/fhs/research/humanethics/about	Dr Marc Blockman	Marc.Blockman@uct.ac.za																		2 months	Other
134 Pretorius Street Pretoria South Africa 0002	Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Research Ethics Committee	+27 12 302 2009/+27 (0)12 302 2000	research.ethics@hsrc.ac.za	http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/	Mrs Khutso Sithole	ksithole@hsrc.ac.za																		< 1 Month	monthly
Medical Research Council Ethics Committee Medical Research Council of South Africa	Medical Research Council Ethics Committee	+27219380341		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/south_africa/ethics_4784	Ms A Labuschagne	adri.labuschagne@mrc.ac.za
NMMU 2nd Ave Campus, Summerstrand, Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, 6001, ZAF	NMMU Research Ethics Committee (Human) (REC-H)	+27 41 504 2538	ResearchEthics@mandela.ac.za	https://rcd.mandela.ac.za/Research-Ethics/Research-Ethics-Committee-Human-(REC-H)	Ms Kirsten Longe	Kirsten.Longe@nmmu.ac.za																			once a month
BREC, Research Office, UKZN, Research Office Govan Mbeki Centre Westville Campus Durban, South Africa	Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BREC)	+27 31 2604709 / (031) 260 4769		http://research.ukzn.ac.za/Research-Ethics/Biomedical-Research-Ethics.aspx	Ms Anusha Marimuthu	BREC@ukzn.ac.za																		1 month	monthly
Weltevredenpark, Roodepoort, 1709, South Africa	Medical and Research Ethics Committee	+27 13 243 6772			Dr B T Naidoo	bnt@polka.co.za
123 Amkor Rd, Lyttelton Manor, Centurion, 0157, South Africa	Pharma-Ethics Independent Research Ethics Committee	+27 12 664 7977		www.pharma-ethics.co.za	Marzelle Haskins	marzelle@pharma-ethics.co.za				$1,286.21	$1,286.21	$928.93	$928.93	$928.93	$928.93	$928.93	$928.93	$476.37	$267.96	$178.64	$625.24	$238.19	$506.15	3 to 5 weeks	twice a month
PO Box 38785 Pinelands 7485,south africa	Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) Research Ethics Committee	+27 21 531 0277		http://www.hospicepalliativecaresa.co.za/	Dr Josef Lazarus	josef@hpca.co.za																		2 months	Other
Faculty of Pharmacy, PO Box 94, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140	Rhodes University Ethical Standards Committee	+27 46 603 7366		http://www.ru.ac.za/research/research/ethics/	Prof S Daya	m.gobel@ru.ac.za																		1 month	quarterly
The Chairperson Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences Deans's Division, Block D, Room 108, Francois Retief BLD, Nelson Mandela Road Bloemfontein 9300,SOUTH AFRICA	Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences - University of the Free State	+27 51 405 2812		https://www.ufs.ac.za/	Mrs Henriette Strauss																			2 months	Other
Directorate Research, Innovation and Partnerships Tshwane University of Technology Staatsartillerie Road Pretoria West 0183	Tshwane University of Technology Research Ethics Committee	+27 12 382 6265	general@tut.ac.za	https://www.tut.ac.za/rni/rs/re/about	Dr WA Hoffmann	hoffmannwa@tut.ac.za																		2 months	monthly
McCord Research Ethics Committee McCord Hospital PO Box 37587 Overport 4067,south africa	McCord Research Ethics Committee	+27 33 344 3301		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/south_africa/ethics_1011?keyP=paho	Dr Claire Kerry	kerry@futurenet.co.za																		2 months	Other
Dr Savage Rd, Prinshof, Pretoria, Tshwane, Gauteng, 0084, ZAF	University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Sciences Student Research ethics Committee	+27 12 354 1330		https://www.up.ac.za/healthethics	Dr Lynette Schoeman																				once a month
National Health Research Council Department of Health south africa	National Health Research Council	+27123958113		http://nhrec.health.gov.za/	Thabo Molebatsi	MolebT@health.gov.za
Research Development and Support Division P O Box 19063 Tygerberg 7505 south africa	Health Research Ethics Committee 1 -Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Health Sciences Research Development & Support Division	+27 21 938 9075		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/south_africa/ethics_1017?keyP=paho	Dr Lyn Horn	lhorn@sun.ac.za																		2 months	Other
Faculty of Health Sciences 3rd floor Medical Library Building NMD Campus Walter Sisulu University PMB X1 UNITRA Mthatha 5117 south africa	Health and Wellness Sciences Research Ethics Committee - Cape Peninsula University of Technology	+27 21 959 6917		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/south_africa/ethics_1026	Dr Peter Le Roux	lebenyat@cput.ac.za																		2 months	quarterly
Faculty of Health Sciences 3rd floor Medical Library Building NMD Campus Walter Sisulu University PMB X1 UNITRA Mthatha 5117 south africa	Health Research Ethics & Biosafety Committee - Walter Sisulu University, Faculty of Health Sciences	+27 47 502 2294		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/south_africa/ethics_1026	Dr Dan Mwesingwa-Kayongo	dkayongo@rtc.utr.ac.za																		2 months	Other
University of Cape Town, Old Main Building GSH. Room E52.24	University of Cape Town Animal Research Ethics Committee	+27 214 066492	fhsanimalresearch@uct.ac.za	http://www.health.uct.ac.za/fhs/research/animalethics/members	Ms Sumayah Ariefdien	ariefdien@uct.ac.za																		< 1 Month	monthly
Research Capacity Development NMMU - Summerstrand Campus (South) University Way Summerstrand Port Elizabeth	NMMU Research Ethics Committee (Animal) (REC-A)	+27 041 5042538		https://rcd.mandela.ac.za/Research-Ethics/Research-Ethics-Committee-Animal-(REC-A)	Ms Kisten Longe	Kirsten.Longe@nmmu.ac.za																			monthly
Department of Neurology Private bag X 1026 Thaba Tswane 0143	1 Military Hospital REC	+27 12 314 0487		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/south_africa/ethics_1025	Dr Malcolm Baker	malcolmkb@worldonline.co.za																		2 months	Other
P O Box 1334 Durban 4000 south africa	Faculty of Health Sciences Research Committee - Durban University of Technology	+27 31 373 2701		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/south_africa/ethics_1023	Dr Nomthandazo Gwele	Gwele@dut.ac.za																		2 months	Other
Hoffmanstreet 4, building C1, Potchefstroom, 2531	North-West Research Ethics Committee	+018 299 4852	Marietjie.halgryn@nwu.ac.za	https://healthresearchweb.org/en/south_africa/ethics_1071	Marietjie Halgryn																				once a month
13, Place Pasteur ? Institut Pasteur de Tunis 1002 TUNIS BELVEDERE	COMITE NATIONAL D'ETHIQUE MEDICALE	+216 71 842 609	cnem@rns.tn	http://www.comiteethique.rns.tn/	Pr ZMERLI Saadeddine	cnem@rns.tn																		1 month	monthly
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	National Bio-Ethics Committee	+251 115 534945		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/ethiopia/ethics_1054	Dr Yemane Teklay	health@estc.gov.et																		1 month	monthly
Department of Computer Science Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Biology Department Ethical Clearance Committee	251 911 210 876		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/ethiopia/ethics_985	Dr Fisseha Haile Meskal	fisseha-hm@ethionet.et	Paper, Electronic Platform, Email																	5 to 9 weeks
National Ethical Clearance Committee (NECC) C/O: Dr. Tilahun TEKA Ethiopian Science and Technology Health Research Department Commission P.O. Box 9086 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	National Ethical Clearance Committee (NECC)	+251 151 1211		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/ethiopia/ethics_1053	Dr Tilahun TEKA	tilahung@telecom.net.et	Paper, Electronic Platform, Email																	3 to 5 weeks	once a month
Jimma University, Jimma Ethiopia	Jimma University Ethics Review Committee	+25 191 1409074	tsige.ketema@ju.edu.et	https://www.ju.edu.et/?q=about-research	Dr Alemseged Abdissa	Alemseged.Abdissa@ju.edu.et	Email																		once a month
College of Health Science- Institutional Review Board Zambia street CHS building #710 Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	College of Health Sciences Addis Ababa University (IRB)	+25 111 15513099	chs.irb@aau.edu.et	http://www.aau.edu.et/chs/irb/about/	Ms Abebe Legesse	abebalegesse93@gmail.com	Paper																	3 to 5 weeks	once a month
Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences Ayder Referral Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia	Mekelle University, Health Research-ERC (MU-HRERC)	+251344 416690		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/west_african_project/ethiopia/ethics_1103	Mr Abera Hadgu	aberahad@yahoo.com	Paper																	3 to 5 weeks	once a month
Ministry of Science and Technology of Ethiopia Compound, National Research Ethics Review Committee of Ethiopia Secretariat, Addis Ababa	National Research Ethics Review Committee of Ethiopia Ministry of Science and Technology of Ethiopia	+25 111 117259	nrerc2015@gmail.com	https://healthresearchweb.org/en/ethiopia/ethics_2124	Mr Mr. Yared A Kefyalew	nrerc2002@gmail.com	Paper, Electronic Platform, Email																	3 to 5 weeks	once every two months
Michenzani - Zanzibar	Zanzibar Medical Research and Ethics Committee (ZAMREC)	+25 577 6663303		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/tanzania/ethics_1428?keyP=marc	Dr Msafiri L Marijani	msafiridr@yahoo.com	Paper, Electronic (CD / USB), Electronic Platform, Email																	3 to 5 weeks	once a month
Medical Research Centre, Isamilo street Mwanza, Tanzania	Lake Zone Institutional Review Board (LZIRB)	+25 575 4294 586		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/tanzania/ethics_1065	Dr Mansuet Michael Temu	mmtemu@yahoo.co.uk	Paper, Electronic Platform, Email																		once a month
Plot. No. 322 Regent Estate, Dar Es Salaam 6th Floor MMHEN building	Hurbert Kairuki Memorial University REC	+255-22-2700021 /4		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/tanzania/ethics_4232?keyP=marc	Dr. Boniphace Sylvester	sboniphace2003@yahoo.co.uk or sboniphace2002@yahoo.co.uk																		3 weeks	On demand
KCM College Opposite Tumaini Restaurant & New Admin Building,moshi tanzania	Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College Research Ethics and Review Committee (CRERC)	+255 27 2754 377		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/tanzania/ethics_1004	Dr Cuthbert Kabero	lightemba@yahoo.com	Paper, Electronic Platform, Email																	5 to 9 weeks	twice a month
2448 Barack Obama Dr, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	National Health Research Ethics Review Committee - National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)	255 22 2121 400	ethics@nimr.or.tz	https://www.nimr.or.tz/	Ms Joyce Ikingura	jikingura@nimr.or.tz	Paper																	5 to 9 weeks	once a month
BP 4024, Dakar Fann	Comité National d'Ethique pour la Recherche en Santé(CNERS)	+221 33 8694313		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/senegal/research_regulation_1057	Dr Samba Cor Sarr	cnrs2008@live.fr																		2 weeks	monthly
Agence du Médicament du Ministère de la Santé TsaralalÃ na Antananarivo 101	Comité d'Ethique aupres du Ministere de la Santé	+261 22 365 22	donat.agmed@blueline.mg	https://healthresearchweb.org/en/madagascar/ethics_992	Dr A Donnat	donat.agmed@blueline.mg																		5 to 9 weeks	once a month
Làlana Fernand Kasanga, Tsimbazaza Antananarivo 101 MADAGASCAR	Comité Malgache d'Éthique pour les Sciences et les Technologies (CMEST)	+261 20 2221084		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/madagascar/ethics_4133	Rajaona Andriamananjara	acnals@moov.mg																		3 to 5 weeks	monthly
Mazowe St, Harare, Zimbabwe	Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ)	+263 79 17 92/ 79 11 93/ 08644073772	mrcz@mrcz.org.zw	https://www.mrcz.org.zw/
Joint Research Ethics Committee C/O University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences.Mazowe Road Harare Zimbabwe	Joint Parirenyatwa Hospital and College of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee	+263 4 708140		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/zimbabwe/ethics_4234?keyP=marc	Mrs L Mbuzi	lmbuzi@medsch.uz.ac.zw or medrural @medsch.ac.uz.zw																		3 weeks	quarterly
1 Pennefather Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe	Harare City Health IRB	+26 347 74141		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/zimbabwe/ethics_4135	Richard Chigerwe	rchigerwe@hararecity.co.zw																		1 month	monthly
Karen, Ole Sangale Rd, Nairobi, Kenya	Strathmore University Institutional Ethics Review Committee		ethicsreview@strathmore.edu		Brenda Odero	bodero@strathmore.edu															US$50.00	US$50.00	US$50.00	less than 3 weeks	once every two months
Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital building, 2nd floor. Door No. 219,	Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC)	+254 787723677	contact@irec.or.ke	https://irec.or.ke/	Catherine Okwiri	irecoffice@gmail.com																			once a month
Mbagathi Rd, Nairobi, Kenya	Ethical Review Committee (ERC)/Scientific and Ethics Review Unit (SERU)	+254-20-272-6781	Director@kemri.org	www.kemri.org	Enock Kebenei	kisacheienock@gmail.com																			once a month
Strathmore University, Ole Sangale Rd, Nairobi, KEN	Strathmore University Institutional Review Board (SUIRB)	+254 703 034 000	info@strathmore.edu	http://www.strathmore.edu	Amina Salim	asalim@strathmore.edu																			once a month
Kenyatta National Hospital School of Pharmacy, UON behind the KNH Dental clinic.	The Kenyatta National Hospital/University of Nairobi-Ethics & Research Committee(KNH/UON-ERC)	+2542726300-9	uonknh_erc@uonbi.ac.ke	https://a-erc.uonbi.ac.ke/	Prof. M.L. Chindia																				once a month
Independence Ave, South East, Gaborone, BWA	Princess Marina Hospital Research & Ethics Committee	+26 736 2278		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/botswana/ethics_982?keyP=marc	Dr Yashpal Gureja	ygureja@gov.bw																		1 month	quarterly
Ministry of Health Government EnclavePlot No. 54609 Gaborone Botswana	Health Research Development Committee (HRDC)	+267 36 32 466	health@gov.bw	https://www.moh.gov.bw/regulatory.html	Mr Kgomotso Motlhanka	kgmotlhanka@gov.bw																		5 weeks	monthly
Plot 4775 Notwane Rd, Gaborone, Botswana	University of Botswana IRB	267 355 29 11	research.ethics@ub.ac.bw	https://www.ub.bw/research/applying-ethics-permit	Mr Paul Ndebele	paul.ndebele@mopipi.ub.bw
Bonela Bonela Block 8	The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA)	+267 393 2516		www.bonela.org	Mr Uyapo Ndadi	bonela@bonela.org																		Other	Other
51 Wezaret El Zeraa St., Agouza, Giza.	VACSERA Review Board	+20 2 3761 1111		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/egypt/ethics_1129	Prof. Mohamed El Sawi	elsawi55@yahoo.com																		1 month	Other
Faculty of Medicine - Alexandria University	Ethics committee Faculty of Medicine - Alexandria University	012 749 8435		http://www.med.alexu.edu.eg/	Professor Maha Ghanem	ghanemmaha@yahoo.com																		1 month	monthly
15 IBRAHIM ABO ELNAGA ST NASR CITY CAIRO EGYPT	Egyptian Society for Healthcare Development REC	+201 237 48081		http://www.enrec.org/	Dr Hany Sleem	hanysleem@hotmail.com																		1 month	monthly
El Buhouth St., Cairo, Egypt	Medical Research Ethics Committee ( MREC)	(+202) 33371362/433/615/933/449 or +20 2 00 00	info@nrc.sci.eg	https://www.nrc.sci.eg/medical-research-ethics-committee-mrec/	Professor Wafaa Abdel- Aal	wabdelaal@yahoo.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
Al Azhar University, Faculty of Medecine for Girls, Nasr City, Cairo	REC of Faculty of Medicine for Girls Al Azhar University	+20 2 2272 3910		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/egypt/ethics_1162	Professor Safaa Youssef El Dabeh	safaa_eldabeh@yahoo.com																		2 months	monthly
FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY. EL MONAZAMA AL AFRIQUIA STREET. BEHIND AIN SHAMS SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL. CAIRO. EGYPT	FDASU-REC (Faculty of Dentistry Ain Shams University Research Ethics	+20 2 2260 1221		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/egypt/ethics_1128	Professor HADIR FOUAD EL DESSOUKY	hadireldessouky@gmail.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
Prof. Adel Abdel Aziz El-Sayed Chair of Diabetes Unit Department of Internal Medicine Sohag Faculty of Medicine Sohag University Sohag Egypt_	Research Ethical Committee for Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University	+20 10 6677 651		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/egypt/ethics_1180	Professor Adel Abdel Aziz El-sayed	el_sayedadel@hotmail.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
Cairo University, Andrology Department. Kasr El Eini Hospital. Cairo. Egypt	Andrology department Ethical committee	+20 127 427 049		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/egypt/ethics_1196?keyP=sdhnet	Dr Adham Zaazaa	adhamzaazaa@yahoo.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
7 Azeez Abaza street,Zamalek	Aswan Heart Center- Magdy Yacoub Foundation Research Ethics Committee (AHC-MYF-REC)	002037612953		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/egypt/ethics_4590	Azza Saleh Radwan	azzasaleh@hotmail.com
Cairo University, Andrology Department. Kasr El Eini Hospital. Cairo. Egypt	Institutional Review Board of Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI - IRB)	+202 354 01019	itc@tbri.gov.eg	https://tbri.gov.eg/index.aspx	Professor Azza Saleh Radwan	radwan@cohred.org																		< 1 Month	monthly
Al-Azhar University- Faculty of Dental Medicine (Girls)	REC of the faculty of Dental Medicine Al-Azhar University_(Girls)	+20 10 1189 148		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/egypt/ethics_1181	Professor Hussam M. Abdel-Kader	hmkader@hotmail.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
Egypt-Mansoura-Faculty of Medicine	Mansoura Medical Research Ethics Committee(MMREC)	+20 12 4112 728	president@mans.edu.eg	http://www.mans.eun.eg	Taher Gamal	tahergamal@mans.edu.eg																		1 month	every two months
Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha, Egypt	Research Ethics Committee-Benha	002 013 3227518		www.enrec.org	Dr ibrahem elgendy M.	bfomed@gmail.com																		1 month	monthly
11,ElSaraya street ,Almanyal ,CAIRO ,EGYPT	Research Ethics Committees Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Cairo University	+20 2 2364 2705		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/egypt/ethics_1131?keyP=marc	Mr Mohmmad sameer	hamadasamir90@yahoo.com																		< 1 Month	every two weeks
8 el sheikh el ghazaly st, off mossadak street. Dokki,Egypt	Derma REC	+20 10 258 2954		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/egypt/ethics_1161?keyP=costech	Dr Heba Mashaly	hebamash2@gmail.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
National hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute 10 (A) Kasr El- Eini st. Cairo, Egypt	National hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute IRB	+202 236 49005		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/egypt/ethics_1041	Dr Hany Sleem	Hany@nhtmri.org																		1 month	monthly
National Cancer Institute, Fom El Khalig, Cairo 11796	NCI-IRB National Cancer Institute	+20 2 2535 1424		https://www.uicc.org/membership/national-cancer-institute-cairo	Professor Atef Badran	atef.badran@gmail.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
Egypt-Mansoura-Faculty of Medicine	Mansoura Medical Research Ethics Committee	+002 050 226 0138		http://www.mans.eun.eg	Professor Taher Gamal	tahergamal@mans.edu.eg																		< 1 Month	every two months
Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt	Faculty of Medicine Beni Suef University Research Ethical Committee	+20 124 1301 07	Rec.fm@med.bsu.edu.eg	http://www.med.bsu.edu.eg/	Dr Tamer Hifnawy	thifnawy@yahoo.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
Faculty of Medicine - Suez Canal University Circular Road, Ismailia, Egypt, 411522	Research Ethics Committee Faculty of Medicine Suez Canal University	+20 64 323 0539		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/egypt/ethics_1127?keyP=inscalls	Professor Nahed Mohamed Moustafa ALI	moustafa2004@yahoo.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura Universit	MNREC	050 22 25 972		http://www.mans.edu.eg/en	Dr Amina Mohamed Rashad El-Nemer	memylady@hotmail.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
51 Wezaret EL Zeraa Street.	Berb Holding Company for Biological products & Vaccines	+20 237 611111 1613	vacserateam@vacsera.com	www.vacsera.com	El Moetaz Billah	ceo@vacsera.com																		1 month	monthly
Kasr el Aini Hospital Fcaulty of Medicine Cairo University	REC Faculty of Medicine - Cairo University	+20 2 00000 0000		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/egypt/ethics_1133	Professor Noha Asem	Noha_Asem@yahoo.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches en Ethique Université Evangélique en Afrique Av. Mulengeza 1er , Quartier Panzi Commune d Ibanda	Centre Interdisciplinaire des Recherches en Ethique (CIRE)	+243 99 88 93 304	cire_uea@yahoo.fr	https://healthresearchweb.org/en/democratic_republic_of_the_congo/ethics_4242	Maombi Matabaro	cire_uea@yahoo.fr																			twice a month
Route de Matadi, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Comité national de bioéthique	+243 81 68 68 102		https://apps.who.int/ethics/nationalcommittees/NEC_full_web.pdf
Lemba, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	Centre Interdisciplinaire de Bioéthique pour l'Afrique University of Kinshasa	243 880 3998		http://bioethics.unc.edu	Dr Guillaume Louis Kiyombo	bavonmupenda@yahoo.co.uk
Université Catholique du Graben; Site Horizon C/O Centre de Recherche Clinique de Butembo, Commune Bulengera, Ville de Butembo, République Démocratique du Congo	Comité d'Ethique du Nord-Kivu (Ethics Comittee of North-Kivu)	+24 399 4343 652		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/fr/api/democratic_republic_of_the_congo/ethics_1123?keyP=cismethics	Dr Mupenzi Mumbere	mupjahman80@yahoo.fr																		< 1 Month	monthly
Kasa Vubu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	National Committee of Health Ethics (Comité National d'Éthique de la Santé (CNES)	0812227298																						less than 3 weeks
Bukavu Catholic University	Institutional Ethics Commission, Bukavu Catholic University	000 000 00000 000		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/democratic_republic_of_the_congo/ethics_1001	Dr Pierre Bulambo	site@healthresearchweb.org																		Other	Other
22nd St. & Tubman Blvd. Sinkor, Monrovia Montserrado County Republic of, Tubman Blvd, Monrovia, Liberia	National Research Ethics Board (NREB), Liberia	+231777937801/ +231777697606	nreb.liberia.gov@gmail.com	www.nrebliberia.org	Mrs. Gloria Mason Ross	gigimason23@yahoo.com				US$7,000.00	US$7,000.00			US$4,000.00	US$4,000.00	US$3,000.00			US$5,000.00	US$500.00	US$1,000.00	US$500.00	US$1,000.00	3 to 5 weeks	once every two months
Mamba Point, Monrovia, Liberia	Liberia Institute for Biomedical Research Ethics Committee/National LIBR	+23 165 15746			Dr Musu Duworko	duworkom@gmail.com
Ground Floor, GD Building, University of Liberia, Capitol Hill Monrovia, Liberia	University of Liberia - Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation Institution Review Board (UL-IRB)	(+231)-658-3774		http://www.ul-pireafrica.org/	Mr Jemee K Tegli	jktegli@yahoo.com																		2 months	Intermittent
Khartoum, Sudan	Sudan Medical Specialisation Board	249 912 360153		https://smsb.gov.sd/en/	Dr Babikr Ahmed Mohamed	fmohresearch@yahoo.com
Khartoum, Sudan	National Health Research Ethics Review Committee, Department of Research, Ministry of Health.	+249 15 7845773/249 915 870502	info@fmoh.gov.sd/fmohresearch@yahoo.com	https://fmoh.gov.sd/	Dr Iman Abdallah Mostafa
Khartoum North Teaching Hospital Khartoum Bahry Almahata Alwosta Khartoum	Khartoum North Teaching Hospital REC	+249 915 870502		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/sudan/ethics_1049	Dr Yousif Mohamed Yousif	fmohresearch@yahoo.com																		1 month	monthly
Omdurman, Sudan	Omdurman Islamic University	249 912 360153		https://oiu.edu.sd/	Dr Taha Ombli Ahmed	umbelli1@hotmail.com
Ethics office institute of endemic diseases university of Khartoum Algsr street / medical sciences cumpus	ERC ETHICS REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) University of Khatoum	002 498 3793262		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/sudan/ethics_1068?keyP=marc	Ms Rania Medani	info@bioerc-iend.org																		1 month	quarterly
El- Gadaref State Ministry of Health Gadaref State	El- Gadaref State REC	+249 157 845773		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/sudan/ethics_1051	Director General state ministry of health	fmohresearch@yahoo.com																		1 month	quarterly
Khartoum State Ministry of Health Othman Digna Street Crossing Aljamaa Str.	Khartoum State Ministry of Health REC	+249 157 845773		https://moh-rss.org/	Dr Director of Research Direcate khartoum state	fmohresearch@yahoo.com																		1 month	monthly
University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Ridgeway Campus, Nationalist Road Lusaka 10101, Zambia	University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (UNZAREC)	+26 021 1256067		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/zambia/ethics_2128	Ms Theresa Chisoso	unzarec@unzm.zm																		< 1 Month	once a month
Kanini, Ndola, Zambia	Tropical Diseases Research Centre (TDRC) Ethics Review Committee	260 212 615 444	tdrc-ethics@tdrc.org.zm	http://www.tdrc.org.zm/	Mr Eric M Njunju	Njunjum@tdrc.org.zm																			once every quarter
P.O.Box 30205, Lusaka, Zambia	National Health Research Ethics Committee	+26 021 1253040		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/zambia/ethics_2126?keyP=marc	Dr Pascalina Chanda	nhrecsecretariat@gmail.com																		< 1 Month	quarterly
Nationalist, Lusaka, Zambia	National Health Research Ethics Board (NHREB)	+260 211 250309	znhrasec@nhra.org.zm/secretariat@nhra.org.zm	https://www.nhra.org.zm/nhreb	Prof. Patrick Musonda
Ministère de la Santé, Direction des Pharmacies, Angle avenue Sarakawa et avenue du 2 Février, Lomé Togo.	Comité de Bioéthique pour la Recherche en Santé (CBRS)	+22 822 13801		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/fr/togo/ethics_1132	Dr Aleza Mazabalo	alexmaz2001@yahoo.fr																		1 month	quarterly
Lome, Togo	Comité de Bioéthique pour la Recherche en Santé (CBRS)		info@cbrs.org	http://www.cbrstogo.org/
Alpha Royal Clinic, Ntumazah Hill, Bamenda, Cameroon	Alpha Royal Clinic IRB	+237 750 063 55		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/cameroon/ethics_1476	Ms Focho Gladys Ngwi	amso8@yahoo.com																		< 1 Month	Other
Clinique Bastos Face Lycee NkolEton. Yaoundé, Cameroon	Cameroon National Ethics Committee	+237 000 2221 1284		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/api/cameroon/ethics_2120?keyP=marc	Dr Marceline Djuidje Ngounoue	cnecprot@yahoo.fr																		1 month	monthly
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Molyko, Buea-Cameroon	Faculty of Health Sciences IRB - University of Buea	+237 233322760	info@ubuea.cm	http://www.ubuea.cm/the-research-division/	Dr Julius Atashili	fhsirb@gmail.com																		2 months	every two months
Mbingo Baptist Hospital Fundong Road from Bamenda	Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Board IRB (CBCHB IRB)	+237 75 156 546	piustih@cbchealthservices.org	www.cbchealthservices.org	Ms Zita Acha	CBCHBIRB@gmail.com																		2 months	Biannually
CIRCB Melen Street (Between the University Teaching Hospital and African Synergy) Yaounde CAMEROON	Comité d'Ethique du CIRCB (Centre International De Référence Chantal Biya)	+237 22 315 452		http://circb.cm/btc_circb/web/	M. Thomas Michel Anana Betilene	thomas.anana@circb-cameroun.org																		2 months	On demand
Cameroon Bioethics Initiative (CAMBIN) The Ark/L\'Arche, Montée Jouvence Yaounde Cameroon.	CAMBIN ERCC	+237 22 31 28 80	cambin.ercc@gmail.com	https://cambin.org/	CAMBIN ERCC	cambin.ercc@gmail.com	Electronic Platform, Email	Electronic Fund Transfer	Phone Calls, Email															3 to 5 weeks	once a month
Tropical Medicine Research Station, Kumba, Cameroon	Tropical Medicine Research Station IRB	+237 000 7775 4101		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/cameroon/ethics_2119	Dr Peter Enyong	enyongap@yahoo.com																		< 1 Month	On demand
The Biotechnology Centre, Nkolbisson, Yaounde, Cameroon	The Biotechnology Centre IRB	+237 000 7744 1312		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/cameroon/ethics_2118	Ms Akom Ursula	ursulaakom@yahoo.com																		Other	monthly
2054, Avenue Mamadou KONATÉ, Porte 2006, Lot 218, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Comité d'Ethique du Centre Muraz (- The institutional ethics committee of the Muraz centre of bobo dioulasso)	(+226) 20 97 01 02		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/west_african_project/burkina_faso/research_regulation_995	Dezemon ZINGUÉ	zinguedezemon@yahoo.fr																		2 weeks	quarterly
01 BP 364 Ouagadougou 01 Burkina Faso	Comité National Catholique de Bioéthique (CNCB)	+226 503 612 32		www.cerbafaso.org	Professor Jean-Baptiste NIKIEMA	jbnikiema@yahoo.fr																		Other	Other
Dans le district sanitaire de Nouna - Secteur n° 6 de la ville de Nouna,Nouna 2	COMITE INSTITUTIONNEL D'ETHIQUE DU CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN SANTE DE NOUNA (CIE)	+226 205 370 43		www.crsn-nouna.bf	SAVADOGO GERMAIN	germain_savadogo@hotmail.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
Ministère de la Santé Building Lamizana Ouagadougou	Comité d'Ethique pour la recherche en santé	+226 503 24159		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/burkina_faso/ethics_988	Dr Bocar A. Kouyaté	bkouyate@hotmail.com																		2 months	monthly
Avenue des Martyrs, Bangui, Central African Republic	Comité Scientifique de Validation des Protocoles et Résultats de la Recherche en Santé (CSVPRS) Faculte des Sciences de la Sante	236 755 026 46		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/central_african_republic/ethics_2116	Dr Narcisse Patrice Komas	npkomas@yahoo.fr
Faculte des Sciences de la Sante, Université de Bangui, République Centrafricaine, Avenue des Martyrs, Bangui	Comité Scientifique de Validation des Protocoles et Résultats de la Recherche en Santé (CSVPRS)	+236 755 026 46		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/central_african_republic/institution_2116	Dr Narcisse Patrice Komas	npkomas@yahoo.fr																		< 1 Month	Other
The Chairman, National Health Sciences Research Committee, Ministry of Health (Research Department, P.o. BOX, 30O377, Lilongwe 3, Malawi	National Health Sciences Research Committee	+26 560 1726422		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/malawi/ethics_1077	Mr Rage Majamanda	rmajamanda@gmail.com																		Other	every two months
College of Medicine 3rd Floor, John Chiphangwi Learning Resource Centre Private Bag 360 Chichiri Blantyre 3 Malawi	College of Medicine Research & Ethics Committee (COMREC)	+265 187 4377 / +265 11 871 911	comrec@medcol.mw	http://comrec.medcol.mw/	Dr Lucinda Manda-Taylor	mandal@medcol.mw																		< 1 Month	monthly
National Ethics Committee of Mauritius Ministry of Health and Quality of Life 5th floor Emmanuel Anquetil Bld. Port Louis, MAURITIUS	National Ethics Committee of Mauritius	+230 201 2175		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/mauritius/ethics_1055	Mr Seebah M	mseebah@mail.gov.mu																		1 month	monthly
Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Consultancy & Innovation University of Mauritius Reduit, Mauritius	University of Mauritues Research Ethics Committee	+230 403 7455		https://www.uom.ac.mu/index.php/research/research-overview/research-compliance	Professor S Rughooputh	ssr@uom.ac.mu																		1 month	monthly
Cotonou, Akpapka near the Placodji cement plant	Comite national d'ethique pour la recherche en sante (CNERS )	+229 64 60 12 01		www.ethique-sante.org	Dr Flore Armande Gangbo	contact@ethique-sante.org																		1 month	every two months
Champ de Foire Cotonou-Bénin	Comite d'Ethique de La Recherche de l'ISBA	+229 21 30 55 65		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/fr/benin/institution_1061	Marius KEDOTE	cer_isba@yahoo.fr																		3 weeks	monthly
Campus du champ de foire, Cotonou, Benin	Comité d'ethique de la Recherche de la Faculté des Sciences de la Santé (CER-FSS)	+229 21 30 25 13		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/west_african_project/benin/research_regulation_1046	Professeur agrégé Zannou Marcel	andre_bigot@yahoo.fr																		3 months	monthly
Ministry of Health and Social Services Harvey Street Windhoek Namibia	Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BREC) and Research Management Committee (RMC)	+264 61 203 2562		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/namibia/ethics_993	Ms Hilma Nangombe	hnangombe@mhss.gov.na																		2 months	Other
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, BP 118, Lambaréné, Gabon	Comite d'Ethique Institutionnel de l'URM / IRB-MRU			https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/gabon/ethics_4198	Pamela Minsoko	pamela.minsoko@lambarene.org																		2 weeks	monthly
Libreville, Gabon	Comité National d'Ethique pour la Recherche (CNER)	+24 107 791200/ + 241 05 81 69 68 / + 241 07 13 63 75	cnergabon@gmail.com	https://healthresearchweb.org/en/gabon/ethics_1125	Dr Sambo Adèle	matsiegpb@yahoo.fr																		2 weeks	monthly
Maputo, Mozambique	Comité Nacional de Bioética para a Saúde (CNBS)			https://www.lusoafro-bioethics.org/	Professor João Schwalbach
12 Avenue des Frères MADANI, El Madania, Algeria	Conseil National de l'Éthique des Sciences de la Santé	213 212 79964		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/algeria/ethics_1044	Dr Said Slimane	webmaster@sante.dz																			once a month
El Kouif, Algeria	Comité intergouvernemental de bioéthique			https://healthresearchweb.org/en/algeria/ethics_1045	Professor Fatima El Kebir	fzelkebir@yahoo.fr
Boulevard de la Palx, Kigali,Rwanda	Comité d'Ethique du Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de kigali (CHUK)	+250 078 8571 436		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/fr/costech/rwanda/ethics_2117	Dr Stephen Rulisa	s.rulisa@gmail.com																		< 1 Month	monthly
HUYE DISTRICT, BUTARE TOWN,RWANDA	Butare University Teaching Hospital Ethics Committee	+250 788604343		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/rwanda/ethics_4210	Dr Musafiri Sanctus	smusafiri@nur.ac.rw																		2 weeks	monthly
Rwanda National Ethics Committee (RNEC)	Rwanda National Ethics Committee (RNEC)	+250 252 55 10 78 84	info@rnecrwanda.org	http://www.rnecrwanda.org/	Mrs. Valentine INGABIRE	ing_valentine@yahoo.com																		2 weeks	monthly
Linare Rd, Maseru, Lesotho	National Health Research Ethics Committee Lesotho	+266-22226317		https://healthresearchweb.org/en/lesotho/ethics_4822	Dr. Jill Sanders	jsanders@bcm.edu																			twice a month
Djicoroni para - Ancien Institut Marchoux / Bamako	Comité national d'éthique pour la santé et les sciences de la vie - CNESS	+223 20 239 562		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/mali/institution_2129	Dr Maliki Gomno Maiga	cenessnational@yahoo.fr																		< 1 Month	Other
Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, 19, rue Tarik Bnou Ziad, Casablanca, Maroc, Morocco	Comité d?Ethique pour la Recherche Biomédicale (Ethic Committee for Biomedical Research)	+212 522 47 12 89		https://www.healthresearchweb.org/fr/morocco/ethics_4856	Abdelouahhab TAZI	abdoutazi81@gmail.com																		1 month	monthly
Comité d?Ethique pour la Recherche Biomédicale (CERB)Secrétariat AdministratifFaculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rabat	Comité d?Ethique pour la Recherche Biomédicale	+212 537 77 35 60		http://fmp.um5.ac.ma/page/comit%C3%A9-d%E2%80%99ethique-0	GUEDIRA Khaoula	guedirak@yahoo.fr																			monthly
Comite National d'Ethique de la Recherche Ministere de la Sante,ivory coast	Comite National d'Ethique de la Recherche			https://www.healthresearchweb.org/en/cote_d_ivoire/ethics_4196	Mrs Chiarra Koumba	cner_ci@gmail.com																		2 weeks	monthly
MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara,banjul gambia	The Gambia Government/MRC Joint Ethics Committee	+2204495442/6		https://www.mrc.gm/		scc@mrc.gm.
Tripoli, Libya	Infectious Diseases Research Ethical Committee	218 21 4800 297	ethics@nidcc.org.ly	https://healthresearchweb.org/en/libya/ethics_991	Dr Ali Bourawi	abourawi@hotmail.com																			once every quarter

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Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BREC) and Research Management Committee (RMC)

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Ministry of Health and Social Services Harvey Street Windhoek Namibia

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+237 750 063 55

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Alpha Royal Clinic, Ntumazah Hill, Bamenda, Cameroon

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Cameroon National Ethics Committee

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+237 000 2221 1284

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Dr Marceline Djuidje Ngounoue

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Clinique Bastos Face Lycee NkolEton. Yaoundé, Cameroon

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Faculty of Health Sciences IRB - University of Buea

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+237 233322760

info@ubuea.cm

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Dr Julius Atashili

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Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Molyko, Buea-Cameroon

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every two months

Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Board IRB (CBCHB IRB)

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+237 75 156 546

piustih@cbchealthservices.org

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Ms Zita Acha

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Mbingo Baptist Hospital Fundong Road from Bamenda

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Comité d'Ethique du CIRCB (Centre International De Référence Chantal Biya)

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+237 22 315 452

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M. Thomas Michel Anana Betilene

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thomas.anana@circb-cameroun.org

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CIRCB Melen Street (Between the University Teaching Hospital and African Synergy) Yaounde CAMEROON

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2 months

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CAMBIN ERCC

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+237 22 31 28 80

cambin.ercc@gmail.com

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CAMBIN ERCC

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cambin.ercc@gmail.com

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Cameroon Bioethics Initiative (CAMBIN) The Ark/L\'Arche, Montée Jouvence Yaounde Cameroon.

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Electronic Platform, Email

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Electronic Fund Transfer

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once a month

Tropical Medicine Research Station IRB

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+237 000 7775 4101

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Dr Peter Enyong

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Tropical Medicine Research Station, Kumba, Cameroon

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< 1 Month

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On demand

The Biotechnology Centre IRB

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+237 000 7744 1312

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Ms Akom Ursula

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ursulaakom@yahoo.com

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The Biotechnology Centre, Nkolbisson, Yaounde, Cameroon

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Other

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12 Avenue des Frères MADANI, El Madania, Algeria

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El Kouif, Algeria

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+223 20 239 562

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Dr Maliki Gomno Maiga

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Djicoroni para - Ancien Institut Marchoux / Bamako

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University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (UNZAREC)

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+26 021 1256067

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Ms Theresa Chisoso

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University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Ridgeway Campus, Nationalist Road Lusaka 10101, Zambia

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Tropical Diseases Research Centre (TDRC) Ethics Review Committee

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260 212 615 444

tdrc-ethics@tdrc.org.zm

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Mr Eric M Njunju

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Njunjum@tdrc.org.zm

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Kanini, Ndola, Zambia

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National Health Research Ethics Committee

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+26 021 1253040

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Dr Pascalina Chanda

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nhrecsecretariat@gmail.com

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P.O.Box 30205, Lusaka, Zambia

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< 1 Month

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quarterly

National Health Research Ethics Board (NHREB)

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+260 211 250309

znhrasec@nhra.org.zm/secretariat@nhra.org.zm

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Contact Name

Prof. Patrick Musonda

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Nationalist, Lusaka, Zambia

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Health Research Ethics Committee, CMUL

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+2348028642463

cmulinfo@unilag.edu.ng

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Contact Name

Hodefe Olufemi

Contact Email

hrec@cmul.edu.ng

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College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Private Mail Bag 12003, Lagos, Nigeria.

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2 weeks

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monthly

UI/UCH, Health Research Ethics Committee

Tel

+234 22 413 922

Website

Contact Name

Akindele A.T.

Contact Email

asemtunde@yahoo.com; uiuchirc@yahoo.com

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Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training University College Hospital Ibadan Oyo State PMB 5017 GPO Ibadan Nigeria

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2 months

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Other

ZETA-12 Independent Research Ethics Committee (ZIREC)

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Website

Contact Name

Dr Maduabuchi John- Moses

Contact Email

zetafd@yahoo.com

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Ntasiobi Specialist Hospital Trans-Ekulu, Enugu Nigeria

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every two months

National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, Health Research Ethics Committee

Tel

+234 42 558 244

info@nohe.com.ng

Website

Contact Name

Dr R E Nnabuko

Contact Email

amaechi@nohenig.com

Address

National Orthopaedic Hospital P.M.B. 01294 Enugu

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu Nigeria REC

Tel

+234 (042) 252022

info@unthenugu.com.ng

Website

Contact Name

Mr. K Onyia

Contact Email

cdunth@infoweb.abs.net

Address

University of Nigerian Teaching Hospital Ituku-Ozalla Enugu Port- Harcourt Express Way Enugu.

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

Other

How often does tde committee meet?

quarterly

Jos Univerisity Teaching Hospital REC

Tel

+234 8036166952

Website

Contact Name

Joshua Isa Gowon

Contact Email

joshgisa@yahoo.com

Address

University of Jos Teaching Hospital

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

quarterly

AKTH Health Research Ethics Committee

Tel

+234 64 661 017

Website

Contact Name

Baraatu Datti

Contact Email

baraat78@gmail.com

Address

Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Zaria Road, Kano State Nigeria

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

2 months

How often does tde committee meet?

Other

National Health Research Ethics Committee, Nigeria

Tel

234-9-523-8367

info@nhrec.net

Website

Contact Name

Ado Danladi

Contact Email

deskofficer@nhrec.net

Address

Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Shehu Shagari Way, Central Business District 900271, Abuja, Nigeria

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

Center for Bioethics and Research

Tel

+234-708-097-0008

admin@bioethicscenter.net Phones

Website

Contact Name

Contact Email

Address

102 Basorun Rd, Akobo, Ibadan, Nigeria

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

UCTH Health Research Ethics Committee

Tel

Website

Contact Name

Barr. Ededet Eyoma

Contact Email

ededeteyoma@yahoo.co.uk

Address

Court Rd, Calabar, Nigéria

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

University of Iloring Teaching Hospital, Health Research Ethics Committee

Tel

+234 803670810

Website

Contact Name

Mrs. O. O. Olu- Bolaji

Contact Email

bimbolaji24@yahoo.com

Address

University of Iloring Teaching Hospital, Health Research Ethics Committee,Nigeria

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Health Research Ethics Committee

Tel

+23408037252314

Website

Contact Name

Mr. T.A Olubodun

Contact Email

teejay2olubodun@yahoo.com

Address

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ille-Ife, Oyo State

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria, Health Research Ethics Committee

Tel

+234 9461 0342

Website

Contact Name

Manasseh Mutfwang

Contact Email

pdakum@ihvnigeria.org

Address

Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria, Health Research Ethics Committee,Nigeria

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

UATH HREC

Tel

+234 (0)9 882 1228

info@uath.gov.ng

Website

Contact Name

Mrs Edith Emodi

Contact Email

uathmrec@yahoo.com

Address

University of Abuja Teaching Hospital,Gwagwalada.P.M.B. 228,Abuja.NIGERIA.Phone: +234 704 004 5614Email: info@uath.gov.ng

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

2 months

How often does tde committee meet?

Other

Ministry of Defence Health Research Ethics Committee

Tel

+2348059619329

Website

Contact Name

Dr. Chioma Nzeruem

Contact Email

epigod2002@yahoo.co.uk

Address

Ministry of Defence Health Research Ethics Committee,Nigeria

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

3 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

Federal Medical Centre Abakaliki Health Research Ethics Committee

Tel

+2348028988077

Website

Contact Name

Ms Edith Nduaguba

Contact Email

edithukamaka@yahoo.co.uk

Address

Federal Medical Centre Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Nigeria

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

1 month

How often does tde committee meet?

Biannually

Plateau State Specialist Hospital, Health Research Ethics Committee

Tel

Website

Contact Name

Dr. Bitrus Matawal

Contact Email

bmatawal@yahoo.com

Address

Plateau State Specialist Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

every two months

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Drug Regulatory Unit, Botswana
Tell	+267 3632378/76/80/81
Email	nygondo@gov.bw
Website	http://www.moh.gov.bw
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name	Dr. Sinah Selelo
Key Contact Email	sselelo@gov.bw
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Princess Marina Hospital Research & Ethics Committee

Tel

+26 736 2278

Website

Contact Name

Dr Yashpal Gureja

Contact Email

ygureja@gov.bw

Address

Independence Ave, South East, Gaborone, BWA

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

1 month

How often does tde committee meet?

quarterly

Health Research Development Committee (HRDC)

Tel

+267 36 32 466

health@gov.bw

Website

Contact Name

Mr Kgomotso Motlhanka

Contact Email

kgmotlhanka@gov.bw

Address

Ministry of Health Government EnclavePlot No. 54609 Gaborone Botswana

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

5 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

University of Botswana IRB

Tel

267 355 29 11

research.ethics@ub.ac.bw

Website

Contact Name

Mr Paul Ndebele

Contact Email

paul.ndebele@mopipi.ub.bw

Address

Plot 4775 Notwane Rd, Gaborone, Botswana

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA)

Tel

+267 393 2516

Website

Contact Name

Mr Uyapo Ndadi

Contact Email

bonela@bonela.org

Address

Bonela Bonela Block 8

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

Other

How often does tde committee meet?

Other

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Ministère de la santé et de la qualité de vie (Ministry of Health and Quality of Life), Mauritius
Tell	+230 201 1334 / 201 2596 / 201 1927/+230 201 2036
Email	moh@govmu.org
Website	https://health.govmu.org/Pages/default.aspx
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name	Mrs Sheesha Jankee
Key Contact Email	sjankee@mail.gov.mu
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

National Ethics Committee of Mauritius

Tel

+230 201 2175

Website

Contact Name

Mr Seebah M

Contact Email

mseebah@mail.gov.mu

Address

National Ethics Committee of Mauritius Ministry of Health and Quality of Life 5th floor Emmanuel Anquetil Bld. Port Louis, MAURITIUS

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

1 month

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

University of Mauritues Research Ethics Committee

Tel

+230 403 7455

Website

Contact Name

Professor S Rughooputh

Contact Email

ssr@uom.ac.mu

Address

Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Consultancy & Innovation University of Mauritius Reduit, Mauritius

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

1 month

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ)
Tell	+263 4 736981/5; +263 4 708255; +263 4 792165; +263 4 2901327/28/29/30/31.
Email
Website	www.mcaz.co.zw
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name	Ms G N Mahlangu
Key Contact Email	mcaz@mcaz.co.zw
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ)

Tel

+263 79 17 92/ 79 11 93/ 08644073772

mrcz@mrcz.org.zw

Website

Contact Name

Contact Email

Address

Mazowe St, Harare, Zimbabwe

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

Joint Parirenyatwa Hospital and College of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee

Tel

+263 4 708140

Website

Contact Name

Mrs L Mbuzi

Contact Email

lmbuzi@medsch.uz.ac.zw or medrural @medsch.ac.uz.zw

Address

Joint Research Ethics Committee C/O University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences.Mazowe Road Harare Zimbabwe

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

3 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

quarterly

Harare City Health IRB

Tel

+26 347 74141

Website

Contact Name

Richard Chigerwe

Contact Email

rchigerwe@hararecity.co.zw

Address

1 Pennefather Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

1 month

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Ministry of Health Eswatini
Tell	(268) 2404 5514 / 2404 2431
Email	mohswaziland@yahoo.com
Website	http://www.gov.sz/
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

No Ethics Committee Data Found

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Ministry of Health (MoH), Benin
Tell
Email	info@beninmoh.com
Website	http://beninmoh.eu5.org/index1.html
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Comite national d'ethique pour la recherche en sante (CNERS )

Tel

+229 64 60 12 01

Website

Contact Name

Dr Flore Armande Gangbo

Contact Email

contact@ethique-sante.org

Address

Cotonou, Akpapka near the Placodji cement plant

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

1 month

How often does tde committee meet?

every two months

Comite d'Ethique de La Recherche de l'ISBA

Tel

+229 21 30 55 65

Website

Contact Name

Marius KEDOTE

Contact Email

cer_isba@yahoo.fr

Address

Champ de Foire Cotonou-Bénin

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

3 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

Comité d'ethique de la Recherche de la Faculté des Sciences de la Santé (CER-FSS)

Tel

+229 21 30 25 13

Website

Contact Name

Professeur agrégé Zannou Marcel

Contact Email

andre_bigot@yahoo.fr

Address

Campus du champ de foire, Cotonou, Benin

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

3 months

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone (PBSL)
Tell	(+232 22) 228497, 225983, 229346
Email	info@pharmacyboard.gov.sl
Website	http://www.pharmacyboard.gov.sl/
Clinregs (Link)	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/sierra-leone
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?	180 working days
Fee per new clinical trial application?	Industry Funded (Phase I): $15,000 USD Industry Funded (Phase II): $12,000 USD Industry Funded (Phase III): $10,000 USD Investigator/Local Phases: $5,000 USD Research Institution Funded: $5,000 USD
Fee per amendment?	$1,000 USD
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

No Ethics Committee Data Found

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Ministry of Health (MoH) Rwanda
Tell	+250 577458
Email	info@moh.gov.rw
Website	http://www.moh.gov.rw
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name	Mr Jean Damascène Ntawukuliryayo
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Comité d'Ethique du Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de kigali (CHUK)

Tel

+250 078 8571 436

Website

Contact Name

Dr Stephen Rulisa

Contact Email

s.rulisa@gmail.com

Address

Boulevard de la Palx, Kigali,Rwanda

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

< 1 Month

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

Butare University Teaching Hospital Ethics Committee

Tel

+250 788604343

Website

Contact Name

Dr Musafiri Sanctus

Contact Email

smusafiri@nur.ac.rw

Address

HUYE DISTRICT, BUTARE TOWN,RWANDA

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

2 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

Rwanda National Ethics Committee (RNEC)

Tel

+250 252 55 10 78 84

info@rnecrwanda.org

Website

Contact Name

Mrs. Valentine INGABIRE

Contact Email

ing_valentine@yahoo.com

Address

Rwanda National Ethics Committee (RNEC)

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

2 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Pharmacy Management, Equipment, Supplies and Medical Supplies Ministry of Health, Libya
Tell	021 463 1342, 021 463 1353
Email	info@helath.gov.ly
Website	http://www.health.gov.ly/
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Infectious Diseases Research Ethical Committee

Tel

218 21 4800 297

ethics@nidcc.org.ly

Website

Contact Name

Dr Ali Bourawi

Contact Email

abourawi@hotmail.com

Address

Tripoli, Libya

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

once every quarter

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Department of Pharmacy, Medicines and Laboratories (DPML), Ministry of Health Burundi
Tell	(257) 22 24 25 42 / (-257) 22 22 91 95
Email	info@minisante.bi
Website	http://minisante.bi/
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

No Ethics Committee Data Found

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	COMITE NATIONAL ETHIQUE RECHERCHE EN SANTE NIGER
Tell	00227 96 29 05 33
Email
Website
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name	Ocquet Sakina
Key Contact Email	sakinahabou@yahoo.fr
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Comite Consultatif National d'Ethique

Tel

+2279696 5414

Website

Contact Name

Dr Magagi Gagara

Contact Email

gagara_tchibi@yahoo.fr

Address

Niamey, Niger

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

1 week

How often does tde committee meet?

On demand

Comité National Ethique pour la Recherche en Santé CNERS

Tel

00227 96 29 05 33

Website

Contact Name

Ocquet Sakina

Contact Email

sakinahabou@yahoo.fr

Address

Niamey, Niger

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority (PMRA) of Malawi
Tell	+265 1 772 428/ +265 1 755 165
Email	info@pmpb.mw
Website
Clinregs (Link)	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/malawi
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?	Approximately six (6) weeks
Fee per new clinical trial application?	$4,000 USD
Fee per amendment?	$200 USD
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

National Health Sciences Research Committee

Tel

+26 560 1726422

Website

Contact Name

Mr Rage Majamanda

Contact Email

rmajamanda@gmail.com

Address

The Chairman, National Health Sciences Research Committee, Ministry of Health (Research Department, P.o. BOX, 30O377, Lilongwe 3, Malawi

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

Other

How often does tde committee meet?

every two months

College of Medicine Research & Ethics Committee (COMREC)

Tel

+265 187 4377 / +265 11 871 911

comrec@medcol.mw

Website

Contact Name

Dr Lucinda Manda-Taylor

Contact Email

mandal@medcol.mw

Address

College of Medicine 3rd Floor, John Chiphangwi Learning Resource Centre Private Bag 360 Chichiri Blantyre 3 Malawi

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

< 1 Month

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	L’Agence du Médicament de Madagascar
Tell	261 20 22 365 22
Email	yvette.agmed@blueline.mg
Website	http://www.agmed.mg/
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Comité d'Ethique aupres du Ministere de la Santé

Tel

+261 22 365 22

donat.agmed@blueline.mg

Website

Contact Name

Dr A Donnat

Contact Email

donat.agmed@blueline.mg

Address

Agence du Médicament du Ministère de la Santé TsaralalÃ na Antananarivo 101

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

5 to 9 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

once a month

Comité Malgache d'Éthique pour les Sciences et les Technologies (CMEST)

Tel

+261 20 2221084

Website

Contact Name

Rajaona Andriamananjara

Contact Email

acnals@moov.mg

Address

Làlana Fernand Kasanga, Tsimbazaza Antananarivo 101 MADAGASCAR

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

3 to 5 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	La Commission Nationale Consultative des Dispositifs Médicaux’ Morocco
Tell	212 537 76 10 25 / 212 537 76 14 03 / 212 537 76 36 62
Email	Contact@sante.gov.ma
Website	https://www.sante.gov.ma/Pages/Accueil.aspx
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Comité d?Ethique pour la Recherche Biomédicale (Ethic Committee for Biomedical Research)

Tel

+212 522 47 12 89

Website

Contact Name

Abdelouahhab TAZI

Contact Email

abdoutazi81@gmail.com

Address

Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, 19, rue Tarik Bnou Ziad, Casablanca, Maroc, Morocco

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

1 month

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

Comité d?Ethique pour la Recherche Biomédicale

Tel

+212 537 77 35 60

Website

Contact Name

GUEDIRA Khaoula

Contact Email

guedirak@yahoo.fr

Address

Comité d?Ethique pour la Recherche Biomédicale (CERB)Secrétariat AdministratifFaculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rabat

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Direction du Médicament et de la Pharmacie , Gabon
Tell
Email
Website
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Comite d'Ethique Institutionnel de l'URM / IRB-MRU

Tel

Website

Contact Name

Pamela Minsoko

Contact Email

pamela.minsoko@lambarene.org

Address

Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, BP 118, Lambaréné, Gabon

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

2 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

Comité National d'Ethique pour la Recherche (CNER)

Tel

+24 107 791200/ + 241 05 81 69 68 / + 241 07 13 63 75

cnergabon@gmail.com

Website

Contact Name

Dr Sambo Adèle

Contact Email

matsiegpb@yahoo.fr

Address

Libreville, Gabon

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

2 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Ministry Of Health (MoH) ,Burkina Faso
Tell	(226) 25 25 25 25 25
Email	contact@sante.gov.bf
Website	https://www.sante.gov.bf/accueil
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Comité d'Ethique du Centre Muraz (- The institutional ethics committee of the Muraz centre of bobo dioulasso)

Tel

(+226) 20 97 01 02

Website

Contact Name

Dezemon ZINGUÉ

Contact Email

zinguedezemon@yahoo.fr

Address

2054, Avenue Mamadou KONATÉ, Porte 2006, Lot 218, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

2 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

quarterly

Comité National Catholique de Bioéthique (CNCB)

Tel

+226 503 612 32

Website

Contact Name

Professor Jean-Baptiste NIKIEMA

Contact Email

jbnikiema@yahoo.fr

Address

01 BP 364 Ouagadougou 01 Burkina Faso

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

Other

How often does tde committee meet?

Other

COMITE INSTITUTIONNEL D'ETHIQUE DU CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN SANTE DE NOUNA (CIE)

Tel

+226 205 370 43

Website

Contact Name

SAVADOGO GERMAIN

Contact Email

germain_savadogo@hotmail.com

Address

Dans le district sanitaire de Nouna - Secteur n° 6 de la ville de Nouna,Nouna 2

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

< 1 Month

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

Comité d'Ethique pour la recherche en santé

Tel

+226 503 24159

Website

Contact Name

Dr Bocar A. Kouyaté

Contact Email

bkouyate@hotmail.com

Address

Ministère de la Santé Building Lamizana Ouagadougou

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

2 months

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Medicines Board - Medical Research Council, The Gambia
Tell	+220 4380632
Email	info@mca.gm
Website	http://www.mca.gm/
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name	Markieu Janneh Kaira
Key Contact Email	mjannehkaira@mca.gm / markieu@yahoo.co.uk /
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

The Gambia Government/MRC Joint Ethics Committee

Tel

+2204495442/6

Website

Contact Name

Contact Email

scc@mrc.gm.

Address

MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara,banjul gambia

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Zanzibar Food And Drug Agency (ZFDA)
Tell	+255 242233959
Email	info@zfda.go.tz
Website	https://zfda.go.tz/
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Zanzibar Medical Research and Ethics Committee (ZAMREC)

Tel

+25 577 6663303

Website

Contact Name

Dr Msafiri L Marijani

Contact Email

msafiridr@yahoo.com

Address

Michenzani - Zanzibar

How are applications received?

Paper, Electronic (CD / USB), Electronic Platform, Email

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

3 to 5 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

once a month

Lake Zone Institutional Review Board (LZIRB)

Tel

+25 575 4294 586

Website

Contact Name

Dr Mansuet Michael Temu

Contact Email

mmtemu@yahoo.co.uk

Address

Medical Research Centre, Isamilo street Mwanza, Tanzania

How are applications received?

Paper, Electronic Platform, Email

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

How often does tde committee meet?

once a month

Hurbert Kairuki Memorial University REC

Tel

+255-22-2700021 /4

Website

Contact Name

Dr. Boniphace Sylvester

Contact Email

sboniphace2003@yahoo.co.uk or sboniphace2002@yahoo.co.uk

Address

Plot. No. 322 Regent Estate, Dar Es Salaam 6th Floor MMHEN building

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

3 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

On demand

Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College Research Ethics and Review Committee (CRERC)

Tel

+255 27 2754 377

Website

Contact Name

Dr Cuthbert Kabero

Contact Email

lightemba@yahoo.com

Address

KCM College Opposite Tumaini Restaurant & New Admin Building,moshi tanzania

How are applications received?

Paper, Electronic Platform, Email

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

5 to 9 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

twice a month

National Health Research Ethics Review Committee - National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)

Tel

255 22 2121 400

ethics@nimr.or.tz

Website

Contact Name

Ms Joyce Ikingura

Contact Email

jikingura@nimr.or.tz

Address

2448 Barack Obama Dr, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

How are applications received?

Paper

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

5 to 9 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

once a month

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Direcção Nacional de Medicamentos e Equipamentos (DNME) Angola
Tell
Email
Website
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

No Ethics Committee Data Found

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Ministry of Health (MoH) , Tunisia
Tell	(216) 71 577 000
Email
Website	http://www.santetunisie.rns.tn/fr/
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

COMITE NATIONAL D'ETHIQUE MEDICALE

Tel

+216 71 842 609

cnem@rns.tn

Website

Contact Name

Pr ZMERLI Saadeddine

Contact Email

cnem@rns.tn

Address

13, Place Pasteur ? Institut Pasteur de Tunis 1002 TUNIS BELVEDERE

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

1 month

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Direction de la pharmacie et du médicament (DPM) , Côte d'Ivoire
Tell
Email
Website
Clinregs (Link)
Key Contact Name
Key Contact Email
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?
Fee per new clinical trial application?
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Comite National d'Ethique de la Recherche

Tel

Website

Contact Name

Mrs Chiarra Koumba

Contact Email

cner_ci@gmail.com

Address

Comite National d'Ethique de la Recherche Ministere de la Sante,ivory coast

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application	Device Trial Application	Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research	Epidemiological Research	Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research	Genetic Sub-Study	Student Applications	Major Amendment
Minor Amendment	Annual Re-Approval

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

2 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

monthly

National Regulator
Ethics Committees


Entity Name	Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) Kenya
Tell	+254 709 770 100/ +254 20 3562107
Email	cta@pharmacyboardkenya.org
Website	https://www.pharmacyboardkenya.org/
Clinregs (Link)	https://clinregs.niaid.nih.gov/country/kenya
Key Contact Name	Dr. Edward Abwao
Key Contact Email	cta@pharmacyboardkenya.org
Ethics committee or Council
Current IRBs and Ethics committees registered to conduct human clinical trials
Clinical Trials Approved in 2018
Clinical Trials Approved in 2019
How are clinical trials applications (protocols) submitted to IRBs ?
How are clinical trials reviewed by IRBs
What digital platform/system is used?
Frequency of committee review meetings?
Timeline for approval?	Within three (3) weeks of receipt
Fee per new clinical trial application?	$1,000 USD
Fee per amendment?
Avg fee for new clinical trial application witd IRB?

Strathmore University Institutional Ethics Review Committee

Tel

ethicsreview@strathmore.edu

Website

Contact Name

Brenda Odero

Contact Email

bodero@strathmore.edu

Address

Karen, Ole Sangale Rd, Nairobi, Kenya

How are applications received?

How are payments processed?

How is support provided?

Fees applicable per category

Clinical Trial Application		Device Trial Application		Post Marketing Survey	Registry
Observational Research		Epidemiological Research		Non-Interventional Research	Complimentary Medicines
Cosmetics Research		Genetic Sub-Study		Student Applications	Major Amendment	US$50.00
Minor Amendment	US$50.00	Annual Re-Approval	US$50.00

Average timeline between application submission and approval ?

less than 3 weeks

How often does tde committee meet?

once every two months

Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC)

Tel	+254 787723677
Email	contact@irec.or.ke
Website
Contact Name	Catherine Okwiri
Contact Email	irecoffice@gmail.com
Address	Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital