National Research Regulations and Guidelines in WPR
American Samoa
Australia
- Values and Ethics - Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research
- Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2007)
- National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research
- Additional Resources
Brunei Darussalam
- Health Research Plan Blueprint in the Works
- Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses and Midwives (see page 11)
- Ministry launches Good Clinical Practice
Cambodia
- Master Plan For Research Development in the Education Sector 2011 – 2015 (page 10)
- An overview on Cambodian National Ethics Committee for Health Research (NECHR)
- Additional Resources
China
- Ethical Guiding Principles on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
- Ministry of Health Procedures for Ethical Review of Human Biomedical Research (Provisional)
- Institute of Health Sciences Ethics Review Board
- Additional Resources
Cook Islands
Fiji
- Ministry of Health Health Research Unit
- Fiji National Research Ethics Review Committee
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Training Manual: An Initiative of the Health Research Unit Ministry of Health Fiji
- Additional Resources
French Polynesia (France)
Guam (USA)
Hong Kong (China)
- Investigator's Code of Practice
- Hospital Authority is a statutory body established under the Hospital Authority Ordinance in 1990
- Hospital Authority Guide on Research Ethics
- Additional Resources
Japan
- Ethics Guidelines for Epidemiological Research
- Ethical Guidelines for Clinical Research
- Ethics Guidelines and Principles for Genetic Research in Japan
- Additional Resources
Kiribati
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- The National Ethical Committee for Health Research
-
Country Experience Research Ethics Review
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Macao (China)
Malaysia
- Medical Research and Ethics Committee Ministry of Health
- National Committee for Clinical Research Malaysian Guideline for Good Clinical Practice
- Guidelines for Ethical Review of Clinical Research or Research Involving Human Subjects
- Additional Resources
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Mongolia
Narau
New Caledonia (France)
New Zealand
- Health Research Council (HRC) Ethics Committee
- National Ethics Advisory Committee (NEAC)
- Guidelines on Ethics in Health Research
- Additional Resources
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
- Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB)
- Institutional Review Board
- National Ethical Guidelines for Health Research
- Additional Resources
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
Republic of Korea
- Bioethics and Safety Act
- Biomedical Ethics Policy in Korea: Characteristics and Historical Development
- Health and Welfare Service (see page 31)
Samoa
- Bio-ethics and the Samoan Indigenous Reference
- Code of Professional Standards for Allied Health Professionals in the Independent State of Samoa (see page 14)
- Ministry of Health Samoa Health Policy and Research
Singapore
- National Medical Ethics Committee Guidelines
- NMEC Ethical Guidelines on Research Involving Human Subjects
- Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC)
- Additional Resources
Solomon Islands
Tokelau (New Zealand)
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
- Implementing Clinical Research in Vietnam: A Dialogue on the Current Regulations of the Ministry of Health
- News Item: Decision to Establish a Review Board