Khayat M Haytham
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
East Mediterr Health J. 2006;12 Suppl 1:S13-20.
The foundations of ethical principles in the Eastern Mediterranean Region can be found within the 3 major religions of the Region; Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Today, there are numerous ethical issues that have emerged as result of the technological advances of the 20th century and this paper addresses some of those related to biomedical research. The Islamic principles in relation to medicine and biomedical research are described, and in particular research involving human subjects. The paper also outlines the endeavours being made by the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences to address such issues and draw up recommendations and rulings.
东地中海地区伦理原则的基础可在该地区的三大宗教——犹太教、基督教和伊斯兰教中找到。如今，由于20世纪的技术进步出现了许多伦理问题，本文探讨了其中一些与生物医学研究相关的问题。阐述了与医学和生物医学研究相关的伊斯兰原则，特别是涉及人类受试者的研究。本文还概述了伊斯兰医学科学组织为解决此类问题并起草建议和裁决所做的努力。
