Sumathipala Athula
Forum for Research and Development, Columbo, Sri Lanka.
East Mediterr Health J. 2006;12 Suppl 1:S73-9.
Bioethics took off slowly in Sri Lanka, but now there are ethics review committees in many medical schools and national organizations. All medical schools teach some medical ethics but there are not enough trained teachers. There are no national guidelines on research ethics. The Forum for Research and Development was formed with the aim of building a new ethical research culture. The bioethics initiative includes: awareness-raising; education activities and capacity building; advocacy; and the development of policy guidelines. We aim to raise awareness in the scientific community and the general public on ethical, legal and social principles guiding the responsible conduct of research.
生物伦理学在斯里兰卡起步缓慢，但现在许多医学院校和国家组织都设有伦理审查委员会。所有医学院校都教授一些医学伦理学知识，但训练有素的教师数量不足。目前尚无关于研究伦理的国家指导方针。为建立一种新的伦理研究文化，成立了研究与发展论坛。生物伦理学倡议包括：提高认识；开展教育活动和能力建设；进行宣传；以及制定政策指导方针。我们旨在提高科学界和公众对指导负责任研究行为的伦理、法律和社会原则的认识。
