Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Department of Research, Center for Bioethics and Research, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Nat Commun. 2023 Sep 29;14(1):6084. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41809-2.
Data science health research promises tremendous benefits for African populations, but its implementation is fraught with substantial ethical governance risks that could thwart the delivery of these anticipated benefits. We discuss emerging efforts to build ethical governance frameworks for data science health research in Africa and the opportunities to advance these through investments by African governments and institutions, international funding organizations and collaborations for research and capacity development.
数据科学健康研究有望为非洲人民带来巨大福祉，但在实施过程中存在着重大的伦理治理风险，这些风险可能会阻碍预期收益的实现。我们讨论了在非洲为数据科学健康研究构建伦理治理框架的新举措，以及通过非洲政府和机构、国际资助组织以及研究和能力建设合作进行投资来推进这些举措的机会。
