Join professionals across Africa contributing to the evidence base that will support future policy, training, and capacity-building initiatives.
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Continental Participation
Responses: 0 / 300 target
Countries: 0 / 54 total
Days Remaining: 60
Your 30 Minutes Will Contribute To
This research is part of a multi-phase continental study on bioethics training and capacity-building across Africa. It is building the first continent-wide evidence base on bioethics capacity and practice.
Impact Areas (Display as Cards)
1. National Policy
Support development of ethics guidelines and regulatory frameworks across African countries.
2. Training Programmes
Inform curricula for the next generation of bioethics professionals.
3. Funding Priorities
Direct resources toward real needs identified by practitioners and institutions.
4. Continental Harmonization
Support coordinated approaches to ethics review and governance across borders.
5. Regional & International Initiatives
Inform capacity-strengthening efforts across Africa.
6. African Leadership
Center African perspectives in global bioethics discussions.
• Bioethics Practitioners — Your frontline experience shapes real-world policy
• Researchers — Help shape the frameworks that govern your work
• Research Ethics Committee Members — Document the real challenges you face
• Educators — Inform the design of future training programmes
• Healthcare Professionals — Bridge clinical and research ethics
• Policymakers and Regulators — Build evidence for informed decision-making
• Students and Early-Career Professionals — Contribute emerging perspectives
• Community Representatives — Ensure community voices are centred
• NGO and Civil Society Professionals — Share civil society insights
• Gene editing governance
• Biobanking and data governance
• Benefit-sharing frameworks
• International data transfer
• AI in clinical decision support
• Algorithmic bias and discrimination
• Digital health applications
• Data privacy and protection
• Capacity-to-consent assessment
• Neurotechnology ethics
• Mental health stigma in research
• Neuroimaging and brain privacy
• Climate change impacts on health research
• One Health approaches
• Environmental justice
• Sustainable healthcare practices
• Training needs and gaps
• REC challenges and resources
• Regulatory frameworks
• Cross-border research oversight
• Integration with modern medicine
• Intellectual property considerations
• Cultural sensitivity
• Community ownership
• Data ownership and control
• Equitable benefit-sharing
• Privacy and confidentiality
• International data governance
• Gain-of-function research
• Pathogen research oversight
• Synthetic biology governance
• Biosecurity frameworks
Flexible survey — most participants take 30–45 minutes.
You can skip sections and save your progress at any time.
Here is how your participation contributes to change.
Impact Journey
Your privacy and ethical participation are our priority
Ethics approval: Egerton University Institutional Scientific and Ethics Review Committee
EUISERC/APP/363/2024
All responses are anonymized, securely stored, and used only for research and capacity-building purposes.
Approximately 30-45 minutes, depending on which sections are relevant to you. You can save your progress and return later at any time.
No. Skip any sections that don't apply to you. For example, if you don't serve on an ethics committee, you can skip those questions.
Perfect! We need diverse perspectives - from students to senior policymakers, healthcare professionals to community representatives. If you engage with health research, ethics, or science policy in Africa, your voice matters.
Absolutely. All data is anonymized during analysis, stored securely, and no identifiable information will be published. Your institution or name will not appear in any reports without your explicit permission.
Yes! Participants receive:
• Early access to preliminary findings
• Invitation to continental results webinar
• Policy briefs and country profiles
• Final report and publications
Yes! The complete survey is available in both English and French. You can select your preferred language at the start.
Contact research@africabioethicsnetwork.org for immediate support. We're here to help!
Yes, the survey is mobile-friendly. However, we recommend using a computer or tablet for the best experience, especially for open-ended questions.
The survey will remain open for six weeks from launch. Specific closing date will be announced on this page and via email.
Rapid developments in genomics, AI, data-driven research, and climate health are creating new ethical challenges. This study ensures African perspectives inform how these issues are addressed.
About the Organizers : Africa Bioethics Network (ABN)
The Africa Bioethics Network (ABN) is a continental platform supporting collaboration, training, and capacity strengthening in bioethics across Africa.
Activities include:
• Training programmes and conferences
• African Journal of Bioethics
• Policy engagement and capacity building
• Collaborative research and networking
Learn more: https://www.africabioethicsnetwork.org/about
Your Voice. Africa's Future.
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Don’t let your perspective be missing from this continental dataset.
Survey format
• Covers key bioethics topics across Africa
• Answer only the sections relevant to you
• Mix of quick questions and optional reflections
• You can save and return at any time
Contact Us
Survey Questions: research@africabioethicsnetwork.org
General Inquiries: secretariat@africabioethicsnetwork.org
Website: https://www.africabioethicsnetwork.org
Africa Bioethics Network
Strengthening ethical capacity for biomedical and health research across Africa