African scientists have criticised a study of hepatitis B virus birth dose vaccination as being unethical. Gilbert Nakweya reports.
Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is "unethical", it says.
The health trial by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark has been suspended by Bissau-Guinean authorities.
Guinea-Bissau is one of the world's poorest countries, with half its population considered poor, according to the World Bank. It has emerged as a hub for drug trafficking between Latin America and ...
Guinea-Bissau suspends a US-funded vaccine trial for newborns following ethical concerns and international criticism.
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