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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: The financing of national research ethics committees for health is a decisive factor in their proper functioning and independence. Little information is available concerning the funding of these committees in West Africa.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the funding of national research ethic committees for health in the Member States of the Economic Community of West African States.
METHODS: A review of the documents from two regional workshops with the participation of the representatives of the national ethics committees of each ECOWAS Member State was carried out. These workshops enabled the collection and validation of data on the status of national ethics committees. These data were used to conduct a descriptive analysis of the funding sources of the committees.
RESULTS: Three sources of funding for national ethics committees were identified. The first source was the support of the state or a national structure. The second source was the fee for reviewing the submitted protocols and the last source was the support of external donors. The collection of audit fees and the support of external donors were the main sources of funding for most of the national committees. In only one state, there were no fees for review of submitted protocols and all the ethic committee member were motivated by the government.
CONCLUSIONS: In order to ensure the autonomy and independence of the national committees, state support for the funding of these committees should improve. The establishment of a regional network and its recognition by the Assembly of Ministers of Health of ECOWAS allowed for advocacy by WAHO, which should help achieve better results in the future.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the funding of national research ethic committees for health in the Member States of the Economic Community of West African States.
METHODS: A review of the documents from two regional workshops with the participation of the representatives of the national ethics committees of each ECOWAS Member State was carried out. These workshops enabled the collection and validation of data on the status of national ethics committees. These data were used to conduct a descriptive analysis of the funding sources of the committees.
RESULTS: Three sources of funding for national ethics committees were identified. The first source was the support of the state or a national structure. The second source was the fee for reviewing the submitted protocols and the last source was the support of external donors. The collection of audit fees and the support of external donors were the main sources of funding for most of the national committees. In only one state, there were no fees for review of submitted protocols and all the ethic committee member were motivated by the government.
CONCLUSIONS: In order to ensure the autonomy and independence of the national committees, state support for the funding of these committees should improve. The establishment of a regional network and its recognition by the Assembly of Ministers of Health of ECOWAS allowed for advocacy by WAHO, which should help achieve better results in the future.
摘要：
背景：国家卫生研究伦理委员会的经费筹措是其正常运作和独立性的决定性因素。关于这些委员会在西非的供资的信息很少。
目的：分析西非国家经济共同体成员国国家卫生研究伦理委员会的资助情况。
方法：对西非经共体每个成员国的国家道德委员会代表参加的两个区域讲习班的文件进行了审查。这些讲习班能够收集和验证关于国家伦理委员会地位的数据。这些数据用于对委员会的资金来源进行描述性分析。
结果：确定了国家伦理委员会的三个资金来源。第一个来源是国家或国家结构的支持。第二个来源是审查提交的议定书的费用，最后一个来源是外部捐助者的支持。审计费用的收取和外部捐助者的支持是大多数国家委员会的主要资金来源。只有一个州,审查提交的协议没有任何费用，所有道德委员会成员都受到政府的激励。
结论：为了确保国家委员会的自主性和独立性，国家对这些委员会经费的支持应该得到改善。西非经共体卫生部长大会对区域网络的建立和承认允许西非经共体卫生组织进行宣传，这应该有助于在未来取得更好的结果。
目的：分析西非国家经济共同体成员国国家卫生研究伦理委员会的资助情况。
方法：对西非经共体每个成员国的国家道德委员会代表参加的两个区域讲习班的文件进行了审查。这些讲习班能够收集和验证关于国家伦理委员会地位的数据。这些数据用于对委员会的资金来源进行描述性分析。
结果：确定了国家伦理委员会的三个资金来源。第一个来源是国家或国家结构的支持。第二个来源是审查提交的议定书的费用，最后一个来源是外部捐助者的支持。审计费用的收取和外部捐助者的支持是大多数国家委员会的主要资金来源。只有一个州,审查提交的协议没有任何费用，所有道德委员会成员都受到政府的激励。
结论：为了确保国家委员会的自主性和独立性，国家对这些委员会经费的支持应该得到改善。西非经共体卫生部长大会对区域网络的建立和承认允许西非经共体卫生组织进行宣传，这应该有助于在未来取得更好的结果。
