THE NHRC INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB)

   ESTABLISHMENT

The Navrongo Health Research Centre Institutional Review Board was established in February 2001 as an independent representative body to review, evaluate and decide on the ethical merits of the NHRC research protocols. The Board is responsible for reviewing all NHRC research protocols and involving the use of human beings and is committed to ensuring and guaranteeing the rights, dignity, safety and protection of all individuals and communities who participate in NHRC research activities.

The NHRC IRB has a federal wide assurance (FWA) with the Office for Human Research protections (OHRP) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and has been registered as an Institutional Review Board. The IRB’s registration number is FWA00000250 and the identifier is IRB00000802. For more information on assurances see the link: http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/assurance/fwas.htm

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