Newsletter

The Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for the following Career Development Award programs administered by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) have been reissued due to the change to NIH FORMS-D. Potential…

The document presents the guidance that resulted from the Zika Ethics Consultation convened by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on the issues that affected countries had previously identified as…

“A case can be made that corporal punishment violate bioethics principles of respect for persons, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice, and that these principles apply to our children. Should we explore…

Recently, the Heath Services Unit at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, announced that vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection will be provided free of cost…

Have BSEC members had to care for or deal with newborns with ambiguous genitalia? What is the standard approach in the Caribbean, and what ethical concerns do these raise? Past…

New York Times: Genetically Modified Babies By MARCY DARNOVSKY FEB. 23, 2014 (click on link)

There are two issues which are currently in the public domain which could benefit from airing different perspectives. The first concerns “End-of- Life” and the second “New Reproductive Technologies” End-of-Life:…

About two months ago while listening to a radio interview on in-vitro fertilization, the topic of ‘Egg Sharing’ was addressed. A representative of a leading fertility clinic in the region…

Recently, a petition was circulated among BSEC members regarding unethical practice in a USA clinical trial leading to death of a research participant. Research is imperative in the quest for…

Its exciting to see the discussion about this and comments about Caribbean perceptions of fatness as healthy http://bioethicscaribe.org/2/post/2013/03/call-for-articles-bsec-newsletter.html#comments . I believe that education and knowledge are always beneficial to individuals…

Diabetes is prevalent across the Caribbean with a high rate of related amputations and disabilities, and high personal and financial costs. Growing rates of obesity in the region, and globally,…