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Speaker: Boghuma Kabisen Titanji

• Clinical researcher focusing on HIV drug-resistant viruses.

Context

• The talk was presented at TEDxGoodenoughCollege.
• Ethical Riddles in HIV Research explores the complexities and ethical considerations in conducting HIV research, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Key Points

Case Study

• A woman in sub-Saharan Africa part of an HIV clinical trial:
  • Faces significant barriers:
    • Cannot afford transportation to the clinic.
    • Cannot pay for necessary, life-saving antiretrovirals.

Central Question

• How can researchers ensure they do not exploit the populations most affected by the HIV pandemic during the search for a cure?

Ethical Concerns in HIV Research

• Exploitation Risk:
  • Vulnerable populations in low-resource settings are at risk of being exploited in the course of research.
  • Ensuring that research benefits the participants directly and indirectly.

Implications

• The need for ethical frameworks in research design and implementation.
• Importance of balancing research advancement with participant welfare.

Conclusion

• Researchers must consider and address ethical dilemmas to ensure fair and just research practices that benefit participants and communities involved in HIV research.

Related Topics

• Global issues, healthcare, medicine, AIDS, drugs.

Additional Notes

• The talk encourages the audience to think about their role and responsibility in advancing ethical research.
• Part of a broader conversation on global health and justice in scientific research.

This talk is part of the TEDx series, supporting independent organizers in creating TED-like events.