Pamela Andanda
Biographic Data
| ID | 6178828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pamela Andanda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pamela |
| FAMILY NAME | Andanda |
| SIGNATURE | ANDANDA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2746-7861 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Implementing Regulatory Sandboxes for Digital Health Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Health systems in most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa face challenges relating to inadequate infrastructure, insufficient funding and shortage of skilled healthcare workers. Whereas digital health innovation has been embraced in the region to address these challenges and strengthen health systems, a delicate balance between innovation and regulation for sustainable and equitable use is imperative. However, as Africa continues to digitalise her h…
Digital Health Data Regulation in a Neoliberal Era
Data-driven health technologies hold the potential to improve healthcare delivery. Yet they also facilitate the large-scale extraction and commodification of sensitive health data through a phenomenon often described as ‘digital health surveillance capitalism.’ This model has largely gone unchecked, as prevailing regulatory approaches prioritise privacy and security while neglecting broader societal harms arising from datafication. These societal…
Regulating digital health in the Global South
The question of how digital health is regulated has become increasingly important within debates on technology, inequality and global health. While digital health is frequently celebrated for its capacity to expand access, build resilient systems and advance equity, scholars have raised critical concerns about its role in reproducing asymmetries of power. The potential for reproducing rather than curbing inequality is particularly relevant for th…
A socio-legal critique of the commercialization of digital health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Responsible governance of genomics data and biospecimens in the context of broad consent
International collaboration in genomic research is gaining momentum in African countries and is often supported by external funding. Over the last decade, there has been an increased interest in African genomic data. The contribution of this rich data resource in understanding diseases predominant in both African and global populations has been limited to date. There has been some non-governmental funding dedicated to the advancement of genomic r…
The experience of women researchers during the Covid-19 pandemic
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic globally disrupted lives and contributed to the exacerbation of pre-existing inequalities. Women in research were also affected. The prominent role that women played in professional and personal care duties had a detrimental effect on their research outputs, potentially hindering their career progression. Moreover, the challenges faced by women academics during the pandemic, including job loss, increased mental …
Streamlining the ethical-legal governance of cross-border health data sharing during global health emergencies
Global health emergencies often lead to a proliferation of health-related research and resultant data, which is shared across borders to help control the outbreak of disease and support decision-making regarding public health interventions. However, efforts to share data can be hindered by diverse international ethical and legal frameworks. The frameworks aim to govern coordinated processing, sharing and transfer of health data across borders thu…
Individualistic Versus Relational Ethics – A Contestable Concept for (African) Philosophy
Thaddeus Metz, in his book “A Relational Moral Theory” compares the relational African view to Western theories of right action with a focus on Kant (respective contemporary Kantianism) and Utilitarianism. In focussing on the opposition between a relational and an individualistic view, Metz questions the interpretation of basic normative assumptions that are guiding central Western moral and political institutions. He particularly focusses on Kan…
Ethical and legal governance of health-related research that use digital data from user-generated online health content
Advances in information and communication technologies have enabled health care users and providers to share health information online thus generating contents, which may be used for health-related research. In addition, the data may be used for health care decision-making thus blurring the boundaries between health care and research particularly with the repurposing of data for other uses. This paper discusses the ethical and legal concerns that…
Striking a Balance between Protecting Trademarks and Public Health Interests in Combating Trade in Counterfeit Medicines
Trade in counterfeit medicines raises serious public health concerns. However, efforts geared towards combating trade in counterfeit medicines tend to focus more on the protection of trademarks, which may not necessarily protect the public from the adverse consequences of using counterfeit medicines. This arises from differences in the meaning of “counterfeit” in the intellectual property and public health contexts. This article analyses the exte…
The ethical and legal regulation of HIV-vaccine research in Africa
Ethical and legal frameworks are important for ensuring that the goals of scientific research are realised while at the same time the rights and welfare of human participants are adequately protected. A balance in attaining these two goals can be achieved if such frameworks provide for legally binding structures and processes to oversee, regulate, and monitor research on human participants according to accepted norms and standards. From 2007 to 2…
The role of law in the regulation of HIV-vaccine research in South Africa and Kenya
Law is an important regulatory mechanism, particularly for creating an enabling research environment. However, the manner in which law addresses issues related to medical research, and HIV-vaccine research in particular, is at times inadequate and of great concern to the stakeholders involved in such research. The challenges for law as a regulatory mechanism in this regard are twofold: the complexity of issues related to HIV-vaccine research, and…
Module Two
The objective of this module is to familiarise you with the concept of informed consent, its ethical basis, its elements, and typical problems that are encountered even by the most well intentioned researchers when trying to achieve genuine informed consent
Module Two
The objective of this module is to familiarise you with the concept of informed consent, its ethical basis, its elements, and typical problems that are encountered even by the most well intentioned researchers when trying to achieve genuine informed consent
The role of law in the regulation of HIV-vaccine research in South Africa and Kenya
Law is an important regulatory mechanism, particularly for creating an enabling research environment. However, the manner in which law addresses issues related to medical research, and HIV-vaccine research in particular, is at times inadequate and of great concern to the stakeholders involved in such research. The challenges for law as a regulatory mechanism in this regard are twofold: the complexity of issues related to HIV-vaccine research, and…
The ethical and legal regulation of HIV-vaccine research in Africa
Ethical and legal frameworks are important for ensuring that the goals of scientific research are realised while at the same time the rights and welfare of human participants are adequately protected. A balance in attaining these two goals can be achieved if such frameworks provide for legally binding structures and processes to oversee, regulate, and monitor research on human participants according to accepted norms and standards. From 2007 to 2…
Striking a Balance between Protecting Trademarks and Public Health Interests in Combating Trade in Counterfeit Medicines
Trade in counterfeit medicines raises serious public health concerns. However, efforts geared towards combating trade in counterfeit medicines tend to focus more on the protection of trademarks, which may not necessarily protect the public from the adverse consequences of using counterfeit medicines. This arises from differences in the meaning of “counterfeit” in the intellectual property and public health contexts. This article analyses the exte…
Ethical and legal governance of health-related research that use digital data from user-generated online health content
Advances in information and communication technologies have enabled health care users and providers to share health information online thus generating contents, which may be used for health-related research. In addition, the data may be used for health care decision-making thus blurring the boundaries between health care and research particularly with the repurposing of data for other uses. This paper discusses the ethical and legal concerns that…
The experience of women researchers during the Covid-19 pandemic
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic globally disrupted lives and contributed to the exacerbation of pre-existing inequalities. Women in research were also affected. The prominent role that women played in professional and personal care duties had a detrimental effect on their research outputs, potentially hindering their career progression. Moreover, the challenges faced by women academics during the pandemic, including job loss, increased mental …
Streamlining the ethical-legal governance of cross-border health data sharing during global health emergencies
Global health emergencies often lead to a proliferation of health-related research and resultant data, which is shared across borders to help control the outbreak of disease and support decision-making regarding public health interventions. However, efforts to share data can be hindered by diverse international ethical and legal frameworks. The frameworks aim to govern coordinated processing, sharing and transfer of health data across borders thu…
Individualistic Versus Relational Ethics – A Contestable Concept for (African) Philosophy
Thaddeus Metz, in his book “A Relational Moral Theory” compares the relational African view to Western theories of right action with a focus on Kant (respective contemporary Kantianism) and Utilitarianism. In focussing on the opposition between a relational and an individualistic view, Metz questions the interpretation of basic normative assumptions that are guiding central Western moral and political institutions. He particularly focusses on Kan…
Responsible governance of genomics data and biospecimens in the context of broad consent
International collaboration in genomic research is gaining momentum in African countries and is often supported by external funding. Over the last decade, there has been an increased interest in African genomic data. The contribution of this rich data resource in understanding diseases predominant in both African and global populations has been limited to date. There has been some non-governmental funding dedicated to the advancement of genomic r…
Implementing Regulatory Sandboxes for Digital Health Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Health systems in most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa face challenges relating to inadequate infrastructure, insufficient funding and shortage of skilled healthcare workers. Whereas digital health innovation has been embraced in the region to address these challenges and strengthen health systems, a delicate balance between innovation and regulation for sustainable and equitable use is imperative. However, as Africa continues to digitalise her h…
Digital Health Data Regulation in a Neoliberal Era
Data-driven health technologies hold the potential to improve healthcare delivery. Yet they also facilitate the large-scale extraction and commodification of sensitive health data through a phenomenon often described as ‘digital health surveillance capitalism.’ This model has largely gone unchecked, as prevailing regulatory approaches prioritise privacy and security while neglecting broader societal harms arising from datafication. These societal…
Regulating digital health in the Global South
The question of how digital health is regulated has become increasingly important within debates on technology, inequality and global health. While digital health is frequently celebrated for its capacity to expand access, build resilient systems and advance equity, scholars have raised critical concerns about its role in reproducing asymmetries of power. The potential for reproducing rather than curbing inequality is particularly relevant for th…
A socio-legal critique of the commercialization of digital health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Medicine (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Ethics in Clinical Research (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Corporate governance (4 works) · Digital health (4 works) · Engineering ethics (4 works)