Medical Injury Compensation Complications in New HIV Prevention Technologies in Africa

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5178262
AutoresCalvin Gwandure (University of the Witwatersrand), Thokozile Mayekiso (Nelson Mandela University)
Año2013
Volumen42
Número2
Páginas95-101
Fecha de publicación2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
EditorialKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2013.11906583
OpenAlexW2182208350
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas8

The study investigated complications associated with medical injury compensation in New HIV Prevention Technologies in Africa. The study looked at possibilities of liability in HIV infection during clinical trials and the legal resources that could be used in seeking medical injury compensation in resource poor communities in Africa. A survey of literature on medical injury compensation was used to highlight possibilities and complications associated with medical inj ury compensation in developing countries. An analysis of research findings on medical injury compensation indicated that it would be difficult for people who get infected with HIV in clinical trials to successfully sue international organisations that sponsor New HIV Prevention Technologies in Africa. It is suggested in this study that African governments could use the no-fault approach in settling medical injury compensation claims in New HIV Prevention Technologies clinical trials

Clinical trial · Family medicine · Health care · Health technology · Needlestick injury · Pathology · Political science · Human Rights and Development · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Psychology