Terms of reference: Caribbean Network of Research Ethics Committees (CANREC)

ABSTRACT

The Caribbean Network of Research Ethics Committees (CANREC) is established by the cooperation of Research Ethics Committees across the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Member States. The purpose of the Network is i) To provide a sustainable infrastructure for research ethics committees within CARPHA member states to promote, exchange, and cooperate intra-regionally and internationally in matters of research and research ethics. ii) To provide harmonization of multidisciplinary ethical reviews between network members to improve the protection of human participants in all aspects of medical and health-related research involving human beings, human material and data. iii) To augment sharing of information and intellectual resources, policies, and review strategies among network members.