Table 3

Effect of Assisting Bioethics Committees project from Unesco on nine African countries

CountryEventCurrent status
TogoEstablishment of the committee, March 2007National Consultative Committee of Bioethics, 2007
GhanaTechnical exploration, March 2007National Bio-ethics Committee, January 2009
MalawiTechnical exploration,
June 2007		Discussion ongoing about establishment of committee
MadagascarEstablishment of the committee, June 2007National Committee for Ethics of Science and Technology 2009
MauritiusTechnical exploration, June 2007Discussion ongoing about establishment of committee
GabonTechnical exploration, November 2007National Ethics Committee
March 2009
ChadTechnical exploration, August 2007Discussion ongoing about establishment of committee
Cape VerdeTechnical exploration, May 2008Discussion ongoing about establishment of committee
GuineaTechnical exploration, July 2008National Bioethics Committee, April 2009