Table 1 Number and nature of ethics review committees (ERCs) surveyed per country
CountryNumber of ERCsAffiliation
Burkina Faso2All research-institute based
Cameroon2All research-institute based
Ethiopia2All research-institute based
Gabon1Research-institute based
Gambia1National
Ghana54 research-institute based, 1 university based
Kenya1National
Malawi1University based
Mali1University based
Mozambique1National
Nigeria41 university based, 3 research-institute based
Rwanda1National
Senegal1National
Sudan1University based
Tanzania41 national, 2 university based, 1 research-institute based
Uganda1University based
Zambia1Research-institute based
Zimbabwe1National
Total31