The Arab World And Its Opportunities For Clinical ResearchBy Hadi Danawi, Ph.D., chair and president, Arab Board of Clinical ResearchThis article is part three of a three-part series on Arab participation in clinical research. Challenges To Conducting Clinical Research In MENADespite the potential, the MENA region has been relatively underrepresented in clinical research compared to other regions. To illustrate the imbalance of clinical research around the world, we need only look at the WHO’s International Clinical Trial Registry Platform (ICTRP). In addition, Qatar recently increased its global footprint in clinical trials, especially post Covid, with 251 clinical trials listed on the ICTRP in 2022. Danawi created the Arab Board for Clinical Research to promote diversity and inclusion of Arabs and Arab Americans in clinical research, the use of DCTs, and education and staffing of Arabs and Arab Americans in clinical research.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 06, 2023 11:15 UTC