After indicting a US NGO PATH for conducting clinical trails of HPV vaccines in India in violation of law and ethical norms, a parliamentary panel has been critical on the role of ICMR and has sought stream lining of the system to ensure such things are not repeated. The parliamentary standing committee on Health and Family Welfare, in its report tabled in Parliament today, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) should have been careful in such trials as it raises the issue of conflict of interest while appearing as promoter of the induction of such vaccines on one hand and not ensuring monitoring on the other. It also slammed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare over the issue. Read more: Streamline clinical trials of vaccines: Par Panel - business-standard/article/pti-stories/streamline-clinical-trials-of-vaccines-par-panel-114122301076_1.html
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 03:00:03 +0000
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