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The IEPI team plays a key role in the global efforts to eradicate the age-old scourge of malaria, through developing international guidelines and providing ethics expertise to inform research and development in the field of genetically modified mosquitoes.

Data is an essential driver for social and economic development. Whether generating new knowledge, pursuing innovation, or improving health outcomes, the ability to collect, analyze, and share data is crucial. IEPI explores ethical data sharing and governance.

A new agreement between one of McMaster’s premier research institutes and Malawi’s national medical school will allow both institutions to work together to address ethical challenges and questions associated with global and public health issues.