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Geoffrey Lairumbi
Recent Publications
- Lairumbi Geoffrey, Molyneux Sassy, Snow Robert.W, Marsh Kevin, Peshu Norbert, and English Mike (2008) Promoting the social value of research in Kenya:Examining the practical aspects of collaborative partnerships using an ethical framework Social Science & Medicine, 67(5):734-747.
| geoffrey.lairumbi@ethox.ox.ac.uk | |
| Tel | 01865 287887 |
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| Contact address | The Ethox Centre Division of Public Health and Primary Health Care University of Oxford, Badenoch Building, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF |
Geoffrey Lairumbi is a research student working towards his doctorate, supported by a Wellcome Trust Bioethics Studentship. His research topic is “Benefit Sharing: The Ethical Concept and Practice in Kenya.”
His research will use Kenya as a case study, to describe and analyse the use of the concepts “social value” and “benefit sharing”, and how these influence and shape strategies for maximizing benefits of international collaborative health related research in developing countries. In particular, his work will explore empirically how social value of research is understood and the extent to which it is prioritized as an outcome of research; explore the mechanisms and strategies that exist to guide efforts to promote the social value of research and the challenges encountered in doing so. In addition, his work will examine how responsibility for proving research benefits is apportioned and the mechanisms through which such decisions are made within the health research system in Kenya. He will use two tracers (malaria and HIV vaccine trials) to focus the discussion over benefit sharing and the social value of research
