Uplift International builds bioethics capacity in low and middle-income countries

We have unique expertise in facilitating Global South-South collaborations to improve bioethics in low and middle-income countries.

Should refugees fleeing war get free healthcare? Who receives care when resources are limited? When is it ethical to recruit pediatric participants in medical research if they are living in refugee camps? These are important ethical issues to address when delivering health care and conducting research in resource-poor settings.

Over the last 25 years, Uplift has been actively educating health and legal professionals in low and middle-income countries to improve their standards in bioethics. Our goal is to expedite change, so all people are treated with dignity and health services or research are fair and just.

Bioethics in the 21st century demands expansion beyond the traditional topics of medical and research ethics to include a wider set of issues, such as war, refugees, migrants and climate change.