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The readiness of the Asian research ethics committees in

responding to the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-country

survey [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

JuntraKarbwang1,2,CristinaE.Torres3,4,ArthurM.Navarro4,5, PhanthiphaWongwai4,6,EdlynB.Jimenez3,YashashriShetty7,
SudhaRamalingam8,PareshKoli7,LisaAmir9,10,SeptiDewiRachmawati9,11, Monalisa Waworundeng9,12, Harnawan Rizki9, Asyraf Syahmi Mohd Noor13, PrakashGhimire14,PradipGyanwali14,SubhanshiSharma14,NamitaGhimire14, Chandanie Wanigatunge15, Kwanchanok Yimtae6

1. Drug Discovery and Development Center, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Bangkok, 12120, Thailand
2. Clinical Coordination and Training Center, Strategic Initiative in Developing Capacity in Ethical Review (SIDCER), Thammasat
University, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
3. National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Metro Manila, 1000, Philippines
4. Clinical Coordination and Training Center, Forum for Ethical Review Committees in Asia and the Pacific (FERCAP), Thammasat
University, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
5. Department of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Metro Manila, 1000, Philippines
6. Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Nai Mueang, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
7. Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital,
Mumbai, 400012, India
8. Department of Community Medicine, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Reseach, Coimbatore, 641004, India
9. Forum of Indonesian Recognized Ethics Committees (FIRREC), Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia
10. Dental Research Ethics Committee Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia
11. Health Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia
12. Ethics Committee, Mochtar Riady Institute for Nanotechnology (MRIN), Tangerang, 15810, Indonesia
13. National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Federal Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 40170, Malaysia
14. National Ethical Review Board, Nepal Health Research Council, Ministry of Health & Population, Kathmandu, 7626, Nepal
15. Faculty of Medical Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka


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