Privacy rights of human research participants in South Africa must be taken seriously

S Afr Med J. 2020 Feb 26;110(3):175-176. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i3.14450.

Abstract

Letter by Thaldar and Townsend, following an article by the same authors (Thaldar D, Townsend B. Genomic research and privacy: A response to Staunton et al. S Afr Med J 2020;110(3):172-174. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i3.14431) and both commenting on an article by Staunton et al. (Staunton C, Adams R, Botes M, et al. Safeguarding the future of genomic research in South Africa: Broad consent and the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013. S Afr Med J 2019;109(7):468-470. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i7.14148); and response to article and letter by Staunton et al.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Genomics*
  • Humans
  • Informed Consent
  • Privacy*
  • South Africa