National Ethical Guidelines for Health Research in Nepal, 2019

Abstract

Introduction: Research involving human beings needs to be scientifically valid and robust and should be conducted according to accepted ethical standards. Research ethics provides guidelines for responsible conduct of research on human beings. It primarily protects research participants and also educates and monitors researchers conducting health research to ensure a high quality of ethical standard. In health research, ethics concerns itself primarily with the promotion and safeguarding of the dignity, rights and well-being of research participants.