Table 1

Responses of Countries Regarding the Presence of a National Ethics Committee

Country Names

Presence of a National Ethics Committee

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Yes

Djibouti, Morocco

No

Iraq, Palestine, Somalia, Qatar, Kuwait

Did Not Respond

Abou-Zeid et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2009 10:8   doi:10.1186/1472-6939-10-8