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AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH

  • Request to conduct research should be submitted when initiating a new study and after REC or IRB approval has been obtained.

    Quarterly progress report should be submitted each quarter after receiving NHRA study approval.

    Whenever you change a part of your research study, you must submit a Protocol Amendment first to your REC/IRB and then after receiving approval from the REC/IRB, send the approval letter and the protocol amendment itself to the NHRA.

    Request to present findings or submit for publication should be made before presenting or submitting your findings for publication. Please first notify the Authority, in writing, citing the research title and the ethical approval obtained from the Board.

    If you are seeking to import or export biological samples, you need to submit your protocol and a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) form. Please email znhrasec@nhra.org.zm to request an MTA form. In addition, please submit the request using RHInnO Ethics

    • Summary of Application Process on RhinnO Ethics for postgraduate

    • If you are new to the platform, please create a new account.

    • Once you request to create an account, you will promptly receive a confirmation email.

    • Open the email and click on the activation button.

    • After successfully setting up your account, click on "Sign in."

    • Once you “sign in” will then see a button that says, "Create new application."

    • Before you can view or apply for research requests, you need to complete the research registration process. Please refer to this link for instructions on how to register. HERE

    • Once your registration is approved, all research-related forms will become accessible, allowing you to apply for study clearance.

All Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) submissions will attract a non-refundable fee as stipulated in the SI on MTA’s. For more Information about the Fees and Bank Account details Click Here

Note*

We would like to inform all stakeholders involved in Experimental Interventions, Clinical Trials, studies involving Vulnerable Populations, Key Population Studies, internationally funded studies, and multi-site/multi-center studies, that the National Health Research Ethics Board (NHREB)  has established a monthly submission deadline for these categories.

Submission Deadline: 20th of Every Month

Board Review: Last Thursday of Every Month

Any submission received after the 20th of the month will be reviewed during the subsequent Board meeting. Our Board convenes on the last Thursday of each month to ensure thorough consideration of all proposals/protocols.


All researchers are mandated to submit their research protocols to the National Health Research Authority upon receipt of approval from a Research Ethics Committee or an Institutional Review Board as dictated by an Act of Parliament (No. 2 of 2013). Researchers who fail to submit their research protocol to the NHRA and begin to conduct research are subject to disciplinary action by the National Health Research Ethics Board.