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Conference Report: Third National Bioethics Stakeholders Conference for the Development of National Bioethics Documents in Nigeria, 20^th to 22^nd August, 2019

Chitu Womehoma Princewill*, Francis Chukwuemeka Ezeonu, Adefolarin Obanishola Malomo, Omokhoa Adedayo Adeleye, Abdulwahab Ademola Lawal, Ayodele Samuel Jegede, Christie Oby Onyia

Nigeria as a Member State of UNESCO is expected to establish a National Bioethics Committee to conform to UNESCO’s standard. The National Bioethics Framework and the National Bioethics Policy Documents are necessary for the establishment of the Nigerian National Bioethics Committee. These National Bioethics Documents would help in the functioning of the Nigerian National Bioethics Committee.

In 2019, a National Bioethics Stakeholders meeting was held. At that meeting, six thematic areas were identified as areas with ethical challenges that the country needs to tackle. Six Technical Working Groups were created, headed by Chairpersons. These Chairpersons later fine-tuned and developed what was proposed at the 2019 meeting. In this conference report, a summary of the key highlights and areas of ethical concerns to the country are also presented. Step by step activities of how the National Bioethics Documents were finally produced are stated, with reports of each Technical Working Group Chair Chairperson.