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Three More Research Organizations Earn AAHRPP Accreditation

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List includes first historically black university medical school

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs today announced that it has accredited three more organizations, including the first historically black college and university medical school and a fourth hospital in Taiwan.

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The newly accredited organizations are:

  • Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Taiwan.
  • Jaeb Center for Health Research Foundation, Tampa, Florida 
  • Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

“These accreditations are the latest indications of the universal value of AAHRPP accreditation—for hospitals and health systems, research foundations, academic institutions, and any other organization engaged in research involving human participants,” AAHRPP President and CEO Elyse I. Summers said. “Those who adopt AAHRPP standards enhance the quality of their research, strengthen protections for participants, and command the respect of colleagues and partners throughout the global research enterprise.”

To earn AAHRPP accreditation, organizations must demonstrate that they have built extensive safeguards into every level of their research operation and that they adhere to high standards for research. In today’s global, collaborative research enterprise, organizations increasingly rely on AAHRPP accreditation status to help identify trusted research partners.

To date, AAHRPP has accredited more than 200 organizations in 46 states, Canada, mainland China, India, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. All major U.S. independent institutional review boards have earned AAHRPP accreditation. In addition, more than 60 percent of U.S. research-intensive universities and over 65 percent of U.S. medical schools are either AAHRPP accredited or have begun the accreditation process. The National Institutes of Health, the world’s largest public funder of research, has earned accreditation, as has Pfizer, Inc., the largest industry sponsor of clinical research.

About AAHRPP: A nonprofit organization, AAHRPP provides accreditation for organizations that conduct or review human research and can demonstrate that their protections exceed the safeguards required by the U.S. government. To learn more, visit www.aahrpp.org.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Kiskaddon
Director, Global Business Development and Public Affairs
skiskaddon@aahrpp.org
+1-202-783-1112

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The Word Network On Faith Broadcasting Network In Africa And The U.K.

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DETROIT, Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Word Network, the largest African American religious network in the world, launched select programming on the Faith Broadcasting Network, formerly known as TBNSA. The Word Network together with Faith Broadcasting Network have forged a new relationship on the African Continent where select programming from The Word Network will be broadcast across Africa and the UK on multiple satellite channels reaching 50 million viewers.

“We are glad to be partners with the Faith Broadcasting Network, continuing our efforts to bring our programming around the globe,” says Kevin Adell CEO of The Word Network. 

“This is truly a demonstration of The Kingdom of God at work and the heart of networks which have a passion for souls, Thank you Word Network,” states Dr. Andre Roebert, CEO of Faith Broadcasting Family of Networks.

Paul Crouch, Jr., Program Director of The Word Network adds, “This historic partnership between Faith Broadcasting and The Word Network only reinforces how if Christian organizations will work together, we can effect change in people’s lives, and also bring hope and healing to a hurting world!”

MEDIA CONTACTS: MORT MEISNER ASSOCIATES, MORT MEISNER, 248-545-2222