Center For Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) and Others v Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO) and Others
Center For Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) and Others v Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO) and Others (Miscellaneous Application 439 of 2019) [2023] UGHCCD 288 (29 September 2023)
The court found that the affidavits supporting the application contained substantial hearsay and lacked personal knowledge, as the deponents were not medical professionals nor directly involved in the COAST trial. After striking out the offending paragraphs, the remaining evidence was insufficient to support the application. The court also determined that, although the COAST trial had been halted, the absence of a permanent injunction did not render the matter entirely moot, but the application could not succeed on the merits due to evidentiary deficiencies. Consequently, the application was…
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- Right To Health
- Clinical Trials Regulation
- Children Rights In Medical Research
- Affidavit Evidence
- Public Interest Litigation