As a core partner of the TRACE initiative, Zimbabwe is moving beyond traditional oversight to establish a more visible and accountable research ecosystem. By modernizing its national approach to research ethics, the country is ensuring that its regulatory processes meet the highest international standards while remaining accessible to all stakeholders.

Zimbabwe is modernizing its medical research governance and accelerating digital ethics review systems after decades under outdated regulations. The Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ), established in 1974 under the Rhodesian Government Notice 225, has operated under a legal framework that has remained unchanged for over 50 years.

Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to ethical and transparent clinical research through the TRACE mission held in Abuja. The mission brought together the TRACE team and the NHREC as well as Institutional and local committees to strengthen clinical trial oversight.