The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is looking for volunteers to be infected with Malaria.
This is apart of a new study being carried by Kemri.
About 2,000 volunteers will be screened to identify 200 suitable candidates who will then be injected with the Malaria parasite.
The selected candidates will then be monitored inpatient for 24 days, and will be paid Sh2,000 per night.
According to researchers, they want to identify new vaccines to fight malaria by delving into how some people are able to resist it.
The study areas lined up are Nairobi for Central Kenya and Ahero.
The study began in 2016 and has already seen 105 volunteers undergo the process in Kilifi at the Coast under KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi in conjuction with OxfordUniversity, University of Cambridge, Pwani University and US biotechnology firm SonariaInc.
However, a new debate is emerging on the ethical implications of infecting healthy peoplewith harmful organisms in exchange for cash
World HealthOrganization (WHO) highlighted the concerns that poor residents could be easily exploited.
“There are myriad ethical issues that are likely to emerge with such studies especially in poor countries, and the need to ensure that communities are not exploited,” their report published in April read in part.