Table 3.

Composition of existing National Ethics Committees (NECs) countries that reported its existence (n = 15)

Specialty	Numbers of NECs with member specialty (%)
National Ministry	40% (6/15)
Medical Doctor	100% (15/15)
Scientist	33% (5/15)
Social Scientist	27% (4/15)
Public Health	13% (2/15)
Epidemiologist	13% (2/15)
Nurse	20% (3/15)
Pharmacy	13% (2/15)
Legal Expert	60% (9/15)
Religious	33% (5/15)
Community Member	13% (2/15)
Journalist	13% (2/15)
Bioethicist	13% (2/15)
Human Rights Council	13% (2/15)
Other	53% (8/15)