Ethics and best practice guidelines for training experiences in global health

In this article, the Working Group on Ethics Guidelines for Global Health Training (WEIGHT) has developed a set of guidelines for institutions, trainees, and sponsors of field-based global health training on ethics and best practices in this setting. Some of these guidelines, particularly those related to "sending and host institutins" could also be useful for programmes outside of the Global Health field. Generally speaking, these ethics and best practice guidelines set out a range of measures designed to minimize the pitfalls of Global Health training programs overseas. The authors hope that these guidelines will be used to reassess and improve existing programs, be applied in the design of new programs, and, where necessary, promote the discontinuation of programs or activities that cannot meet basic practices described in these guidelines.