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Complaints that can arise include:

i. Failure to comply with or negligent of the code and regulation and/or;
ii. Misconduct or breaches of the code and regulation [46].
Complaints can be formally lodged with the MOH (Deputy Director-General of Health -
Research & Technical Support) or to any research secretariat (NMRR Secretariat, JPP-NIH
Secretariat, MREC Secretariat, MRG Secretariat or Publication Presentation Secretariat) or the
director of the hospital or facility involves. Formal complaints should be lodged together with
proof of the misconduct. In order to protect the confidentiality, the complainant's background
shall be kept anonymous at any time unless required by the authority.

Any complaint shall prompt the relevant authorities to investigate the alleged misconduct.
Any serious allegation involving the safety of the subjects and fabrication of data may cause
the personnel in charge, site or research to be suspended pending investigation. The ethical
approval can be withdrawn by MREC if the allegation is proven to be true.

32 NIH Guidelines for Conducting Research in MOH, 2021