The Bangui operation: A story of blood, science and biomedical exploitation

MedicalXpress | 五月 01, 2026

In the early 1990s, a secret HIV vaccine research project was carried out in the Central African Republic. The project didn't yield results and was hidden for many years. Today it sheds light on debates over clinical trials, access to treatment and, more broadly, a specific form of exploitation rarely discussed: biomedical extractivism.