How to ensure equitable research partnerships in global health

Equitable research partnerships are fundamental to global health. They are often defined as those in which, at all stages of the research process, there is mutual participation, trust, and respect, where each partner—whether researcher, participant, funder, or others—is valued equally, given opportunities to contribute equally, and receives equal benefits.12Equitable research partnerships recognise and aim to mitigate against the power imbalances that exist within the global research ecosystem. They make the need to redress the acknowledged injustice of poor research practices fundamental. Parachute or helicopter research, where researchers from high income countries work in the Global South without the adequate involvement of or support from local researchers and infrastructure, is an example of how global research can often be structured to perpetuate inequalities.International collaboration makes research stronger. But unless we build better research partnerships, inequalities will continue to grow.This was the focus of a roundtable discussion held in December 2022 during…
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