An ethics-based approach to global health research part 1: Building partnerships in global health

Seo, See-Won; Ombengi, David; Sultan, Dawood H.; Kahaleh, Abby A.; Nonyel, Nkem P.; Karwa, Rakhi; Abrons, Jeanine P.; Lukas, Stephanie; Singhal, Mudit; Miller, Monica L.; Truong, Hoai-An

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.08.022

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“…Our findings aligned with descriptions of research colonialism in the academic literature (Tan-Torres Edejer, 1999;Chu et al, 2014) in which foreign researchers led the research and provided connections for funding (Finding 1). Similar to the literature, participants described leadership imbalances and being approached by foreign researchers with studies that were conceptualized elsewhere (Kok et al, 2017;Ward et al, 2017;Seo et al, 2020). However, contrary to the literature, participants noted being included in grant proposal development and almost half positively described their experiences in foreign research collaborations.…”

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“…Research methods and priorities typically have aligned with scientific and cultural traditions from the funder country, rather than where the research is conducted, which has led to research projects that have neglected local health needs (Jentsch and Pilley, 2003;Vasquez et al, 2013;Munung et al, 2017;Matenga et al, 2019). Collaborations between local researchers and foreign partners should include a shared research agenda driven and led by the local researcher (Seo et al, 2020). Local coordination and leadership of projects, priority setting, and authorship as well as a plan for long-term sustainable collaboration have been shown to contribute to effective international partnerships (Chu et al, 2014).…”

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International collaborative research, systems leadership and education: reflections from academic biomedical researchers in Africa

Rose,

Bello-Manga,

Boafor

et al. 2024

Front. Educ.

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ScopeAcademic biomedical researchers and educators in African countries navigate complex local, national, and international systems to conduct grant-funded research. To secure funding, collaboration with researchers from high-income countries is often necessary. Existing literature highlights that these global health initiatives are commonly fraught with unequal power dynamics and lead by the foreign partners. Despite these inequalities, African faculty can benefit from these collaborations, fostering the development of their labs and careers. This study delves into reflections on lived experiences from academic biomedical researchers in Africa to better understand the impact of foreign collaborations.MethodsWe designed a qualitative study using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) method and used Self-determination and Complex Systems Leadership theories to frame this study. Ten academic biomedical researchers in Africa consented to join this study. The participants submitted a four-week series of reflective journals through an online data management platform. Subsequently, IPA methods were employed to analyze the collected journals.ResultsParticipants’ reflections yielded six thematic key findings, encompassing their experiences in international collaborative research. The findings included: foreign dominance within the international macrosystem; resource challenges in their local microsystems; mesosystem dependency from collaborations; scholarly identity within research relationships; collaborative leadership; and the impact of the foreign perspective. From these findings, three implications were drawn suggesting that participants were (1) motivated by scholarly identity found in collaborations; (2) depended on collaborations that were colonialist but beneficial; and (3) created change through leadership at the microsystem level.ImplicationsForeign collaborators and funders in global health education and research should critically consider how implications of this study relate to their collaborative work. Based on our analysis, recommendations for foreign collaborators and funders include prioritizing local leadership and perspectives in education initiatives and research grants; reviewing and leveraging collective leadership; engaging in bidirectional training, and mentoring opportunities; participating in power assessments; and removing publication barriers for researchers in Africa (and low-and middle-income countries). Insights from this study could impact global health research and education in multiple ways including new initiatives in mentorship and training in international collaborations along with increased awareness and correction of colonialism within these collaborations.

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International collaborative research, systems leadership and education: reflections from academic biomedical researchers in Africa

Rose,

Bello-Manga,

Boafor

et al. 2024

Front. Educ.

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“…Their results align with and augment our ndings by reinforcing several essentials in the TI concept: strong leadership; diversity and intersectionality; local ownership and institutional context; sustainability; and partnerships. Further, partnerships with local collaborators, rather than extractive research, is critical in ensuring that research and subsequent health plans and programs are contextually appropriate, locally driven, equitable, and in line with local and national policies and key strategies (63)(64)(65)(66)(67)(68). Effective communication, another emergent theme from the analysis, can facilitate partnerships and institutional trust.…”

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Exploring the role and nature of trust in institutional capacity building in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Manoj

Brough

Kalbarczyk

2020

Preprint

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Background Global concern with strengthening institutions is evident and has been underscored in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trusted or trustworthy institutions are vital in addressing institutional capacity strengthening, but there is limited research on institutional trust and how to build it. A preliminary approach entitled, Trusted Institutions (TI), identifies six essential elements of trust including: team culture, autonomy, scale and longevity, commitment to quality and ethics, sustainability, and good fit with local context and culture. We aimed to explore capacity building initiatives and the notion of ‘trust’ within non-government health institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and validate these essential elements of trust through a systematic review.Methods We searched the published literature in PubMed and EMBASE in March 2020 and employed a three-concept search that included “health-related institutions”; “capacity building”; and “LMICs”. The study team used PRISMA reporting guidelines to conduct title and full-text reviews and conduct data extraction and analysis.Results The search yielded 342 unique articles. Seventy-seven references met initial inclusion criteria and underwent full-text extraction; 31 studies were included in the final analysis. Capacity building activities ranged from individual-level skills to institutional systems and structures. All articles addressed at least one element of trust with over half of articles describing sustainability (n = 18; 58%) and good fit with local context and culture (n = 18; 58%). Only 14 (45%) of articles explicitly mentioned the concept of trust either within an institution (intra-institutional) or between two or more institutions (interinstitutional). Four additional themes emerged as relevant to institutional trust including collaboration, communication, extent of institutional networks, and intersectionality.Conclusions This review validates essential elements of trust in the TI approach and documents the importance of building trust both within and between institutions. The TI approach can be used by public health institutions in LMICs to enhance their abilities to achieve institutional missions and meet global targets.

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“… 6 At the same time, the current digital age is making possible the actuation of more journals, the efficiency and speed in which they operate, the expedience of communication between collaborators even across transcontinental borders, and the ease (mechanistically) of peer review. 7 Likewise, professional organizations have seen the value of PPSP scientific contributions to the entire profession and have bolstered their own journals as well as created foundations to administer competitive funding to worthy PPSP projects. Indeed, while arguably to have maintained the status quo for many years, pharmacy has seen noteworthy gains recently in stature and breadth of practice, seeing scope of practice grow for pharmacists and for pharmacy support personnel.…”

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An awakening in the force—The birth of ERCSP

Desselle

Blakely

Gatwood

et al. 2021

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy

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An ethics-based approach to global health research part 1: Building partnerships in global health

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

International collaborative research, systems leadership and education: reflections from academic biomedical researchers in Africa

International collaborative research, systems leadership and education: reflections from academic biomedical researchers in Africa

Exploring the role and nature of trust in institutional capacity building in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

An awakening in the force—The birth of ERCSP

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