- Published
- 26 July 2021
- Journal article
Global infectious disease research collaborations in crises: building capacity and inclusivity through cooperation
- Authors
- Source
- Globalization and Health
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The initial research requirements in pandemics are predictable. But how is it possible to study a disease that is so quickly spreading and to rapidly use that research to inform control and treatment?
MAIN BODY: In our view, a dilemma with such wide-reaching impact mandates multi-disciplinary collaborations on a global scale. International research collaboration is the only means to rapidly address these fundamental questions and potentially change the paradigm of data sharing for the benefit of patients throughout the world. International research collaboration presents significant benefits but also barriers that need to be surmounted, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
CONCLUSION: Facilitating international cooperation, by building capacity in established collaborative platforms and in low- and middle-income countries, is imperative to efficiently answering the priority clinical research questions that can change the trajectory of a pandemic.
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Fanning, J., Murthy, S., Obonyo, N., Baillie, J., Webb, S., Dalton, H. & Fraser, J. 2021, 'Global infectious disease research collaborations in crises: building capacity and inclusivity through cooperation', Globalization and Health, 17, article no: 84. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-021-00731-2