Building Research Capacity in Africa: Equity and Global Health Collaborations

Authors

Kathryn M. Chu, Harvard Medical School
Sudha Jayaraman, Virginia Commonwealth University
Patrick Kyamanywa, University of Rwanda
Georges Ntakiyiruta, University of Rwanda

Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2014

Journal/Book/Conference Title

PLOS Med

Volume

11

DOI of Original Publication

10.1371/journal.pmed.1001612

Comments

Originally Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001612

Date of Submission

November 2014

Abstract

Summary Points

• Global health has increased the number of high-income country (HIC) investigators conducting research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
• Partnerships with local collaborators rather than extractive research are needed.
• LMICs have to take an active role in leading or directing these research collaborations in order to maximize the benefits and minimize the harm of inherently inequitable relationships.
• This essay explores lessons from effective and equitable relationships that exist between African countries and HICs.

Rights

Copyright: © 2014 Chu et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Is Part Of

VCU Surgery Publications