ReviewInternational health2020
Decolonising global health: transnational research partnerships under the spotlight.
Review in International health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Crowdfunding for health research: a qualitative evidence synthesis and a pilot programme.BMJ global health · 2022Pooled it
- Equity in clinical trials for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis: A systematic review of global representation and inclusion of patients and researchers.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of Common Gynecological Conditions in the Middle East: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2021Pooled it
- Experiences of researchers in navigating applied research in the MENA region: an exploratory online cross-sectional survey.BMC medical ethics · 2026Article
- How do global health research actors conceptualise inclusion in response to decolonisation calls? A scoping review.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Repositioning Global Health: Decolonising Narratives and Practice in the African Context.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Implementation of good clinical practice in clinical research in the context of limited resources settings: Lessons learnt from the freeBILy trial using an embedded mixed methods approach.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- State-dependent repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in disorders of consciousness.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- Re-imagining Global Health: perspectives from the next generation in the Pacific region.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Review
- Building Bridges: A framework for redefining and decolonizing implementation science in low- and middle-income countries.PLOS global public health · 2026Review
- Pathways to Clinical Training Opportunities for International Medical Students and IMGs: The California Experience.Annals of global health · 2026Article
- Decolonising global health evaluations: A scoping review of methodological frameworks.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Imbalances in authorship, geographic and institutional contexts, and funding sources in research on gender approaches to sexual and reproductive health in Africa: a scoping review.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- Decolonizing global health: a scoping review of its key components, proposed actions, and contributors.Global health research and policy · 2025Article
- How equitable is the conduct of public health research? Findings across case studies from India and Australia.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Decolonizing global health: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Stakeholder engagement champions: a locally-driven model for building impactful and sustainable relationships in global health research.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- A scoping review of health research in four Pacific Island countries and areas (Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam and Tonga) from 2014 to 2024.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Review
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- Promoting More Equitable Global Health Research, Education, and Community Partnerships: The Efforts of One US‑Based Academic Institution.Annals of global health · 2025Article
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Abstract
There are increasing calls to decolonise aspects of science, and global health is no exception. The decolonising global health movement acknowledges that global health research perpetuates existing power imbalances and aims to identify concrete ways in which global health teaching and research can overcome its colonial past and present. Using the context of clinical trials implemented through transnational research partnerships (TRPs) as a case study, this narrative review brings together perspectives from clinical research and social science to lay out specific ways in which TRPs build on and perpetuate colonial power relations. We will explore three core components of TRPs: participant experience, expertise and infrastructure, and authorship. By combining a critical perspective with recently published literature we will recommend specific ways in which TRPs can be decolonised. We conclude by discussing decolonising global health as a potential practice and object of research. By doing this we intend to frame the decolonising global health movement as one that is accessible to everyone and within which we can all play an active role.
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