ReviewPLOS global public health2022
Funders: The missing link in equitable global health research?
Review in PLOS global public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
97 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Is context considered in health inequity research and why? An examination of current trends in Ethiopia.Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM · 2026Pooled it
- Identifying critical gaps in research to advance global surgery by 2030: a systematic mapping review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- The duration of intervals on the oral cancer care pathway and implications for survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Shifting power in global health research: a checklist for research funders.Global health action · 2026Article
- Global Research Trends and Insights on AI Usage in Tuberculosis: Bibliometric Analysis.JMIR medical informatics · 2026Article
- Limited inclusion in clinical trials and access to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors in racial and ethnic minority patients with cancer: a narrative review.The oncologist · 2026Review
- Equitable imagery in global health: a qualitative study examining how to create agency, share power and build partnership.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Precision oncology without borders: the role of biobanking in integrating Africa's genetic diversity into global genomic research.NPJ precision oncology · 2026Review
- Invest where impact begins: recommendations from Breast Cancer Research Foundation Early Career Investigator Working Group (Part 1 of 2).NPJ breast cancer · 2026Article
- Bridging global diversity gaps in Parkinson disease research.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2026Review
- The richness of urban health realities lost in measurement monocultures.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Reciprocal innovation in implementation science and global health: reflections from the EXTRA-CVD (extending the HIV treatment cascade for cardiovascular disease prevention) study.BMC global and public health · 2026Review
- Developing health research capacity and capability in underserved geographies: a case study from a new medical school.Health research policy and systems · 2026Article
- Research capacity and decolonisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: a bibliometric analysis.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Towards a coherent global health architecture: perspectives on integrating global health security and universal health coverage through diplomacy and governance reforms.Health policy and planning · 2026Article
- Advancing health research practices among forcibly displaced populations: A multidisciplinary stakeholder workshop.Health research policy and systems · 2026Article
- Expert perspectives on exposure-response functions for urban health policy: Lessons from a UBDPolicy workshop.Environmental research · 2026Review
- The Implementation of Early Intervention Initiatives for Psychosis in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Case Study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Mapping the scientific landscape of Lassa virus: a 55-year bibliometric study (1970-2025).Science in One Health · 2026Article
- Co-creation in research, policy engagement and advocacy: Lessons and limits from two decades of practice at the African Population and Health Research Center.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
37 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
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Abstract
Global health research is mired by inequities, some of which are linked to current approaches to research funding. The role of funders and donors in achieving greater equity in global health research needs to be clearly defined. Imbalances of power and resources between high income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is such that many funding approaches do not centre the role of LMIC researchers in shaping global health research priorities and agenda. Relative to need, there is also disparity in financial investment by LMIC governments in health research. These imbalances put at a disadvantage LMIC health professionals and researchers who are at forefront of global health practice. Whilst many LMICs do not have the means (due to geopolitical, historical, and economic reasons) for direct investment, if those with means were to invest more of their own funds in health research, it may help LMICs become more self-sufficient and shift some of the power imbalances. Funders and donors in HICs should address inequities in their approach to research funding and proactively identify mechanisms that assure greater equity-including via direct funding to LMIC researchers and direct funding to build local LMIC-based, led, and run knowledge infrastructures. To collectively shape a new approach to global health research funding, it is essential that funders and donors are part of the conversation. This article provides a way to bring funders and donors into the conversation on equity in global health research.
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