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ArticleJMIR medical informatics2025

Gaps and Pathways to Success in Global Health Informatics Academic Collaborations: Reflecting on Current Practices.

Elizabeth A Campbell, Felix Holl, Oliver J Bear Don't Walk Iv, Badisa Mosesane, Andrew S Kanter, Hamish Fraser, Amanda L Joseph, Judy Wawira Gichoya, Kabelo Leonard Mauco, Sansanee Craig

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Article in JMIR medical informatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Elizabeth A Campbell *Johns Hopkins Center for Outbreak Response Innovation, Baltimore, MD, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4665-3117
Felix Holl *DigiHealth Institute, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Wileystraße 1, Neu-Ulm, BY, 89231, Germany, 49 7319762 ext 1613.ORCID 0000-0002-4020-9509
Oliver J Bear Don't Walk IvDepartment of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4310-9279
Badisa MosesaneDepartment of Computer Science, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.ORCID 0009-0006-4003-0265
Andrew S KanterDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4019-7894
Hamish FraserBrown Center for Biomedical Informatics, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4383-2854
Amanda L JosephSchool of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5869-037X
Judy Wawira GichoyaDepartment of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1097-316X
Kabelo Leonard MaucoDepartment of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9726-5966
Sansanee CraigDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2951-5254

Funding

Opportunistic Screening for ASCVD using a Multimodal Deep Learning Risk Prediction ModelR01HL167811 · NHLBI · MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA · PI Imon Banerjee, Judy Gichoya · 2024 to 2026
$2.1M
Overcoming inequities in Pulse oximetry Through clinical InformatiCs (OPTIC)R01HL177003 · NHLBI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI An-Kwok I Wong · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
Developing a Hive Learning and Datathon Supported Course on Imaging and Multimodal Data for Resource-Limited Institutions (CIMDAR-HIVE)R25OD039834 · OD · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Judy Gichoya, Saptarshi Purkayastha · 2025 to 2026
$1.1M
Collaboratively Describing Community-Informed Social Drivers of Health for Patients Living with HIV: From Patient Perspectives to the Electronic Health RecordR00LM014579 · NLM · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Oliver John Bear Don't Walk · 2025 to 2026
$498k
Collaboratively Identifying Population-Specific Social Determinants of Health for Indigenous Patients Living with HIV: From Patient Perspectives to the Electronic Health RecordK99LM014579 · NLM · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BEAR DON'T WALK, OLIVER JOHN · 2024 to 2025
$176k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL167811NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL177003NIH HHS R25 OD039834NLM NIH HHS K99 LM014579NLM NIH HHS R00 LM014579
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unlabelled: Academic global health informatics (GHI) projects are impactful collaborations between institutions in high-income and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and play a crucial role in enhancing health care services and access in LMICs using eHealth practices. Researchers across all involved organizations bring unique expertise to these collaborations. However, these projects often face significant obstacles, including cultural and linguistic barriers, resource limitations, and sustainability issues. The lack of representation from LMIC researchers in knowledge generation and the high costs of open-access publications further complicate efforts to ensure inclusive, accessible, and collaborative scholarship. This viewpoint describes present gaps in the literature on academic GHI collaborations and describes a path forward for future research directions and successful research community development. Key recommendations include centering community-based participatory research, developing post-growth solutions, and creating sustainable funding models. Addressing these challenges is essential for fostering effective, scalable, and equitable GHI interventions that improve global health outcomes.

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Cooperative BehaviorGlobal HealthMedical InformaticsDeveloping CountriesHumansacademicacademic collaborationdevelopmentdigital healtheHealthGHIGHI interventionglobal healthglobal health informaticshealth equityhigh-income countriesLMIClow- and middle-income countriesparticipatory researchresearch communityscalabilitysustainability

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PMID41328043
PMCPMC12669914

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