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ArticleGlobal health action2026

Reimagining research equity and beneficial community impact: reflections from the GSK Africa Open Lab inaugural cohort.

Adwoa Kumiwa Asare Afrane, Belinda L Lartey, Adebanjo Adegbola, Almahamoudou Mahamar, Ernest Adankwah, Kelvin Kering, Jabar B P Agbo Achimi Abdul, Josephine Tumuhamye, Stephen Tukwasibwe, Victoria Etuk and 1 more

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Adwoa Kumiwa Asare AfraneDepartment of Child Health, University of Ghana Medical School & Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-7359-2049
Belinda L LarteyDepartment of Electron Microscopy and Histopathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-4976-6739
Adebanjo AdegbolaFaculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-6064-2641
Almahamoudou MahamarMalaria Research and Training Center, University of Science, Techniques and Technology of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.ORCID 0000-0003-3367-3351
Ernest AdankwahDepartment of Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-5710-7325
Kelvin KeringCentre for Microbiology Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0001-6399-7774
Jabar B P Agbo Achimi AbdulCentre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné CERMEL, Hospital Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon.ORCID 0000-0002-9264-5468
Josephine TumuhamyeSchool of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0001-5451-6406
Stephen TukwasibweInfectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) and Department of Medical Biochemistry, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0002-6469-6516
Victoria EtukInternational Research Centre of Excellence, Institute of Human Virology, Abuja, Nigeria.ORCID 0009-0003-9368-0761
Ousmane TraoreInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro (CRUN), Nanoro, Burkina Faso.ORCID 0000-0003-1873-6473

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Abstract

Global health research continues to rely heavily on knowledge generated outside the regions that bear the greatest disease burden, reinforcing structural inequities in scientific leadership and innovation. The GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Africa Open Lab (AOL) was established to address this imbalance by investing directly in African-led research capacity. This reflective analysis examined how participation in the inaugural GSL-AOL cohort influenced research capacity, scientific independence, and career development among early-career African researchers. The reflection was guided by the question:

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Research PersonnelAcademiaAfricaCapacity BuildingCohort StudiesDiversity, Equity, InclusionGlobal HealthHumansLeadershipMentorsInfectious diseasesresearch capacity strengtheningresearch equityscientific mentorshipsub-Saharan Africa

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