Global research community asks for the right research in the right places for COVID-19

Read the report by the African Academy of Sciences, UK Collaborative on Development Research and The Global Health Network Read more
This is a community of researchers who are interested in supporting the generation of more and better evidence to drive improvements in health across the globe. Clinical research needs evidence-led improved methods. You can read more about the site here.
Read the report by the African Academy of Sciences, UK Collaborative on Development Research and The Global Health Network Read more
Based on the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report, this new course explores core ethical issues that arise during research in global health emergencies, and ... Read more
With interest in the use of alternative trial designs and methods (e.g. cluster randomized trials, stepped-wedge cluster randomized trials, and controlled human infection models) it is important to explore ethical issues that may arise in both high and low resource ... Read more
This exciting conference showcased the latest in trials methodology research and offered plenty of valuable opportunities for networking. Abstracts now freely available Read more
New free e-learning course on participatory visual methods that includes a wealth of practical tips and examples that you can implement in your health and research engagement activities. Compiled by Gill Black (Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation) and Mary Chambers (Oxford University ... Read more
The TMRP aims to support researchers and trialists to improve trials in many ways. From funding projects, organising conferences and training, and developing guidance. Regular webinars are held which are often available as recordings after the event Read more
The Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, Cochrane China &Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TUTCM) jointly established the Chinese Research Center for Clinical Trial Core Outcome Sets (ChiCOS) to promote core outcome sets (COS) and provide methodological support to COS developers ... Read more
The MRC-NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership, awarded funding by the MRC-NIHR Methodology Research Programme, will begin in June 2019, bringing together a number of networks (including the Global Health Network), institutions and partners working in trials and trials methodology research Read more
PAHO and the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) have published the 2016 revision of the Guidelines in Spanish. The guidelines were developed by CIOMS, which was founded under the auspices from WHO and UNESCO. These guidelines constitute ... Read more
In response to the recent news about the Zika virus, we draw your attention to the International INTERGROWTH-21st Standards for Head Circumference of newborns. Read more
The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) supports collaborative research that accelerates the clinical development of new or improved medical interventions (drugs, vaccines, microbicides and diagnostics) to prevent or treat HIV, tuberculosis (TB), malaria and neglected infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa.
Under this background, the EDCTP partnered with The Global Health Network to develop a 'Knowledge Hub', which aims to facilitate and provide guidance on several topics related to clinical trials such as open access data sharing, data management, clinical trials protocols.
Go to pageMixed-methods approaches are gaining momentum in health research, and it is generally agreed that this is a positive development. In response to the challenges associated with integrating qualitative and quantitative data, The Global Health Network set up a group dedicated to supporting mixed-methods researchers. Please feel free to add your comments and join in discussions.
Go to pageEpidemiological Study of Randomized Trials (ESORT) is led by a collaborative team of researchers at the Centre for Statistics in Medicine and the George Institute for Global Health, both at the University of Oxford. ESORT have kindly offered to share details of their study with The Global Health Network.
Go to pageWe are looking forward to our next webinar 'Immune Correlates, SARS-CoV-2 Variants and ‘mix & match’' on 25 February and to lively discussions with all ...
Laboratory Quality Management Systems are critical to laboratories wanting to make a clinical research contribution. Is there a "one size fits all" formula for QMS ...
EDCTP and The Global Health Network have launched the EDCTP Knowledge Hub, an online platform with open-access resources for researchers conducting clinical research in low-resource settings. With financial support from ...
The Global Health Network welcomes the highly encouraging news from Pfizer/ Biontech that interim analysis has shown strong protection against COVID-19 after a course of two injections. Whilst we need ...
A short film by the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) telling the story of doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo and their role in developing ...
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This peer reviewed course outlines ethical aspects of sharing individual level research data and proposed best practices. It aims to be of value to those designing and reviewing individual research protocols where data sharing is anticipated, and to those developing institutional policies and processes for governing data sharing.