Enabling Health Research in Every Healthcare Setting10 Years of addressing inequity in where research happens, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Conference Programme and Scientific Sessions (download pdf 180KB)
Day One
Welcome and Opening
Professor Pontiano Kaleebu, Director, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) & Director of MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Uganda
Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
Professor Trudie Lang, Director, The Global Health Network, United Kingdom
Session 1: Fostering Leadership and Building Lasting Capable Research Teams
Chair
Lolem B. Ngong, Chief of Staff, Amref Health Africa, Kenya
Plenary
WHO and needs-driven research in under-represented populations, a 2022 World Health Assembly Resolution
Dr Vasee Moorthy, Senior Advisor R&D, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Talks
Building a Research Network through Clinical Research Collaboration
Dr Anani Badje, Project Manager (Côte d’Ivoire), Programme PACCI, Côte d’Ivoire
Coordination of a Global Network for Creating Enabling Environments for Social Innovations in Health
José René Bagani Cruz, Network Coordinator, Social Innovation in Health Initiative, Philippines
Presence of the Scientific Advisory Committee contributes to enhance the academic development of the Hospital
Glenda Ernst, Scientific Committee Coordinator, Hospital Britanico, Argentina
"Beyond theory": Methodological mentoring to strengthen health research
Dr Fernando Rubinstein, Director of Education, Instituto de Efectividad Clinica y Sanitaria (IECS), Argentina
Session 2: Ensuring Research Findings are Taken Up into Policy and Practice
Chair
Professor John Reeder, Director, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) & Director, Department of Research for Health World Health Organization, Switzerland
Plenary
Building Health Research into Health Systems in Bangladesh by Embedding Skills and Supporting the Whole Research Cycle
Dr Aliya Naheed, Scientist, Initiative for Non Communicable Diseases, Health System and Population Studies Division, icddr,b and lead for The Global Health Network Asia Regional Coordination Centre, Bangladesh
Talks
From policy to practice: lessons learned from two regional consultations on strengthening the implementation of tobacco control policies in India
Vivek Dsouza, Research Officer, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru, India
Science-based health innovation in Uganda: creative strategies for applying research to development
Nalwoga Aminah, Researcher, Save A Life Foundation, Uganda
Bridging the gap from Knowledge to Action: Implementation of the Data to Policy (D2P) training program at sub-national levels in Zambia
Kutha Banda, Senior Program Officer - Learning and Evaluation, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Zambia
Improving prison health in Madagascar through knowledge translation: an innovative challenge
Elodie Chevallier, Project Coordinator, Institut Pasteur De Madagascar, Madagascar
Promoting health and gender equity through research ethics capacity-building: the Spanish-West African experience
Farah Nabil, Research Associate & Project Manager, Universidad De Zaragoza, Spain
Towards Achieving improved access to youth-friendly Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services in Cross River State (CRS) Nigeria; Sustaining Evidence-Driven Advocacy through the CRS SRHR policy
Goodness Odey, Public Health Practitioner, University of Calabar, Nigeria
Madonna Badom, Youth Advocate, UNFPA, Nigeria
Session 3: Enabling Health Research in Every Healthcare Setting
Chair
Dr Sally Nicholas, Head of Health Systems and Environments, Wellcome, United Kingdom
Plenary
EDCTP: Connecting and Building Research Excellence Across Africa
Dr Tom Nyirenda, Strategic Partnerships and Capacity Development Manager, EDCTP, South Africa
Talks
The WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network’s efforts to “level the playing fields” for data sharing by researchers in malaria endemic countries
Professor Karen Barnes, Head of the Pharmacology Group, WWARN, South Africa
The Neuroviruses Emerging in the Americas Network (NEAS): fostering research of Acute Neuroinflammatory Disorders (ANIDs) in healthcare settings in Colombia
Jose Miguel Enciso Gutierrez, Research Assistant, Universidad Del Valle, Colombia
Challenges in building research skills, experience and opportunities with the Honduras Health Care System
Dr Jackeline Alger, Parasitologist, Departamento de Laboratorio Clínico, Hospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Voluntary Consent to Research on HIV-infected Children in the CHAPAS-4 and ODYSSEY HIV Clinical Trials
Shafic Makumbi, Research Manager, Joint Clinical Research Centre, Uganda
Capacity of laboratories as surveillance sites for Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture and antimicrobial resistance or susceptibility testing in public hospitals within Kisumu County, Kenya
Walter Agingu, Laboratory Manager, Nyanza Reproductive Health Society, Kenya
Session 4: Engaging the Community in Every Step of the Research Cycle
Chair
Dr Mahesh Maskey, Executive Chief, Nepal Public Health Foundation, Nepal
Plenary
Community Engagement – Our Experience with Zika in Brazil
Dr Gustavo Matta, Public Health Researcher, FIOCRUZ, Brazil
Talks
Community engagement in a Community Health Worker program designed for tribal areas, findings of a qualitative study in Kerala, India
Gloria Benny, Research Assistant, The George Institute for Global Health, India
Pictorial evidence profiles for involvement of the less-empowered citizens in high-level decision making
Edward Kayongo, Research Scientist, The Centre for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES), Uganda
Community sensitisation using participatory arts-based methods for the research study 'Tupumue: Non-communicable lung disease in Kenya: from burden and early life determinants to participatory inter-disciplinary solutions.'
Dr Cressida Bowyer, Senior Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Exploring knowledge of research participants on their roles & responsibilities in clinical research in Blantyre and Chikwawa districts of Southern Malawi: expectation vs reality in practice
Gertrude Banda, Global Health Bioethics Network Fellow/ Scientist, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust, Malawi
Promoting Research Equity and Participation Through Community Engagement: Lessons Learned from the PREVAIL InVITE Study in Liberia
Barthalomew Wilson, Social Mobilization, Communications & Community Engagement Manager, Partnership for Research on Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in Liberia/FHI-Clinical, Liberia
Embracing Agility in the time of COVID-19: The Case of KEMRI-Wellcome Trust School Engagement Programme, Kilifi Kenya
Angela Kyalo, School Engagement Programme Lead, KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya
Day Two
Special Conference Session: Announcing the Designation of The Global Health Network as a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre & Inviting Engagement with a New Open-Access Online Tool to Support Health Research
Professor Trudie Lang, Director, The Global Health Network, United Kingdom
Professor John Reeder, Director, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) & Director, Department of Research for Health World Health Organization, Switzerland
Samuel Driver, Resources Manager, The Global Health Network, United Kingdom
Session 5: Improving Health Research Methods and Processes
Chair
Professor Hector H. Garcia, Director, Center for Global Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and Head, Cysticercosis Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Peru
Plenary
The Global Health Network: Enabling health research by sharing knowledge to drive equity in where research happens, who leads and who benefits from the evidence
Professor Trudie Lang, Director, The Global Health Network, United Kingdom
Talks
Participatory visual methods and the mobilization of community knowledge: Working towards more equitable research processes
Gill Black, Director, Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation, South Africa
ClinOps clinical research operation training program in LMICs
Eyasu Makonnen Eshetu, Deputy Head, Center for Innovative Drug Development & Therapeutic Trials for Africa, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Effectiveness of a Diabetes Program based on eHealth on capacity building and quality of care in type 2 diabetes: a pragmatic quasi-experimental study
Daniela Morelli, Researcher, Instituto de Efectividad Clinica y Sanitaria (IECS), Argentina
Promoting responsible research processes using digital technology, and its impact on research conduct – an experience from Pakistan
Fatima Khurshid, Associate Clinical Research Officer, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre & Research Centre, Pakistan
A vision to strengthen resources and capacity of the Palestinian health research system: a qualitative assessment
Mohammed Alkhaldi, Assistant Prof. in Public Health Systems, Management, and Policies, Canadian University Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Postdoctoral Researcher in Global Health, McGill University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Canada
Innovative open source approaches to automating clinical data management for a large multi-centre cohort study
Narshion Ngao, Senior Data Manager, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme
Session 6: Preventing Pandemics with Responsive Research Systems
Chair
Professor Cristiani Vieira Machado, Education, Information and Communication Vice President, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Fiocruz, Brazil
Plenary
Why we need research capabilities in place in every healthcare setting if we are to prevent the next pandemic
Dr John Amuasi, Leader, Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research Group, KCCR-KNUST, Ghana
Talks
Strengthening research ethics governance and regulatory oversight in Central America and the Dominican Republic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
Julio Canario, Director, Etikos, Dominican Republic
Research Training Needs in Sub Saharan Africa to Help Ensure Adequate Preparation for Response to Disease Outbreaks
Sylvie Kwedi, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon
Impact of a multicomponent intervention on COVID-19 cases and deaths in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro
Fernando Bozza, Senior Scientist, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
Using human-centered design approaches to develop innovative models for delivery of essential health services in three Philippine rural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Marvinson Fajardo, Research Project Manager, Social Innovation Iin Health Initiative- Philippines Hub
Developing a Policy Statement and Recommendations for Pakistan’s Ethics Review Framework and IRBs in Support of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Farah Asif, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan
The SCORE project: A COVID-19 remote triage, surveillance, and community engagement project in Malawi
Melody Sakala, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Clinical Research Programme (MLW), Malawi
Session 7: Generating New Evidence from Data Related to Health
Chair
Dr Amel Ghouila, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States
Opening Remarks
Dr Bilal Mateen, Senior Manager (Digital Technology), Wellcome, United Kingdom
Plenary
Fostering Data Science Capacity and Engagement in Africa
Professor Nicola Mulder, Professor and head of the Computational Biology division, University of Cape Town & Leader H3ABioNet, South Africa
Talks
Real World Data for measuring primary health care and its effects on maternal & child health in Brazil
Valentina Martufi, Researcher Cidacs/Fiocruz, Brazil
Machine-learning prediction of early postpartum glucose intolerance in women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Durga Parkhi, Postgraduate Researcher, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Socio-economic factors associated with adolescent pregnancy and motherhood: analysis of the 2017 Ghana maternal health survey
Ephraim Senkyire, Registered General Nurse, Ga West Municipal Hospital-Ghana Health Service, Ghana
Equity in reproductive health care using health equity transformation model
Christy Martina T, Research Scholar, School of Health System Studies, India
Assessment of the effect of Community Differentiated Service Delivery models on Viral Load Suppression among Children and Adolescents living with HIV in Uganda
Dr Christine Mulowoza, Research Coordinator, Ministry of Health - Uganda
Session 8: Women in Research
Chair
Dr Iris Mwanza, Deputy Director, Women in Leadership, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States
Panel
Dr Yewande Alimi, Program Coordinator, Antimicrobial Resistance, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Ethiopia
Professor Thumbi Ndung'u, Director for basic and translational science, Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa
Dr Aliya Naheed, Scientist, Initiative for Non Communicable Diseases, Health System and Population Studies Division, icddr,b and lead for The Global Health Network Asia Regional Coordination Centre, Bangladesh
Katherine Littler, Co-lead, Global Health Ethics Team, World Health Organisation, Switzerland
Professor Cristiani Vieira Machado, Education, Information and Communication Vice President, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Fiocruz, Brazil
Dr Lyda Osorio, Associate Professor, Universidad Del Valle, Colombia
Dr Alice S. Lakati, Director of Research and Community Extension, Amref International University, Kenya
Conference close: The next 10 years, and beyond!
Dr Elvis Temfack, Senior Research Officer, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Global Health Network Africa
Professor Cristiani Vieira Machado, Education, Information and Communication Vice President, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Fiocruz, Brazil. The Global Health Network Latin America and the Caribbean
Dr Aliya Naheed, Scientist, Initiative for Non Communicable Diseases, Health System and Population Studies Division, icddr,b Bangladesh. The Global Health Network Asia
Professor Trudie Lang, Director, The Global Health Network, United Kingdom