This is a book about the human experience of conducting global health research, linked to operational responses to the control and prevention of diseases worldwide. Rather than a manual or how-to guide, we propose a roadmap and vision of equitable, sustainable, and impactful partnerships shared through a rich interweaving of voices: North and South, academics and community practitioners, senior mentors and trainees, multiple generations, and multiple disciplines. We focus on the stories that need to be told, the successes and the failures, and visions for a healthier and more compassionate future for humanity.
This book was written by more than 90 authors from 26 countries, bringing diverse perspectives on global health partnerships' past, present, and future. Although many of the chapters use examples related to infectious diseases, the ideas in this book are relevant to the broader field of global health research and practice.
This book is organized into three sections, broadly related to foundational concepts, present experiences (case studies), and future visions. The first section focuses on the historical colonial legacy of global health and the foundations needed for equitable partnerships, introducing key themes explored throughout the book. These include concepts related to decolonization, ethics, gender, systems approaches and transdisciplinary science, Planetary Health, One Health, team science, and communication. The book's second section draws on case studies of global health partnerships to understand where we are today in global health. Authors share their experiences responding to global health threats, including disease outbreaks, refugee health, stigma, and sexually transmitted diseases, and post-disaster community recovery. The book's third section articulates a new vision for global health partnerships to co-create a more peaceful, equitable, and loving world. This vision is urgently needed to address the challenges emerging in the context of global climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other human threats.
This is an open access book.
Prologue: Madhukar PaiPreface: Anna Stewart-Ibarra, Desiree LaBeaud
Part I. Foundations 1. Colonialism, Decolonization, and Global Health Krish
Seetah2. Ethical Challenges in Global Health Research Randall Waechter,
Kareem Coomansingh, Cheryl Macpherson, Sameera Sarma3. Gender equity in
African academia: an implementation science evaluation of the Kenya
context Christine Ngaruiya4. A holistic systems approach to global health
research, practice, and partnerships Mercy Borbor-Cordova, Sadie Ryan,
Rachel Lowe, Rosa von Borries, and Anna Stewart-Ibarra5. Team Science and
Infectious Disease Work: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges Sonia
Alvarez, Maritza Salazar Campo, Desiree LaBeaud6. Foundations and future
directions of global health communication Maya Adam, Jennifer Gates,
Nokwanele Mbewu, Till Bärnighausen
Part II. Case Studies7. Collective Learning: Power and Trust in
Partnerships Sia Nowrojee and Manisha Gupte8. Partnering with the community
in infectious disease research: A Kenyan experience Lydiah W. Kibe, PhD, MA,
BA, Charles M. Mbogo PhD, MSC, BS Ed & A. Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS.9.
Partnership-based approach to infectious disease research in Papua New
Guinea Annie Dori, Rachael Farquhar, Trevor Kelebi, Enoch Waipeli, Zebedee
Kerry, Shazia Ruybal-Pesántez, Diana Timbi, Samuel McEwen, Leo Makita, Moses
Laman, Leanne Robinson10. Partnerships to Improving Access to Healthcare for
Refugees and Immigrants in Philadelphia Jessica Deffler MD, Chelsea
Salas-Tam MD, Jenna Gosnay MSW LSW, and Marc Altshuler MD11. The strengths
and challenges of building partnership through malaria research: Thailand
case study in inter-epidemic and epidemic projects Michele Spring, MD and
Krisada Jongsakul, MD12. Building Partnerships and Confronting Challenges:
Implementation of an Ebola vaccine clinical study during an outbreak in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Daniel G. Bausch, Hugo Kavunga-Membo,
Rebecca F. Grais, Nathalie Imbault, Natalie Roberts, Robert Kanwagi, Deborah
Watson and Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum on behalf of the DRC-EB-001-JnJ Ebola
Vaccine Study (TUJIOKOWE) Team13. Innovative, collaborative approaches that
improve responses to epidemics and natural disasters Avriel Diaz, Andrew
Jeffery, Ismelda Cedeño, Yessenia Pallaroso, Gloria Jaramillo, Blas Mera,
Breana Wonsey, Margarita Zambrano, David Cedeño14. Nipah Outbreak
Investigation in Bangladesh, 2007: A Case Study of One Health Partnership and
Intersectoral Coordination Mahmudur Rahman, Nadia Ali Rimi, Rebeca Sultana,
Nusrat Homaira, Jonathan H. Epstein, Stephen P. Luby15. Addressing Sexual and
HIV-Related Stigma in Haiti: Need for Societal Engagement Willy Dunbar,
Jessy G. Dévieux, and Yves Coppieters16. Building partnerships to empower
women through home self-sampling for sexual and reproductive tract
infections Comfort R Phir, Namakau Chola, Amaya L Bustinduy17. Mentorship
case study: perspectives on community-based participatory research, an
approach for more inclusive research Harold Agusto Suazo Laguna18. Gender
equity in academia. Thriving as a clinician-scientist, establishing
partnerships and driving policy for change in the Kenya context Miriam
Mutebi, MD, MSc, FACS, Jacqueline Kitulu, MD, MBA, OGW, Christine Ngaruiya,
MD, MSc, DTM&H
Part III. Future Visions19. Transforming the planetary health crisis through
an Indigenous Land-based meta-narrative Nicole Redvers and Kelly Menzel20.
Social movement and empowerment in shaping global health priorities: Past,
Present, and Future Anil S Bilimale, Arathi Rao P, Kesavan Rajsekharan Nayar,
Meena Som, Anjana, Ashok Gladston Xavier21. When women lead in global health:
alternative mobilizations Cristina Alonso, Irene Torres, Barbara Profeta22.
Funding for equitable infectious disease research and development Meggie
Mwoka23. Educational perspectives from the field- pathways to the
future Rosemary Rochford, Angela Nalwoga, Ibrahim Daud and Gabriela
Samayoa-Reyes24. Learning from the past to inform the future: perspectives on
future directions in international health and research Denisse Vega Ocasio,
PhD, MPH; Aude Bouagnon, PhD; Anita Hargrave, MD MAS25. Engaging with Heart
in Global Health Partnerships Valerie A. Luzadis26. Courageous Authenticity:
Bringing Our Inner Wisdom to Our Work, Partnerships, and Communities for
Deeper Partnership Amie Tyler, A. Desiree LaBeaud
Anna M. Stewart Ibarra, PhD, MPA, Executive Director, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)
A. Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS, Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Stanford University, Bechtel Faculty Scholar, Stanford Maternal Child Health Research Institute, Mosbacher Distinguished Packard Fellow
