Agenda

18 November

Time Session
08:30
09:00
Welcome and introduction
  • Introduction to GFBR and the meeting
    Katherine Littler Speaker World Health OrganizationSwitzerland
  • Welcome on behalf of the WHO Ghana Country Office
    Asrat Sofonias Speaker WHO Ghana Country Office, Ghana
  • Welcome on behalf of the GFBR Planning Committee
    Paulina Tindana Speaker University of Ghana School of Public HealthGhana
  • Welcome on behalf of the University of Ghana
    Gordon Awandare Speaker University of Ghana, Ghana
09:00
10:00
Keynote presentations
Caesar Atuire Speaker University of Ghana, Ghana and University of OxfordUnited Kingdom
Devaki Nambiar Speaker George Institute for Global HealthIndia
10:00
10:30
Tea/coffee break
10:30
11:40
Theme 1: What makes research partnerships good, and why?
Carla Saenz Chairperson Pan American Health OrganizationUnited States
  • Introduction to the theme
  • Speakers
    Marlyn Faure Speaker University of OxfordUnited Kingdom
    Chelsea Modlin Speaker Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious DiseasesUnited States
  • Plenary discussion
11:40
12:30
Breakout group discussion

Questions 

  1. What makes a research partnership ‘morally good’? If we were to draw a line between the good and the bad research partnerships, where exactly would we put it and why? 
     
  2. Different research partnerships can be best in different scenarios and for different types of research. What explains that and what are the values research partnerships aim at achieving in each scenario?  
12:30
13:30
Lunch
13:30
14:30
Theme 2: Responsibility and accountability in health research partnerships
Rieke van der Graaf Chairperson University Medical Center UtrechtNetherlands
  • Introduction to the theme
  • Reflecting from within: confronting institutional practices that undermine ethical research partnerships at Makerere University
    Stella Kakeeto Speaker Makerere UniversityUganda
  • A participatory action research partnership aimed at minimising and managing moral distress among frontline research staff
    Sassy Molyneux Speaker University of OxfordUnited Kingdom
  • Plenary discussion
14:30
15:15
Breakout group discussion

Questions 

  1. Who should ultimately be held accountable for ensuring equitable outcomes in a research partnership? 
     
  2. What would acting responsibly in research partnerships mean from the perspective of the Global South, and how might this perspective challenge existing power structures between the Global North and the Global South? 
15:15
15:45
Tea/coffee break
15:45
17:00
Theme 3: Ethics of research partnerships in humanitarian and emergency contexts
Gustavo Matta Chairperson Oswaldo Cruz FoundationBrazil
Michael Parker Chairperson The Ethox Centre, University of OxfordUnited Kingdom
  • Introduction to the theme
  • An ethically-focused critical review of  Medécins Sans Frontiers’ (MSF) collaborative research partnerships
    Luz Saavedra Speaker Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)Spain
  • “Beyond the ToRs”: strengthening ethical research partnerships through reflection, recognition, and realism in humanitarian settings
    Viktorya Sargsyan Speaker World Vision InternationalArmenia
  • Remarks and ethical reflection on the presentations
    Michael Parker Speaker The Ethox Centre, University of OxfordUnited Kingdom
  • Plenary discussion
17:00
17:45
Breakout group discussion

Questions 

  1. In practice, what would you say are the most important differences between the ethical questions arising in collaborations in the contexts of emergencies, and those arising in non-emergency settings?  
     
  2. Should the ethical principles that guide research partnerships in emergencies be the same as in non-emergencies? Do these principles have different implications in emergency contexts? What are the key requirements for fair collaborations in emergency settings? 
     
  3. Emergencies are radically non-ideal contexts for ethical research. What is it reasonable to expect? Is there anything that might be ethically acceptable in research in an emergency that would not be acceptable in non-emergency research? If so, what? 
     
  4. What are the most important practical differences between undertaking research collaboration in humanitarian and acute health emergency contexts? What are the ethical implications of these differences? 
17:45
17:45
Meeting close
19:00
21:00
Conference dinner on the beach at Labadi Beach Hotel

19 November

Time Session
08:30
09:00
Summary – key themes from day 1
Phaik Yeong Cheah Speaker Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research UnitThailand
Anna Chiumento Speaker University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom
09:00
10:15
Theme 4: Economics and politics: resilience in health research partnerships
Jacintha Toohey Chairperson University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
Marlyn Faure Chairperson University of OxfordUnited Kingdom
  • Introduction to the theme
  • When the funding stops: what a South African case reveals about ethics, power and resilience in global health research partnerships
    Brenda Odero Speaker University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
  • Invisible labour in global knowledge translation: ethical reflections on partnership and dependency through the Cochrane Malaysia experience
    Teguh Haryo Sasongko Speaker Institute for Research, Development, and Innovations, IMU UniversityMalaysia
  • Ethical reflections from a research partnership to mitigate antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam: do collaborative and participatory methods address issues of equity and power in research partnerships?
    Thao Tran Speaker Oxford University Clinical Research UnitVietnam
  • Plenary discussion
10:15
11:00
Breakout group discussion

Questions 

  1. In light of the broader geopolitical, social, and economic dynamics that influence research partnerships, how can we build on these realities to reframe and shift partnerships more equitably? 
     
  2. Given these interconnected dynamics and the powerful role they often play; how might we go about/contribute to developing just normative frameworks, and implementing of responsive and accountable practices and systems? 
11:00
11:30
Tea/coffee break
11:30
12:45
Theme 5: Futures: reimagining health research partnerships
Sualeha Shekhani Chairperson Centre of Biomedical Ethics and CulturePakistan
Joseph Ali Chairperson Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of BioethicsUnited States
  • Introduction to the theme
  • Decoloniality as a pathway to equitable research partnerships
    Nadia Tagoe Speaker Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGhana
  • Opportunities for funders to support equitable research partnerships
    Prakriti Shrestha Speaker Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthUnited States
  • Rehearsing ethical futures: speculative scenarios for inclusive global health partnerships
    Mona Nasser Speaker University of PlymouthUnited Kingdom
  • Plenary discussion
12:45
13:25
Breakout group discussion

Questions 

  1. What ethical vision and shared commitments should guide health research partnerships over the next decade? 
     
  2. How should roles, responsibilities, and funding/governance be redesigned to make equity operational across the research ecosystem? 
     
  3. How can partnerships be made resilient to geopolitical shifts and crises, and what role should bioethics play? 
13:25
14:30
Group photo and lunch
14:30
15:10
Pecha Kucha session
Paul Ndebele Chairperson George Washington UniversityUnited States
  • Gotong Royong for global health: building equitable research partnerships through collective solidarity
    Ivan Meidika Kurnia Speaker Health Policy Advisor, Indonesia and The London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom
  • From the margins to the centre: reimagining ethical research partnerships through nomadic maternal health practices in Somalia
    Ahmed Nur Muse Speaker Ministry of Health Development, Somaliland (Consultant) & University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Doctoral Researcher)
  • The unimagined and unforeseen impacts of long-standing North-South collaborations on the research ecosystems in host sub-Saharan African countries
    David Wanjeri Speaker Egerton UniversityKenya
  • "My PI-ship was a colony": an LMIC investigator’s account of systemic betrayal and the need for radical grant restructuring
    Muneera Rasheed Speaker University of BergenNorway
  • No samples without justice: lessons from a Malaysian TB research partnership
    Phang Kean Chang Speaker Universiti MalayaMalaysia
  • Equity in clinical trial partnerships: a review of international research ethics guidance and guidelines
    Farirai Mutenherwa Speaker Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of BioethicsUnited States
15:10
15:50
Concluding panel discussion: Key themes arising from the meeting
Ross Upshur Chairperson University of TorontoCanada
15:50
16:00
Presentation of awards and announcement about next year’s meeting
Katherine Littler Chairperson World Health OrganizationSwitzerland
Paulina Tindana Speaker University of Ghana School of Public HealthGhana
16:00
16:00
Meeting Close