Setting Research Priorities for Resource-Limited Settings in Times of Great Uncertainty: Where to Begin with COVID-19 Global Clinical Epidemiology?

13 Pages Posted: 4 Nov 2021

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Luz Angela Torres

Instituto de Cardiología - Research Department

Christopher Moore

University of Virginia

Juan Carlos Villar

Instituto de Cardiología - Research Department

Giordano Pérez-Gaxiola

Hospital Pediátrico de Sinaloa

Stellah Mpagama

Kibong’oto Infectious Diseases Hospital

Richard Ssekitoleko

WHO, Uganda

Shai Linn

University of Haifa

Paul Yonga

Fountain Health Care Hospital

Anna Mia Ekström

Karolinska Institutet - Department of Global Public Health

Date Written: February 25, 2021

Abstract

In rapidly evolving global situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, research needs to incorporate the realities of different global contexts. Identifying knowledge gaps and setting research priorities in different global contexts helps to effectively direct resources and scientific efforts towards the most pressing needs, including relevant public health interventions to tackle the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic.
Collaborative international research initiatives such as the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition are necessary to confront both the current pandemic and prepare for future outbreaks. As evidenced by this Clinical Epidemiology Working Group (WG), the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of global communication to optimize evidence-based thinking and collaboration. We present here a list of prioritized research questions in clinical epidemiology that aims to streamline COVID-19 research priority areas for low-resource settings.

Note: Funding Statement: The author(s) received no specific funding for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Declaration of Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords: COVID-19, clinical epidemiology, global health, research priorities

Suggested Citation

Torres, Luz Angela and Moore, Christopher and Villar, Juan Carlos and Pérez-Gaxiola, Giordano and Mpagama, Stellah and Ssekitoleko, Richard and Linn, Shai and Yonga, Paul and Ekström, Anna Mia, Setting Research Priorities for Resource-Limited Settings in Times of Great Uncertainty: Where to Begin with COVID-19 Global Clinical Epidemiology? (February 25, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3837522 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3837522

Luz Angela Torres (Contact Author)

Instituto de Cardiología - Research Department ( email )

Colombia

Christopher Moore

University of Virginia ( email )

1400 University Ave
Charlottesville, VA 22903
United States

Juan Carlos Villar

Instituto de Cardiología - Research Department ( email )

Colombia

Giordano Pérez-Gaxiola

Hospital Pediátrico de Sinaloa ( email )

Mexico

Stellah Mpagama

Kibong’oto Infectious Diseases Hospital ( email )

Richard Ssekitoleko

WHO, Uganda ( email )

Uganda

Shai Linn

University of Haifa

Mount Carmel
Haifa, 31905
Israel

Paul Yonga

Fountain Health Care Hospital ( email )

Kenya

Anna Mia Ekström

Karolinska Institutet - Department of Global Public Health ( email )

Sweden

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