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WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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Overcoming the ‘10/90’ gap in global health research in
order to strengthen primary healthcare
Dr Ratnasingam Gobith1, Prof Joyce Kenkre2, Dr Mercy Wanjala3, Dr Hina Jawaid4,
John Wynn-Jones5
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WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice, College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka, Department
of Community & Family Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, 2WONCA Working Party
of Rural Practice, University of South Wales, 3WONCA Working Party of Rural Practice, Rural Seeds,
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WONCA South Asia Primary Care Research Network, WONCA Organisational Equity Committee,
University of Health Sciences Lahore, 5WONCA Working Party of Rural Practice, University of Keele
Aim
The aim of the workshop is to stimulate meaningful discussion on the global research gap and
its challenges and barriers with potential solutions. This will include the disparities in research
infrastructure and investment that may occur in LMICs. We hope that a final statement will come
following the workshops.
Content
Locally led global health research is critical to address emerging global health challenges in
communities. Information related to health and research is vital when planning, implementing and
managing healthcare interventions. It has been noted that healthcare research is being carried out in
a limited way within the world’s poorest countries. The disease burden shared from LMICs surpasses
90% while only 10% of the global research is conducted and funded. Consequently, health research
capacity development (HRCD) has been proposed in LMICs with funding on par, as global health
investment.
The following topics will be discussed at the workshop.
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What is meant by the research gap and what are the key values, principles and problems?
Identify factors to overcome the challenges and narrow the research gaps.
How do unfairness and inequity in research collaboration impact on global trends?
Is there a role for Global North and South researchers in addressing this gap?
What are some innovative solutions to overcome these barriers?
Outcome
To establish the challenges to be able to find out to overcoming the research gap and networking
among the participants to plan a way forward. This call for action to narrow the 10/90 gap in research
includes building up the capacity of health research in LMICs, collaborative work with Global North
and South, establishing a mentorship program to support research networks, increase funding and
grants, encourage public–private partnerships, develop a mechanism to monitor the progress in health
research, working with policy makers nationally and internationally.
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