To promote social justice and equity, global health research should meaningfully engage communities throughout projects: from setting agendas onwards. But communities, especially those that are considered disadvantaged or marginalised, rarely have a say in the priorities of the research projects that aim to help them. So far, there remains limited ethical guidance and resources on how […]
Health policy and systems research (HPSR) is increasingly being funded and conducted worldwide. There are currently no specific guidelines or criteria for the ethical review and conduct of HPSR. Academic debates on HPSR ethics in the scholarly literature can inform the development of guidelines. Yet there is a deficiency of academic bioethics work relating to justice in […]
To promote social justice and equity, global health research should meaningfully engage communities throughout projects: from setting agendas onwards. But communities, especially those that are considered disadvantaged or marginalised, rarely have a say in the priorities of the research projects that aim to help them. So far, there remains limited ethical guidance and resources on how […]
In this film members of the Thematic Working Group in Health Systems Research reflect on some of the potentially distinct and unique challenges that are faced by health systems researchers. For example: There are a variety of methods and measures in health systems research – it is a diverse field. These research ‘interventions’ need to be […]
Blog: Molyneux S. et al (2017) Ethics in health systems research is ‘everybody’s business’, Health Systems Global This blog provides a summary of some of the discussions related to ethics at the Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research which was held in 2016 in Vancouver. It explores: the links between health systems research and […]
Krubiner CB and Hyder A. (2014) A bioethical framework for health systems activity: a conceptual exploration applying ‘systems thinking’, Health Systems, June 2014, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp 124–135 Recognizing that the health system is a complex and dynamic network of actors and activities, this paper seeks to push the field of bioethics to develop a more holistic approach from the […]
Pratt B., Ali J. and Hyder A.A. (2016) If Research Is a Pillar of Health System Development, Why Only Focus on Clinical Trials? The American Journal of Bioethics Vol. 16, Iss. 6, 2016 The authors note that a small amount of bioethics literature supports linking health research to health system development as a matter of justice. They suggest […]
Wassenaar D. and Rattani A. (2016) What Makes Health Systems Research in Developing Countries Ethical? Application of the Emanuel Framework for Clinical Research to Health Systems Research, Developing World Bioethics, Volume 16, Issue 3December 2016, Pages 133–13 The growing importance of health systems research has opened debate about appropriate ethical frameworks and guidelines for the ethical […]
Luyckx V.A., Biller-Andorno N., Saxena A. and Tran N.T (2017) Health policy and systems research: towards a better understanding and review of ethical issues, BMJ Glob Health 2017;2:e000314 Given the focus on health systems in the post-millennium development goal era and moving towards the sustainable development goals, there is a compelling need for a common framework for health […]
Pratt B., Paul A., Hyder A.A. and Ali J. (2017) Ethics of health policy and systems research: a scoping review of the literature, Health Policy and Planning, 2017, 1–21 Health policy and systems research (HPSR) is increasingly funded and undertaken as part of health system strengthening efforts worldwide. HPSR ethics is also a relatively new and […]