Research for Health Justice
Ethical guidance and tools for linking grants programs and research projects to health equity and social justice.
Much global health research fails to generate new knowledge that can reduce health disparities between and within countries. Simply funding and undertaking global health research will not necessarily generate the knowledge needed to improve health care and systems for those considered marginalised and/or disadvantaged.
Drawing on the rich justice literature from political philosophy and case studies of global health research and funding practice, the Research for Health Justice framework offers ethical guidance to global health researchers and funders on how to design research projects and grants programs to promote global health equity.
The research program is led by Dr Bridget Pratt at the Queensland Bioethics Centre and has been funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council (amongst others).
Research for Health Justice Framework
The Research for Health Justice framework offers ethical guidance to global health researchers and funders on how to design research projects and grants programs to promote global health equity.
Ethical Toolkit for Sharing Power with Communities in Health Research Priority-setting
The toolkit is a reflective project planning aid to assist researchers implement the Research for Health Justice frameworkâs guidance on selecting research priorities through an inclusive process.