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SciDev.Net published an article which spoke about the RFI as a tool for research institutions, highlighting its usefulness as a way to see where there are gaps in policy.  

On April 12, 2018, COHRED, in collaboration with the Swiss Commission for Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE) hosted COHRED Colloquium 5, an event that focused on the Research Fairness Initiative. [bscolumns class=”one_half”] [/bscolumns][bscolumns class=”one_half_last_clear”] [/bscolumns][bscolumns class=”clear”][/bscolumns]

COHRED, in collaboration with the Swiss Commission for Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE) hosted a parallel session at the Geneva Health Forum 2018, entitled “Increasing fairness and impact of research partnerships”.

The RFI was mentioned as a tool for improving fairness and equity in research partnerships in a document written by the TRUST project entitled: Proposals for strategic approaches to compliance with research ethics requirements in low and middle-income countries

A session on the RFI was held at the annual conference of the CUGH in New York, on 18 March 2018. The session focused on introducing the Research Fairness Initiative (RFI) and critically examining its potential to improve the fairness and impact of global health research partnerships. 

The Canadian Coallition for Global Health Research published a blog post written by Kirsty Klipp, RFI Implementation Manager on their Students and Young Professional’s Network Blog.

The first RFI report published by WHO TDR made headlines in the March Newsletter of the Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries. To see the News Letter , click here.

We need your help. We have updated our RFI Brochure for the 2018 roll out, and it is ready for dissemination!

The RFI began its roll out in 2017, with several institutions from both Africa and Europe showing interest, and beginning the writing of their RFI reports. As of January 2018, we have received 4 RFI Reports, with others still being in progress. In 2018, we hope to roll out the initiative globally and introduce as...