Investigadora de Fiocruz participa en grupo de trabajo para desarrollar curso internacional sobre participación comunitaria en ensayos clínicos
La investigadora de la Fundación Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Jennifer Braathen Salgueiro, participó en mayo de 2025, en la República Dominicana, con otros socios de la red The Global Health Network América Latina y el Caribe (TGHN LAC), en una reunión de trabajo para el desarrollo de un curso virtual sobre participación pública, comunitaria y de pacientes en ensayos clínicos, alineado con las nuevas directrices de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). Su participación contó con el apoyo de TGHN LAC en Brasil.
El encuentro reunió a especialistas de la región para revisar y adaptar los contenidos del curso al contexto latinoamericano y caribeño, así como para estructurar el grupo consultivo del hub MESH (vinculado a The Global Health Network) para América Latina y el Caribe. Jennifer presentó el caso del estudio Vacina Maré, compartiendo experiencias de gobernanza colaborativa y participación comunitaria en investigaciones clínicas realizadas en territorios vulnerables de Brasil.
El curso, que reúne experiencias de África, Asia y América Latina y el Caribe, estará disponible de forma gratuita en la plataforma de The Global Health Network en 2026.
Pesquisadora da Fiocruz participa de grupo de trabalho internacional sobre engajamento comunitário em ensaios clínicos
A pesquisadora da Fiocruz, Jennifer Braathen Salgueiro, participou, juntamente com outros parceiros da The Global Health Network América Latina e Caribe (TGHN LAC), em maio de 2025, na República Dominicana, de uma reunião de trabalho para o desenvolvimento de um curso virtual sobre engajamento público, comunitário e de pacientes em ensaios clínicos, alinhado às diretrizes da OMS. Sua participação foi apoiada pela TGHN LAC no Brasil.
O encontro reuniu especialistas da região para revisar e adaptar os conteúdos do curso ao contexto latino-americano e caribenho, além de estruturar o grupo consultivo do hub MESH (vinculado à The Global Health Network) para a América Latina e Caribe. Jennifer apresentou o estudo Vacina Maré, compartilhando experiências de governança colaborativa e engajamento comunitário em pesquisas clínicas realizadas em territórios vulneráveis do Brasil.
O curso, que reúne experiências da África, Ásia e América Latina e Caribe, será disponibilizado gratuitamente na plataforma da The Global Health Network.
Fiocruz researcher takes part in an international working group on community engagement in clinical trials
Fiocruz researcher Jennifer Braathen Salgueiro took part, with other partners from The Global Health Network Latin America and the Caribbean (TGHN LAC), in May 2025, in the Dominican Republic, in a working meeting for the development of an online course on public, community and patient engagement in clinical trials, aligned with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Her participation was supported by TGHN LAC in Brazil.
The meeting brought together experts from the region to review and adapt the course content to the Latin American and Caribbean context, as well as to structure the advisory group of the MESH hub (linked to The Global Health Network) for Latin America and the Caribbean. Jennifer presented the Vacina Maré study, sharing experiences of collaborative governance and community engagement in clinical research conducted in vulnerable territories in Brazil.
The course, which brings together experiences from Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, will be made freely available on The Global Health Network platform.
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