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Striving for equitable partnerships in health research

We reflect on the progress of an ethics framework adopted a year ago, what we learned and the way forward to champion ethical, inclusive and equitable partnerships in the content we publish.

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  • A year ago, we adopted an ethics framework to help with the assessment of and to increase transparency and accountability for research practices in studies involving partnerships between researchers in high- and low-income settings. We now reflect on our progress, what we learned and the way forward to champion ethical, inclusive and equitable partnerships in the content we publish.

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