Our third year as an Independent Research Organisation: Using research to respond to health inequities and emerging threats
by Rachel Robinson and Eoin Cassidy
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According to the World Health Organization’s State of Inequality: HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2021), diseases including malaria continue to take a disproportionally large toll on marginalised communities. Significant inequities in health persist, within as well as between countries, leaving those living in poverty with inadequate access to services and a higher risk of disease.
Achieving equity in health is essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and requires countries to strengthen health information systems to generate more reliable data and evidence against which to measure progress. At Malaria Consortium, our research is central to our efforts to strengthen systems and improve health and healthcare delivery. As one of five international non-governmental organisations designated as an Independent Research Organisation (IRO), we continuously strive to improve our evidence-based programmes, develop and test new approaches, and trial new products in some of the hardest-to-reach locations, transmission settings and health systems. We apply the highest standards in operations and implementation research to provide decision makers with the information they need to enact lasting change.
As we mark our third year as an IRO, we reflect on the impact of our research in 2023 and look ahead to our plans for 2024.