The International Network for Public Involvement and Engagement in Health and Social Care Research was launched in London on 27th November 2017. Our vision is for a world where patient and public involvement is an integral part of health research.
Literature: Planning for the social and economic impacts emerging from school-university engagement with research
by Mesh Editorial TeamIn this article from the Journal of Science Communication (2015) the authors reflect on their work with teachers and students at a local school in Milton Keynes in the UK. They propose a flexible and adaptive metric to support all stakeholders with planning school engagement.
Literature: Who should decide about children’s and adolescents’ participation in health research?
by Mesh Editorial TeamThis paper from BMC Medical Ethics explores how researchers and research centres can activtly involve children and young people in health research activities and in the development of research proposals. They used group discussions with community members and schools students in rural Kenya to explore views on the topic.
News: Community Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance (CE4AMR) network
by Jessica Mitchell, Rebecca King, Paul CookeCE4AMR network is a global gathering of researchers and practitioners who use, or are interested in using, community engagement – in particular participatory and creative approaches – to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
INTRAC has launched the M&E universe, a free, online resource for development practitioners involved in monitoring and evaluation (M&E).
This 2019 report was commissioned by the Wellcome Trust to catalyse future discussion amongst a broad set of stakeholders about ways of strengthening community and public engagement in global health
News: The Tak Province Border Community Ethics Advisory Board (T-CAB)
by Natinee Kulpijit, Napat KhirikoekkongExamining the use of participatory visual and narrative methods to explore the lived experience of migrants in Southern Africa
by mesh editorial teamThis working paper explores the opportunities and challenges associated with visual research methodologies. The paper draws specifically on a MoVE (methods: visual: explore) project that explored the lived experiences of migrant groups in southern Africa.
Project Report: Engagement in the H3Africa Consortium
by Mesh Editorial TeamProject Report: Samala Moyo
by Malawi–Liverpool– Wellcome Trust Clinical Research ProgrammeSamala Moyo is an interactive exhibition with an outreach component designed to open the Malawi–Liverpool– Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MLW) to the local community and creatively explore crucial topics in medical research. The project was developed from a small International Engagement Award-funded pilot project and subsequently received £188,000.