Lessons from the field: research in crises
In 2024, over 120 million people were forcibly displaced amid an unprecedented number of overlapping and increasingly complex emergencies. Conducting quality research in humanitarian settings is complicated but critically needed since the evidence base informing medical humanitarian response to existing and future challenges remains weak, often focussed on a few infectious diseases and contexts, and overwhelmingly disseminated in the English language. Participatory approaches, appropriate study designs, and adapting research methodologies for frontline field conditions remain huge challenges. Populations in humanitarian settings, who could benefit the most from participation in research, are often excluded from the benefits of research. We’ll discuss how to do better: how humanitarian actors and academics can collaborate to sustain research efforts and address the needs of those most affected in such contexts.
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