title: Sharing Research Data to Improve Public Health: A Funder Perspective.
abstract: Through the Public Health Research Data Forum, global health research funders are working together to increase the availability of public health and epidemiology research data in ways that are equitable, ethical, and efficient. The Wellcome Trust funded the research reported in this special edition as a first step toward building an evidence base on the perspectives of research stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries on the benefits and challenges of sharing health research data. We hope this work will make a key contribution to discussions aimed at creating policy frameworks for data access at local, national, and regional levels that are sensitive to different contexts and ensure the benefits to research and health are realized in an equitable manner.
authors: The Wellcome Trust, London, UK d.carr@wellcome.ac.uk.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Carr
authors: The Wellcome Trust, London, UK.
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Littler
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D003906:Developing Countries; D005582:Foundations; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D033181:Information Dissemination; D057766:Policy; D011634:Public Health; D012108:Research Personnel; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012941:Social Responsibility
keywords: biomedical research ethics; clinical research; data release; data sharing; health policy; low income countries; research data; research governance