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How can a patient advisory group be established for research? Join the launch event for the Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Toolkit that provides practical guidance and ready-to-use templates covering all stages of setting up a public involvement initiative in health research.

Also, Global Health EDCTP3 has an important global health research funding opportunity that supports researchers and organisations in sub-Saharan Africa to tackle major challenges.

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Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research: Transform your career online

Event Poster: Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research: Transform your career online.

Date and time:
10 March 2026 | 16:00 - 17:00 GMT
11 March 2026 | 09:00 - 10:00 GMT

Invest in your career and become an expert in global health research with the University of Oxford - the world's leading university. Now in its third year, the fully online Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research continues to empower health professionals and researchers worldwide to design, conduct, and report high-quality health research to address and eradicate diseases prevalent in low-resource settings.

Join this webinar to learn more about this course, including application guidance, course structure, alumni success stories, and opportunities to meet the teaching team.

Two identical sessions are available to enable global participation. Please register for the time that best suits you.

Register for 10 March | 16:00 - 17:00 (GMT)
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Register for 11 March | 09:00 - 10:00 (GMT)
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Unlocking AMR Innovation: Defining Grand Challenges Through Global Surveillance Data

Date and time: 9 March 2026 | 13:00 - 14:30 GMT

This webinar invites AMR researchers to help identify priority research questions that can be addressed through the reuse of regulatory surveillance data. Vivli’s (Center for Global Clinical Research Data
https://community.theglobalhealthnetwork.org/c/1cznI3snfsarPZTMetjtaiDo) annual AMR Surveillance Data Challenge encourages innovative secondary analyses of industry datasets, and this session aims to ensure future themes reflect real-world needs.

You’ll be introduced to Vivli’s AMR Register and gain an overview of available regulatory surveillance data, including examples of how these datasets have been used. Participants will join a live discussion to share ideas and propose high‑impact research questions for future Challenges.

Organised by The Global Health Network and Vivli, this session is ideal for researchers interested in data reuse, collaborative problem‑solving, and helping shape upcoming AMR Data Challenge priorities.

Register for the webinar: Unlocking AMR Innovation: Defining Grand Challenges Through Global Surveillance Data
https://community.theglobalhealthnetwork.org/c/1czo4xzXuQFrEBUR6pTglrJx

How to Initiate Public Involvement in Health Research: Launch of the 'Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE)' Toolkit

Date and time: 31 March 2026 | 09:30 - 11:00 GMT

How can a patient advisory group be established for research? Where can potential members be identified? What does a compensation policy for public contributors look like, and where should the process begin?

The Ziauddin University Patient & Public Involvement and Engagement group in Pakistan developed a toolkit to address these questions. The toolkit provides practical guidance and ready-to-use templates covering all stages of setting up a public involvement initiative in health research.

This launch event will include an introduction from the development team, and presentations from researchers in Pakistan, Ireland, India, and Japan who have piloted the toolkit. The team will also outline how the toolkit can support the initiation of public involvement initiatives in health research across different global contexts.

Register for the webinar: How to Initiate Public Involvement in Health Research: Launch of the 'Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE)' ToolkitToolkit
https://community.theglobalhealthnetwork.org/c/1czor1HxKfartdVVYmt3wAPG

Launch of the Nourished Truth Operational Toolkit – A Guide to Protecting Women’s Breastfeeding Choices from Commercial Influence

Date and time: 24 February 2026 | 13:00 - 14:30 GMT

Breastfeeding is central to maternal and child health, yet women’s feeding choices are often influenced by commercial milk formula marketing rather than evidence-based information. This webinar introduces the Nourished Truth Operational Toolkit – a how-to guide on building environments that protect women’s choices to breastfeed from commercial influence.

The Toolkit was created from real-world learnings in South Africa and is intended for those shaping policy, leading advocacy, or supporting breastfeeding at the national and community level.

Co-hosted with Amref International University, the webinar offers concrete guidance, insights from practice, and space for discussion.

Register for the webinar: Launch of the Nourished Truth Operational Toolkit – A Guide to Protecting Women’s Breastfeeding Choices from Commercial Influence
https://community.theglobalhealthnetwork.org/c/1czoNvP7ZDFrhPX0Qj2QHJVP

Educational Opportunities in Research Ethics and Integrity

Date and time: 26 February 2026 | 14:00 GMT-3
Languages: Portuguese and Spanish

Brazil has over 900 research ethics committees, all of which require qualified professionals. To help meet this demand, leading Brazilian training initiatives in research ethics and integrity have been developed, including the Fiocruz Open Course on Research Ethics and Integrity and the Postgraduate Programme in Bioethics, Applied Ethics and Collective Public Health (PPGBIOS). This webinar will showcase these initiatives. The session will feature presentations from Professor Mariana Conceição de Souza, Professor Sergio Rego, and technologist Cíntia Lanzarini from the Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA), who will share insights on institutional policies and scientific integrity.

The webinar is part of The Global Health Network Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) monthly series on ethics and integrity, coordinated by the Etikos Foundation. It provides a valuable platform for knowledge exchange among professionals across the region. Read more
https://community.theglobalhealthnetwork.org/c/1czp9ZWIf2ar6rY5IfCDST1Y

Register: Oportunidades educacionais em ética e integridade em pesquisa
https://community.theglobalhealthnetwork.org/c/1czpwu4iuqFqV3ZaAccr4287

Measuring international progress in pregnancy planning and
preconception health

Date and time: 17 March 2026 | 12:00 GMT

The next Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) Early Career Researcher and Trainee
Seminar will feature Dr. Eunice Lobo, Senior Research Associate at PHFI; Secretary & Strategic Partnerships Lead for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) India Regional Society. This seminar examines how caregiving perceptions and practices, home environments, and community conditions shape development among children in urban poor neighbourhoods of Bangalore, India. Drawing on mixed-methods research, it highlights how everyday caregiver–child interactions and contextual constraints influence development, and discusses implications for designing equitable, scalable interventions in low-resource urban settings. To join visit:

HeLTI Webinars and Events
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The "Engaged Institution": Transforming policies and academic culture for science in society

Date and time: 1 April 2026 | 12:00 - 13:30 BST

The traditional "ivory tower" model of scientific research is increasingly being replaced by a paradigm that values inclusivity, trust, and societal relevance. While Community and Public Engagement (CPE) has garnered attention as a critical element of the research ecosystem, its implementation often remains peripheral in research functions. In this second webinar of a four-part series, we sustain discussion on how to "Institutionalize" CPE within the African research context. This webinar will explore the necessary "systemic turn" required to shift CPE into a structural, sustainable part of the scientific research system - from organizational strategy, to developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and building the evidence base through Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL).

Register for the webinar: The "Engaged Institution": Transforming policies and academic culture for science in society
https://community.theglobalhealthnetwork.org/c/1czqBWr3eCaqmU2pc1VOBtqy

News

Bridging the cancer care gap survey: Share your insights and priorities on cancer research

The Global Cancer Research Hub invites you to share your views on the barriers and gaps that exist across cancer care, from screening and diagnosis to treatment and clinical research.

By capturing perspectives on priority cancers, challenges, capacity needs, and opportunities, the survey aims to highlight areas where training, infrastructure, and policy support can strengthen cancer care and research, and to identify potential partners for collaborative action. The results from the survey will help inform future resources and activities on the Global Cancer Research Knowledge Hub. It takes an estimated 10-15 minutes.

Access the survey here: Global Cancer Research Knowledge hub
https://community.theglobalhealthnetwork.org/c/1czqYqyDu0Fqbw3u3YvBMCwH

Applications open for the University of Oxford's fully online part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research

The course is based on the evidence-led Essential Research Skills Training Curriculum for Health Research which was developed as a collaboration between The Global Health Network, UNICEF, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases. The programme is based on a study that involved over 7,000 participants from 153 countries. This makes the diploma the first of its kind where all the core skills and component steps identified to undertake quality, practical and appropriate health research studies are covered, making it relevant for research into any disease, in all types of studies, and in any setting.

This part time course is suitable for busy professionals who want to keep working or cannot travel, and aims to tackle inequities in health research leadership. Learn more:

Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research
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Funding Opportunity: Global Health EDCTP3 Work Programme 2026 Call

Global Health EDCTP3 organised an Info Day to inform potential applicants on the calls for proposals under the Work Programme 2026 and provide useful information to develop a strong project proposal. Learn more and watch the replay:

Global Health EDCTP3 Info Day 2026
https://community.theglobalhealthnetwork.org/c/1czrHoNNYNFpOK5DNRFc8UIZ

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