Table 2 Collaboration between local and foreign RECs/IRBs
From: Empowering local research ethics review of antibacterial mass administration research
Domain | Areas of collaboration | Mechanisms of collaboration | Implementation of the collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|
Collaboration between RECs | Development of plans for the local and foreign RECs to collaborate on MDA studies | Improved bilateral communication about MDA review findings between the LMIC and HIC RECs/IRBs Joint REC meetings (e.g., virtually) Sharing REC capacity building resources | Guiding documents for collaboration are in place To be agreed upon by LMIC, HIC REC/IRBs Appropriate resources for LMIC REC to be identified by both RECs |
Resolution of conflicting decisions | Development of joint resources, such as SOPs to manage any conflicting reviews of the MDA study | Existence of SOPs to manage conflicting reviews | |
Plans for evaluation of the success of a collaboration | Joint evaluation of the MDA review process by both HIC and LMIC RECs/IRBs | Sharing ongoing evaluation successes, challenges, and lessons learned |