Access, interest and equity considerations for virtual global health activities during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global health activities (GHAs) reduce health disparities by promoting medical education, professional development, and resource sharing between high- and low- to middle-income countries (HICs and LMICs). Virtual global health activities facilitated continuity and bidirectionality in global health during the COVID-19 pandemic. While virtual engagement holds potential for promoting equity within partnerships, research on equitable access to and interest in virtual global health activities is limited.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, online, mixed-methods survey from January to February 2022 examining access to virtual activities before and during the pandemic across resource settings. Eligible participants were participants or facilitators of global health a

SUBMITTER: Umphrey L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10845763 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature