Establishing clinical research networks for future infectious disease outbreak responses in Southeast Asia: Report of a workshop on challenges and opportunities.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical need for well-established clinical research networks capable of rapid response during infectious disease outbreaks. In Southeast Asia, the absence of active research networks at the onset of the COVID-19 contributed to gaps in regional preparedness. This manuscript discusses the challenges and opportunities identified during a regional workshop held in Singapore (February 26 to March 1, 2024), which brought together 130 stakeholders from across the region. The workshop aimed to build consensus on strategies to strengthen existing networks by developing human capacity, overcoming resource limitations, and sustaining collaborative research during inter-pandemic periods. Key challenges identified included the variability in research infrastructur

SUBMITTER: Han SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683251 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature