Strengthening neglected tropical disease research through enhancing research-site capacity: An evaluation of a novel web application to facilitate research collaborations
This article describes the early stage evaluation of a free on-line tool known as Site-Finder the Global Health Network
Abstract
This aarticle describes the development and early stage evaluation of a free on-line tool known as Site-Finder the Global Health Network, in collaboration with a working group of 13 members including the Bill and Melinda Gates Global Health Clinical Consortium, a collaboration of product development partnerships (PDPs) working in various areas of neglected tropical diseases and diseases of poverty research.
Adapting technology from dating websites the application allows research sites to have an online presence and automatically suggests research collaborations between research sites and new research studies that have been posted on the site. Because it is situated within the infrastructure of the Global Health Network, Site-Finder also allows sites to build their skills and knowledge accessing the information and peer support that is abundant on the Network.
Citation
Furtado T, Franzen S, van Loggerenberg F, Carn G, Grahek S, McBride M, Power M, O’Reilly J, Savarese B, Snowden MA, Stevens G, Uys A, Lang T. Strengthening neglected tropical disease research through enhancing research-site capacity: An evaluation of a novel web application to facilitate research collaborations. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Nov; 8(11): doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003225