Towards more equitable global health research in a COVID-19 world.

The manner in which we conduct global health research has drastically changed in the face of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Such a crisis challenges us to rethink and reshape how we set research priorities and conduct research globally. For decades, global health researchers have discussed making their research more participatory, engaging communities in the conception, priority‐setting and design of research projects. In practice, however, research relies overwhelmingly on outdated modalities that prioritise researchers and research questions from high‐income countries (HICs), at the expense of funding opportunities and the development of research capacity in many low‐income countries (LICs). This has led to global health research priorities that are not shared with LICs. The COVID‐19 pandemic, by necessitating the involuntary withdrawal of many researchers and staff from HICs operating in LICs, has made this all the more apparent. This has halted many HIC‐led research studies abroad and interrupted research flow. To improve global health research and make it more participatory, there is a need to increase both local research capacity and funding opportunities for researchers in LICs. a modern manifestation of Charybdis.