In this webinar, scientists from Brazil, India, Thailand, and the US discuss the ethics, safety, and justification for evaluating hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to prevent COVID-19, in a context of guidance having been recently issued by the World Health Organization to halt the use of these drugs to treat the disease.

The Social Science Working Group organized a webinar on social science research and community engagement in vaccine clinical trials in low-resource settings. This is the first of a three-webinar series on the social science of vaccine development and deployment.

In response to a Lancet Digital Health Editorial regarding transparency during global health emergencies, the Data Sharing Working Group published a letter outlining the rationale and aims of the group.

The Virology, Immunology & Diagnostics Working Group organized a webinar to provide an update on the various COVID-19 diagnostics and their applications, and comment on some of the challenges of their use in low-resource settings and related research questions.

A group of clinicians and researchers from all over the world, are conducting a rapid survey about Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) and they need your help! Participations are open until 8 November 2020.

DNDi and the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition jointly hosted a webinar to explore the role of research, innovation, and partnerships in African efforts to address the pandemic – bringing together panelists who have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 response to discuss their experience and share important lessons with the rest of the world.

Webinar featuring Dr Rebecca Kahn, Harvard University, Dr Rebecca Grais, Epicentre, Prof. Gagandeep Kang, Christian Medical College in Vellore and Steering Committee Member, and moderated by Dr James Watson, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit and co-chair of the coalition’s Study Design & Analytics Working Group.

More than ever, we need high quality scientific research to provide the evidence to answer pressing questions on how best to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and save lives.

The COVID-19 Data Platform has been established to develop and promote global research collaboration to generate evidence on COVID-19. Nominations for members of the Data Access Committee are now open.

Webinar featuring Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director General of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, and DNDi Board Member and Ms K.K Shailaja Teacher, Minister for Health, Social Justice, Woman and Child Development Department, Government of Kerala, India.