Editorial: Equity must be baked into randomized controlled trials
Alexandra township in Johannesburg is next to Sandton, one of South Africa’s wealthiest neighbourhoods.More than two decades ago, researchers began using rigorous experiments to test policies designed to improve the lives of some of the world’s poorest citizens. The movement grew, and randomized controlled trials , once reserved for drugs and other health interventions, are now part of the mainstream in the research community that studies global development.
includes content that looks at the ways in which COVID-19 has deepened inequality; factors that contribute to gender inequality in science; and an analysis of interventions designed to alleviate poverty. One of the first things that researchers can do is to ensure that their work is not contributing to outstanding social inequities. Sadly, all too often, the benefits of public-health research are distributed inequitably.
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