Beyond "business as usual": lessons from FIFA for fair benefit-sharing in global health.

Health Aff Sch

Spark Street Advisors, New York, NY 10013, United States.

Published: July 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • Many researchers from low- and middle-income countries play a vital role in public health surveillance but often lack fair compensation for their contributions.
  • There is a need to incentivize data sharing for better pandemic response, yet current legal frameworks face limitations.
  • The article proposes adapting FIFA's benefit-sharing model, which rewards grassroots contributions, to create a fairer data-sharing system in global health, despite challenges in aligning it with existing laws and accommodating diverse economic contexts.

Article Abstract

While researchers and agencies from low- and middle-income countries often contribute significantly to public health surveillance data, which is crucial for effective pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response activities, they often do not receive adequate compensation for their contributions. Incentivizing data sharing is important for informing public health responses to pathogens with pandemic potential. However, existing data-sharing legal frameworks have limitations. In this context, we looked beyond "business as usual" candidates to explore the applicability of a benefit-sharing model developed and implemented by the (International Federation of Association Football; FIFA) in international association football. This model rewards grassroots contributions and redistributes benefits, promoting a fair balance of interests across diverse economic contexts. We discuss adapting FIFA's mechanisms, including training compensation and solidarity payments, to create a novel benefit-sharing framework in global health. Given the complexity of global health, we note ways in which components of the FIFA model would need to be adapted for global health. Challenges such as integrating into existing legal frameworks, ensuring broad international buy-in, and accommodating different pandemic periods are examined. While adapting the FIFA model presents challenges, it offers a promising approach to achieving more equitable data sharing and benefit distribution in global health.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11267394PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/haschl/qxae068DOI Listing

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