Proximity as core to co-design in global health
Abstract
Jenevieve Mannell and colleagues offer an important reflection on the methodological challenges of evaluating co-design in global health research1. Their Viewpoint articulates a problem many of us recognise: co-design is increasingly invoked as a path way to equity, yet is often measured through narrow or superficial indicators. Their call for theory-informed evaluation, co-developed tools, and expanded impact metrics is timely and essential. Yet the challenges of co-design are not only methodological, they are fundamentally about proximity.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Global Health and Surgery
Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Lancet Global Health
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e197–e197
- Publication date
- 7 January 2026
- Language
- EN