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A new study from MIT and other institutions suggests that the “impact factor” used to evaluate scientific journals and research papers does not accurately capture the impact of medical papers on health outcomes for all patients, particularly those in low or middle-income countries. As an alternative, the researchers developed a metric that they call the “diversity factor.”
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".offers examples of the unique roles civil society can play in community mobilisation and empowerment, service delivery and advocacy to advance COVID-19 vaccine equity which are also applicable to other outbreak responses."