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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XV-2023

Conclusions

MORU and CNM had a pre-existing partnership that was already generating
evidence on antimalarial resistance and thus had a global significance which enhanced
the values of the partnership and over the years strengthened the relationship.

The strong ties between CNM and MORU thus helped continue research activities even
during the pandemic although there were delays and disruptions. Flexibility of MORU,
CNM and partners through the pandemic and adaptations of research to cope
with the pandemic were major factors that contributed to the success of research
implementation during pandemic in Cambodia.

About the Authors

H. E. Prof. Dysoley Lek is Deputy Director of the Centre for Parasitology, Entomology
and Malaria Control (CNM) in Cambodia. He coordinates several major international
collaborations between CNM and research partners. He is professor at the National

Institute for Public Health with responsibilities for teaching and research.

Bipin Adhikari is a research clinician in the Department of Malaria and Critical Illness
at the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, with a focus on qualitative
research and methods in tropical medicine. He has worked on a wide range of diseases
of poverty and has extensive field experience. He has published widely on engagement

and the roles of community health workers

James J Callery is a research physician in the Department of Malaria and Critical Illness
at the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, specialized on clinical studies
of malaria in Southeast Asia. He trains and supervises clinical research teams at
study sites. He has a particular interest in the clinical pharmacology of antimalarial

combination therapies, and has completed major work on COVID-19 prophylaxis.

Rupam Tripura is a clinical epidemiologist in the Department of Malaria and Critical
Illness at the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, with extensive
experience of the design and implementation of hospital-based and community-based
epidemiological and clinical studies in Asia.

Mom Ean leads the Siem Pang research station for the Department of Malaria and
Critical Illness at the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit. She is a trained
nurse with long experience of community medicine and public engagement. She has
implemented successfully a major clinical trial of antimalarial prophylaxis among
forest goers.

Sustaining Health Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic:
48 Lessons from Field Sites in Rural Cambodia