Spotlight on community engagement and involvement (CEI): Bridging the gap between researchers and communities - The role of community connectors in CEI

National Institute for Health and Care Research

In this third episode of our series, you’ll hear from community connectors working in South Africa who play key roles in bridging the gap between research and communities. They are joined by a CEI consultant from the UK and host, NIHR's Gary Hickey. This episode focuses on exploring what connectors do, and the crucial role that they can have in ensuring effective CEI in research. The guests also share their top tips for people looking to work with connectors to improve CEI in their own projects.

For further information on connectors on the Mesh website, visit: https://mesh.tghn.org/themes/connectors/
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Please note these podcasts were recorded in early 2022. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.