Parasitic and parachute research in global health

Global health advocates often speak the language of eradication. It is reassuring to see the Editors of The Lancet Global Health turn their attention to another eradication effort:that of so-called parachute researchers and parasitic research (June Issue). The Editors raise the important issue of exploitative research, from which individuals from predominantly high-income countries extract data and knowledge from predominantly low-income and middle-income countries without due acknowledgement of local partners and collaborators.