“[The researchers] took advantage of the fact that Guinea-Bissau does not have a very strong research capacity … a very strong critical mass of public health professionals, very well vested in understanding what the politics that surround global health are,”

Magda Robalo · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Robalo told Al Jazeera that the researchers exploited Guinea-Bissau's limited research capacity and lack of public health professionals versed in global health politics.