Reeder John C, Taime John
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, PO Box 60, Goroka, EHP 441, Papua New Guinea.
Trends Parasitol. 2003 Jun;19(6):281-2. doi: 10.1016/s1471-4922(03)00092-8.
When staff of the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research first went into Wosera in 1979, to try and interest the community into participating in malaria research, the traditional warning sign of crossed bamboo sticks constantly blocked their path as they tried to enter the villages. In 2003, the site is a thriving research centre, with many projects under its belt, a successfully executed malaria vaccine trial to its credit, and approximately 13000 people from 29 villages currently participating in demographic surveillance and various research projects. It has been a long road from community suspicion to sustainable community participation, and the field workers have learned many important lessons along the way that can be applicable to research programs in other disease-endemic areas.
1979年，巴布亚新几内亚医学研究所的工作人员首次进入沃塞拉，试图让当地社区参与疟疾研究。当他们试图进入村庄时，传统的交叉竹棍警示标志不断阻挡他们的道路。2003年，这里已成为一个蓬勃发展的研究中心，开展了许多项目，成功进行了疟疾疫苗试验，目前有来自29个村庄的约13000人参与人口监测和各种研究项目。从社区的怀疑到可持续的社区参与，这是一条漫长的道路，实地工作人员在此过程中学到了许多重要经验，这些经验可应用于其他疾病流行地区的研究项目。
