What works in global health partnerships? Reflections on a collaboration between researchers from Vietnam and Northern Ireland

Correspondence to Dr Chris Jenkins; c.jenkins@qub.ac.uk Summary There is a growing body of literature on global health research partnerships but a lack of pragmatic and practical literature to help support researchers working in this field. Introduction There is a growing body of literature within global health that highlights the importance of thinking actively about how research partnerships should function. Collaboration between the Hanoi University of Public Health and Queen’s University Belfast formally began in 2016, so this research partnership remains young and in its formative stages. Reflection 4: institutions are important Within our wider group, we also had incredible support from more senior researchers within each university, who may not have shared in all of the moments described in this paper but who created an atmosphere in which we all felt supported.