Building and Evaluating Research Capacity in Healthcare Systems: Case Studies and Innovative Models

Building and Evaluating Research Capacity in Healthcare Systems: Case Studies and Innovative Models
ISBN-10
1775822079
ISBN-13
9781775822073
Category
Medical
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2016-07-20
Publisher
Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd
Authors
Nancy Edwards, Dan Kaseje, Eulalia Kahwa

Description

Over the past decade, there have been many international calls to strengthen and support/sustain research capacity in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This capacity is considered an essential foundation for cost-effective healthcare systems. While there have been long-standing investments by many countries and research funding organisations in the training of individuals for this purpose, in many LMICs research capacity remains fragmented, uneven and fragile. There is growing recognition that a more systems-oriented approach to research capacity-building is required. Nonetheless, there are considerable gaps in the evidence for approaches to capacity-building that are effective and sustainable. This book addresses these gaps, capturing what was learned from teams working on The Global Health Research Initiative. This book brings together the experiences of research capacity-building teams co-led by Canadians and LMIC researchers in several regions of the world, including China, Chile, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda.

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