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Development of Health Research Capacity
Dr Namrita Mesuria
BDS FSMed
Need for research
• Research capacity is weak in developing countries
• Analysis of the burden of illnesses and their determinants to identify and set priorities among health problems
• Investigate and answer problems
• The development of new tools and methodologies to measure and promote health equity
• To advance understanding of disease
Need for research
• Evidence based medicine
• Interdisciplinary approach
• Facilitate development & understanding of computer skills
Need for research
• Increase scientific knowledge
• Improve patient care
• Develop critical thinking
• Clinicians help 1 person but a researcher helps all people
What is health research capacity
• Ability to define problems
• Set objectives and priorities
• Identify solutions to national health problems
• Use results effectively
Barriers and Challenges• Priority setting
• No demand for research at work
• Political instability
• Allocation and mobilization of resources
• Dissemination and utilization of resources
• Funding
Support for research
• Joining national, regional and international organizations
• Local, regional, global grants
• Data bases for developing countries – HINARI, WHO
• Follow guidelines for conducting research
• Available forum for publication
Research process• Problem identification
• Literature review
• Objectives
• Methodology– Ethics approval, consent– Sampling– Data entry and analysis
• Results and discussion
• Dissemination of findings
Research potential of new graduates
• Technical skills
• Collaboration network
• Wide dissemination of findings
• Funding and assistance from NGOs, international agencies
• Multi-sectorial approach to health
Recommendations
• Involve policy-makers and community
• Effective use of human resources
• Set up research groups
• Appropriate research training/mentoring
• Seek guidance from local/international research bodies
Recommendations
• Utilize technical skills of new graduates
• Incorporate a research requirement as job description
• Provide incentives – promotion
• Wide dissemination of data
• Establish an electronic database
• Improve access to internet
References
• Pryor J & Morse Z, Fiji Report on National Health Research Systems Workshop 15, 16 May 2007
• Ali S, Strengthening Health Research Capacity of Nurses – The Need for Evidence Based Practice, 2008
• Chitr S & Ratana S, Strengthening health research capacity in developing countries: a critical element for achieving health equity, BMJ 2000;321:813-817
THANK YOU
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