African countries to assess their health research systems
In partnership with the Ghanaian Health Service, EDCTP will organise the kick-off meeting (Accra, 9-10 July 2018) for a project to assess African health research systems. The main objective of the meeting is to prepare for a survey of national health research capacities in the 17 African EDCTP member countries. The meeting was jointly organised by EDCTP and the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO).
EDCTP will work closely with African government entities and WHO AFRO to develop a conceptual framework for strengthening national health research systems (NHRS) in sub-Saharan Africa. Policymakers and health professionals from African countries that are members of EDCTP, and representatives of strategic partners in the African Union and regional economic communities will participate.
Government institutions will conduct the initial assessment through implementation of the NHRS barometer, an assessment tool developed by WHO AFRO. Thirty-four health professionals are expected to be trained to complete NHRS assessment surveys in the African EDCTP member countries.
Background
- Ghana News Agency: EDCTP and WHO-AFRO meet to assess national health research systems of African countries
- SABC Channel Africa’s Elizabeth Lediga interviewed Dr. Thomas Nyirenda (EDCTP’s Strategic Partnerships & Capacity Development Manager)
- Joses Muthuri Kirigia et alii: Developing the African national health research systems barometer, Health research and policy systems 2016; 14: 53 (pub. online 22 July 2016)
- EDCTP Work plan 2018: 3.8 Development and strengthening of the national health research systems of African Partner States of EDCTP.
- The project is coordinated for EDCTP by Prof. Moses Bockarie (Director of International Cooperation & Head of Africa Office) with Dr Thomas Nyirenda (Strategic Partnerships & Capacity Development Manager), both at the EDCTP Africa Office in Cape Town, South Africa.
Updated 0n 6 August 2018