Setting research priorities across science, technology, and health sectors: The Tanzania experience

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  de Haan, Sylvia ^a   Kingamkono, Rose ^b   Tindamanyire, Neema ^b   Mshinda, Hassan ^b   Makandi, Harun ^b   Tibazarwa, Flora ^b   Kubata, Bruno ^c   Montorzi, Gabriela ^a  

^a The Council on Health Research for Development   (Switzerland)

^b Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology   (Tanzania)

^c Department of Environment/Tourism   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Governance; Priority setting; Research systems; Science and technology; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SCIENCE; SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION; TANZANIA; TECHNOLOGY; WORKSHOP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; TANZANIA;

EID: 84928710178     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-015-0002-2     Document Type: Article

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