National health research systems in the WHO african region: Current status and the way forward

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kirigia, Joses Muthuri ^a   Ota, Martin Okechukwu ^a   Motari, Marion ^a   Bataringaya, Juliet Evelyn ^b   Mouhouelo, Pascal ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Health Systems and Services Cluster   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Creating and utilizing resources; Financing; Governance of research for health; National health research systems; Production and use

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

AFRICA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BUDGETS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICS COMMITTEES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84945914073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-015-0054-3     Document Type: Article

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