Implementing a national health research for development platform in a low-income country - a review of Malawi's Health Research Capacity Strengthening Initiative

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Cole, Donald C ^a   Nyirenda, Lot Jata ^b   Fazal, Nadia ^a   Bates, Imelda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Research for Equity and Community Health Trust   (Malawi)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity development; Developing countries; Qualitative methods; Research councils; Research management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALAWI; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAWI; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85007415525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-016-0094-3     Document Type: Article

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