Strengthening research capacity through regional partners: the HRP Alliance at the World Health Organization
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Strengthening research capacity through regional partners: the HRP Alliance at the World Health Organization Richard Adanu1, Luis Bahamondes2, Vanessa Brizuela3* , Evelyn Gitau4, Seni Kouanda5, Pisake Lumbiganon6 , Thi Thuy Hanh Nguyen7, Sarah Saleem8, Anna Thorson3 and Kwasi Torpey1
Abstract Background: Improvements in health cannot occur without cutting-edge research informing the design and implementation of health programmes and policies, highlighting the need for qualified and capable researchers and institutions in countries where disease burden is high and resources are limited. Main body: Research capacity strengthening efforts in low- and middle-income countries have included provision of training scholarships for postgraduate degrees, often in high-income countries, internships at research universities/centres, short courses, as well as involvement with research groups for hands-on experience, among others. The HRP Alliance provides opportunities for developing local research capacity in sexual and reproductive health and rights through institutions based in low- and middle-income countries linked with ongoing and past collaborative studies. It is a network of HRP research partner institutions, World Health Organization (WHO) country and regional offices, WHO special programmes and partnerships, and WHO collaborating centres. Conclusion: It is through the HRP Alliance that HRP seeks to improve population health by strengthening local research capacity in sexual and reproductive health across the globe, with focus in low- and middle-income countries, in alignment with WHO’s quest of promoting healthier populations. Keywords: Research capacity strengthening, Research, Sexual and reproductive health, LMIC
Résumé Introduction: Il ne peut y avoir d’amélioration en matière de santé sans une recherche de pointe qui éclaire la conception et la mise en oeuvre des programmes et des politiques de santé, en soulignant la nécessité de disposer de chercheurs et d’institutions qualifiés et compétents dans les pays où la charge de morbidité est élevée et où les ressources sont limitées. (Continued on next page)
* Correspondence: [email protected] 3 UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit l
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