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Strengthening Capacity for Implementation Research Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Learnings From the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Implementation Science School

International Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objective: To describe the design, delivery and evaluation of the 3rd Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) Implementation Science School (ISS), delivered virtually in 2020 for the first time.Methods: Since 2014, GACD has supported the delivery of ...
Zahra Aziz, Tilahun Haregu, Catherine Kyobutungi, Lijing Yan, Vilma Irazola, Vilma Irazola, Pilvikki Absetz, Isobel Bandurek, Morven Roberts, Rajesh Vedanthan, Sheree Folkes, Yingting Cao, Yu Wen, Myo Nyein Aung, Katrien Danhieux, Allissa Desloge, Brian Oldenburg, Brian Oldenburg   +17 more
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Comparative analysis of country-level enablers, barriers and recommendations to strengthen institutional capacity for evidence uptake in decision-making

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020
Background Evidence-based decision-making is crucial to leadership in the health sector to identify country-level priorities and generate solutions supported by rigorous research.
Meike J. Schleiff, Alice Kuan, Abdul Ghaffar   +2 more
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Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for assessing dietary macronutrients and calcium intake in Cambodian school-aged children

Nutrition Journal, 2019
Background The nutritional status of school-aged children in Cambodia remains largely unknown. No tools for large-scale assessment of daily nutrient intake exist for this population, making development of appropriate intervention strategies difficult ...
Yoko Horiuchi, Kaoru Kusama, Kanha Sar, Nobuo Yoshiike   +3 more
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How Does District Health Management Emerge Within a Complex Health System? Insights for Capacity Strengthening in Ghana

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Introduction: District health managers (DHMs) play a pivotal role in the operation of district health systems in low—and middle income countries, including Ghana. Their capacity is determined by their competencies, but also by the organization and system
Anne Christine Stender Heerdegen, Anne Christine Stender Heerdegen, Jana Gerold, Jana Gerold, Samuel Amon, Samuel Agyei Agyemang, Moses Aikins, Kaspar Wyss, Kaspar Wyss   +8 more
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Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics: Recent Advances of the ESSENCE Mechanism

Annals of Global Health, 2023
Background: The ESSENCE on Health Research initiative established a Working Group on Review of Investments in 2018 to improve coordination and collaboration among funders of health research capacity strengthening.
Peter H. Kilmarx, Thabi Maitin, Taghreed Adam, Garry Aslanyan, Michael Cheetham, Janelle Cruz, Martin Eigbike, Oumar Gaye, Catherine M. Jones, Linda Kupfer, John Lindo, Rhona Mijumbi, Jean B. Nachega, Jamie Bay Nishi, Irini Pantelidou, Malabika Sarker, Soumya Swaminathan   +16 more
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From the Frontline: Strengthening Surveillance and Response Capacities of the Rural Workforce in the Asia-Pacific Region. How Can Grass-Roots Implementation Research Help?

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Health systems in the Asia-Pacific region are poorly prepared for pandemic threats, particularly in rural/provincial areas. Yet future emerging infectious diseases are highly likely to emerge in these rural/provincial areas, due to high levels of contact
Sarah Larkins, Karen Carlisle, Humpress Harrington, Humpress Harrington, David MacLaren, David MacLaren, Etivina Lovo, Etivina Lovo, Relmah Harrington, Relmah Harrington, Lucsendar Fernandes Alves, Lucsendar Fernandes Alves, Eric Rafai, Mere Delai, Maxine Whittaker   +14 more
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Integrating competency analysis into national rehabilitation workforce evaluation: a case study

Human Resources for Health, 2023
Background Establishing a workforce capable of meeting population needs is contingent on evaluation that can inform sound policy and planning. Health workforce evaluation has traditionally relied on health labour market analysis and workload estimations.
Jody-Anne Mills, Weronika Krzepkowska, Alarcos Cieza, Paloma Cuchi, Pascal Zurn, Stephanie Doris Short, James W. Middleton   +6 more
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Strengthening Capacity in Ocean Governance

Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, 2023
Abstract Ocean governance presents special challenges for States in understanding and carrying out their obligations. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is supported by secretariats that provide capacity building, training and technical assistance.
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A landscape analysis of clinical trials and infant clinical trials in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria

Frontiers in Epidemiology
IntroductionGlobal inequality in clinical research capacity and service delivery can be indicated simply by the proportion of clinical trials that a country or region has registered in clinical trial registry databases.
Patrick Amboka, Daniel Kurui, Marylene Wamukoya, Julius Kirimi Sindi, Marta Vicente-Crespo, Marta Vicente-Crespo   +5 more
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Enhancing wheat production and food security in Sudan through scaling up improved technologies using innovation platforms

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2020
The innovation platforms (IP) concept was adopted in Sudan as an effective multi-stakeholders approach for sustainable agricultural R4D. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the IP approach in enhancing wheat production and contributing to food ...
Izzat S. A. Tahir, Hala M. Mustafa, Amani A. M. Idris, Ashraf M. A. Elhashimi, Mohamed K. Hassan, Elmoiez M. Fadul, Abdalla M. A. Kurmut, Salah Mohamed Eltayeb, Sara Meheesi, Alawia O. Hassan, Osman S. Abdalla, Solomon Assefa   +11 more
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