Dilemmas of evaluation: health research capacity initiatives

• DOI: 10.2471/blt.14.141259
• Publication Date: 2014-11-24T09:59:26Z
• Authors: Donald C Cole; Garry Aslanyan; Alison Dunn; Alan Boyd; Imelda Bates
• Keywords: wa_30; Capacity Building; Interprofessional Relations; Research; wa_525; 1. No poverty; wa_20_5; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Humans; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Cooperative Behavior; Perspectives

PerspectivesStrengthening health research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is a recognized way to advance health and development. Numerous approaches to strengthening capacity exist at different levels, including train-ing for individuals, improving research systems within institutions, and inter-national collaborations among national health research agencies.