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The UKCDS secretariat recently organised an important international workshop, Health systems research in low and middle income countries: the role of global health research funders in the UK, on behalf of our members MRC, Wellcome Trust, DFID and ESRC. Held at the Wellcome Trust on 13 and 14 December 2011, and attended by over 70 participants, its objectives were to:
- Consider how the UK might best focus its resources to make a difference to the global health systems research field.
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Inform possible future funding strategies through discussion of best practice in interdisciplinary health systems research, including methodological approaches and links with policy and practice.
Workshop participants
Attended by key experts in the field, the workshop brought together funders, policy-makers and researchers from a range of countries to share their experiences and how the UK can capitalise on best practice in the future.
The workshop report will be available on this page shortly - if you have any questions or comments, please contact Kate O'Shea.
Programme, with links to presentations
Introduction
Chair: Professor Sir Andy Haines, Chair of Medical Research Council (MRC) Global Health Group/ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
- Setting the scene (PPT, 2.80MB), including summary of issues covered in the workshop background paper
Session 1 – Lessons learnt from examples of health systems research work
Chair: Professor Srinath Reddy, Public Health Foundation of India
1. Professor Mike English, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI):
2. Dr Hayley MacGregor, STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies (IDS):
3. Professor Di Gibb, MRC Clinical Trials Unit:
4. Dr Abdul Ghaffar, World Health Organisation (WHO) Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research:
Session 2 – Global priorities in health systems research: where might the UK best focus its resources?
Chair: Professor Sir Andy Haines, Chair of MRC Global Health Group/ LSHTM
Panel discussion
- Professor Irene Akua Agyepong, Ghana Health Service
- Dr Abdul Ghaffar, WHO Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
- Dr Rifat Atun, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Professor Paul Garner, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)
Session 3 – Methodologies in health systems research: what components are needed for robust and effective research?
Chair: Professor Anne Mills, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Lucy Gilson, University of Cape Town:
Panel discussion
- Professor Maureen Mackintosh, Open University - Diverse economic methodologies and health system research (PPT, 250KB)
- Professor David Lalloo, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Dr Fadi El-Jardali, American University of Beirut
- Dr Alex Ezeh, African Population and Health Research Centre
Session 4 – What factors enable relevant research evidence to influence policy and practice? How might research funders best support this process?
Chair: Professor Maureen Mackintosh, Open University
Dr Sally Theobald, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine:
Panel discussion
- Ms Sujatha Rao, Former Principal Secretary of Health and Welfare, India
- Dr Pierre Ongolo-Zogo, Yaounde Central Hospital, Cameroon
- Dr Somsak Chunharas, National Health Foundation, Thailand
- Professor Alan Whiteside, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Session 5 – Summary and recommendations
Chair: Professor Peter Piot, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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