An institutional research agenda: Focusing university expertise in Tanzania on national health priorities
| Autor: | Ferdinand Mugusi, Appolinary Kamuhabwa, Sarah B. Macfarlane, Alex J. Goodell, Ephata E Kaaya, Mainen J. Moshi, Muhsin Aboud, Nana Mgimwa, Joyce R. Masalu, Phyllis Freeman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Academic Medical Centers
Health Services Needs and Demand medicine.medical_specialty Medical sociology Public health law Health Priorities business.industry Health Policy Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health International health Tanzania Institutional research Political science Environmental health Community health medicine Humans Health Services Research Health care reform business Health policy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health Policy. 33:S186-S201 |
| ISSN: | 1745-655X 0197-5897 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/jphp.2012.50 |
| Popis: | A well-articulated institutional health research agenda can assist essential contributors and intended beneficiaries to visualize the link between research and community health needs, systems outcomes, and national development. In 2011, Tanzania's Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) published a university-wide research agenda. In developing the agenda, MUHAS leadership drew on research expertise in its five health professional schools and two institutes, its own research relevant documents, national development priorities, and published literature. We describe the process the university underwent to form the agenda and present its content. We assess MUHAS's research strengths and targets for new development by analyzing faculty publications over a five-year period before setting the agenda. We discuss implementation challenges and lessons for improving the process when updating the agenda. We intend that our description of this agenda-setting process will be useful to other institutions embarking on similar efforts to align research activities and funding with national priorities to improve health and development. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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