What is the evidence on policies, interventions and tools for establishing and/or strengthening national health research systems and their effectiveness?
Health Evidence Network synthesis report;69
Monography
in English
| WHO IRIS
| ID: who-331703
Responsible library:
CH1.1
ABSTRACT
High-quality research is important for improving population health and well-being and for achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. The challenges facing individuals, organizations and countries in securing research funding and building research capacity, and then using these resources effectively, have led to renewed interest in adopting a systems approach to national health research systems strengthening. This report found that health research strategies play a key role in combining the diverse interventions to strengthen specific health research system functions into an overall system. Good practices in research systems strengthening were identified as health ministry involvement in and sustained political commitment to the comprehensive research strategy, and, where appropriate, integration of the health research system into the wider health system. Policy considerations include actions to ensure a contextual analysis to inform a comprehensive strategy; stakeholder engagement, including in priority-setting; monitoring and evaluation tools focused on system objectives; and partnerships.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
/
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Goal 7: Evidence and knowledge in health
/
Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
Database:
WHO IRIS
Main subject:
Research
/
Health
/
Biomedical Research
/
Evidence-Based Practice
/
Translational Research, Biomedical
/
Capacity Building
/
Health Services Research
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document type:
Monography