Accessing participatory research impact and legacy: developing the evidence base for participatory approaches in health research

International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research Position Paper No . 1 What is Participatory Health Research ?

Developing a national health research system: participatory approaches to legislative, institutional and networking dimensions in Zambia

For many sub-Saharan African countries, a National Health Research System (NHRS) exists more in theory than in reality, with the health system itself receiving the majority of investments. However, this lack of attention to NHRS development can, in fact, frustrate health systems in achieving their desired goals. In this case study, we discuss the ongoing development of Zambia's NHRS. We reflect...

Community-based participatory research: assessing the evidence.

ion of relevant information from eligible articles and the creation of summary evidence tables presenting the key details and findings for the articles. The EPC paired trained abstractors with a senior reviewer, who used an analyticors with a senior reviewer, who used an analytic framework to guide development of abstraction tables. The EPC researchers used the same framework to rate the qualit...

The Future of Participatory Approaches Using Geographic Information: developing a research agenda for the 21st Century

Geographical space is an important factor across a wide range of decision-making problems, not only because many human and environmental processes vary markedly from one place to another, but also because space determines people’s perception of the world and ultimately determines what we call ‘local’ and ‘global’. The ability of individuals and social groups to map out, in a true geographic sen...

Participatory Research for the Pastoralist Health and Nutrition Initiative

Acknowledgements This study was made possible with funding from the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Many thanks go to the dedicated research team of data collectors; they include Rashid Ibrahim Osman of Save the Children USA, Almaz Mulugeta and Yusuf Ali of Save the Children UK, Save the Children UK for providing considera...