Setting priorities for health research: lessons from low- and middle-income countries

Setting priorities for health research: lessons from low- and middle-income countries.

During the past two decades, researchers and policy-makers have become interested in priority setting for health research both at the country and international levels, and this has increased its visibility. The 1990 report by the Commission on Health Research for Development1 clearly acted as a catalyst in creating this momentum. It recommended that each country should develop a strong national...

Research Priorities for Medical Toxicology in Low and Middle Income Countries

In the editorial by Dr. Reza Afshari “What is the best research for low income countries” (1), some important issues have been raised, highly relevant to developing countries. In most developing countries including India, emergency medicine is not well established and clinical toxicology is even further a low priority in view of both research and clinical management. The number of poison contro...

Setting research priorities for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries.

OBJECTIVE To conduct an expert-led process for identifying research priorities in adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries. METHODS The authors modified the priority-setting method of the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) to obtain input from nearly 300 researchers, health programme managers and donors with wide-ranging backgrounds and...

Priorities for research into human resources for health in low- and middle-income countries.

OBJECTIVE To identify the human resources for health (HRH) policy concerns and research priorities of key stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries; to assess the extent to which existing HRH research addresses these concerns and priorities; and to develop a prioritized list of core research questions requiring immediate attention to facilitate policy development and implementation. ME...

Mental health research publications from low- and middle-income countries