Strengthening climate research capacity in Africa: lessons from the ‘Climate impact research capacity leadership enhancement’ project

Strengthening capacity for health research in Africa

Health research has a key role in the development of low-income and middle-income countries. There are several current initiatives that have greatly contributed to capacity strengthening of health research in sub-Saharan Africa, including those supported by WHO and Tropical Disease Research (TDR), the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and Department for Research Cooperation (SAREC...

Sexual and Reproductive Health Research and Research Capacity Strengthening in Africa: Perspectives from the region

Developing the capacity to effectively carry out public health research is an integral part of health systems at both the national and global levels and strengthening research capacity is recognized as an approach to better health and development in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Especially fields such as sexual and reproductive health (SRH) would require inter-disciplinary teams of ...

A research capacity strengthening project for infectious diseases in Honduras: experience and lessons learned

BACKGROUND In Honduras, research capacity strengthening (RCS) has not received sufficient attention, but an increase in research competencies would enable local scientists to advance knowledge and contribute to national priorities, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). OBJECTIVE This project aimed at strengthening research capacity in infectious diseases in Honduras, focusing on ...

Building Surgical Research Capacity in Africa: The Ptolemy Project

T he Ptolemy Project (http:/ www.ptolemy.ca) is a recently developed model of electronic access to medical literature for surgeons in developing countries. The program provides for East African surgeons to become research affi liates of the University of Toronto and have access to the full text resources of the university library, via a secure system that monitors and evaluates their usage [1]....

Strengthening Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture: Experience and Lessons from Lesotho