Ismali SA, McDonal A, Dubois E, et al. Assessing the state of health research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2013;106(6):224-233
(doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2012.120240)
This review presents an assessment of the current state of health research systems across the Eastern Mediterranean Region based on publicly available literature and data sources. The review finds that – while there have been important improvements in productivity in the Region since the early 1990s – overall research performance is poor with critical deficits in system stewardship, research training and human resource development, and basic data surveillance. This review identifies key areas for a regional strategy and how to address challenges, including increased funding, research capacity-building, reform of governance arrangements and sustained political investment in research support.
http://jrs.sagepub.com/content/106/6/224.full
(doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2012.120240)
This review presents an assessment of the current state of health research systems across the Eastern Mediterranean Region based on publicly available literature and data sources. The review finds that – while there have been important improvements in productivity in the Region since the early 1990s – overall research performance is poor with critical deficits in system stewardship, research training and human resource development, and basic data surveillance. This review identifies key areas for a regional strategy and how to address challenges, including increased funding, research capacity-building, reform of governance arrangements and sustained political investment in research support.
http://jrs.sagepub.com/content/106/6/224.full
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