By Rose N. Oronje, PhD (Senior Policy & Communications Specialist, AFIDEP) A recent needs assessment of the status of research use in the health sector in…
Barriers to research use in the public health sector
11/02/2015
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The Global Guide to Research Impact
11/02/2015
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By Rose N. Oronje, PhD (Senior Policy & Communications Specialist, AFIDEP) A recent needs assessment of the status of research use in the health sector in…
23/06/2011
Journal Articles
This paper discusses APHRC’s experience in working with the media to promote reporting on health research in general, and its own research, in particular over…
17/06/2011
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This paper reflects on the experience in developing and implementing a communications strategy of several RPC funded by DFID. RPC are collaborative international research consortia…
17/06/2011
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In this paper, the authors, share thier own experience of researching orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) to illustrate how the Research and Development Division (RDD)…
17/06/2011
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The public health response to sexually transmitted infections, particularly HIV, has been and continues to be overwhelmingly focused on risk, disease and negative outcomes of…
17/06/2011
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This article describes and analyses a research based engagement by a university school of public health in Bangladesh aimed at raising public debate on sexuality…
17/06/2011
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This paper discusses the practices of organisations that cross the boundary between research and politics, to promote evidence-based policies and programmes. The paper reveals the…
17/06/2011
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Research institutions and donor organizations are giving growing attention to how research evidence is communicated to influence policy. In the area of sexual and reproductive…
17/06/2011
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The paper demonstrates that, although complex, and not without methodological issues, impact assessment of research can be of real value to researchers in understanding the…
17/06/2011
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Communicating the results of randomised controlled trials may present challenges for researchers who have to work with communities and policy-makers to anticipate positive outcomes, while…
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