Participation in this research has enhanced the skills of the team members in conducting qualitative research especially interviewing high profile people on Governance, Human Resource and Equity and Access to Health Services in Lesotho. Members of the team have gained skills in content analysis and report writing through the support of international partners. Dissemination of research findings to the high profile people which was a challenge gave a significant experience to team members. Report writing and writing papers for publications (as a local and international team) was a significant challenge. Collaboration and networking with experienced researchers from various international institutions was an important milestone during various workshops and conferences.
CHRAIC Summary
Researchers from three Irish institutions, six African countries and one non-governmental organisation (NGO) comprise a long-term partnership for capacity building for pro-poor health research in Africa.
- The Irish researchers are from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG).
- The African researchers are from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Uganda.
- The Council for Health Research for Development (www.COHRED.org), which has unique expertise in research capacity building, and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (www.alliance-hpsr.org), which focuses on research prioritisation and research into policy processes, are both advisers to the Programme.
Lesotho
What’s New?
Irish Forum for Global Health Conference 2012
Irish Forum for Global Health: Biennial Conference 2012, February 2nd and 3rd at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin. Call for abstracts & submission guidelines are now available at www.globalhealth.ie
