The economic burden of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

A Gheorghe, U Griffiths, A Murphy, H Legido-Quigley… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background The evidence on the economic burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains scarce. We conducted a comprehensive …

A narrative review of health research capacity strengthening in low and middle-income countries: lessons for conflict-affected areas

G Bowsher, A Papamichail, N El Achi, A Ekzayez… - Globalization and …, 2019 - Springer
Conducting health research in conflict-affected areas and other complex environments is
difficult, yet vital. However, the capacity to undertake such research is often limited and with …

African-led health research and capacity building-is it working?

VO Kasprowicz, D Chopera, KD Waddilove… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Africa bears a disproportionately high burden of globally significant disease but
has lagged in knowledge production to address its health challenges. In this contribution, we …

Which health research gets used and why? An empirical analysis of 30 cases

MO Kok, JO Gyapong, I Wolffers, D Ofori-Adjei… - Health research policy …, 2016 - Springer
Background While health research is considered essential for improving health worldwide, it
remains unclear how it is best organized to contribute to health. This study examined …

Sustainability of innovations in healthcare: A systematic review and conceptual framework for professional pharmacy services

C Crespo-Gonzalez, SI Benrimoj, M Scerri… - Research in Social and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Implementation science emerged to address the challenges associated with the
incorporation of evidence-based innovations into practice. Once the challenge is overcome …

Advancing the science of health research capacity strengthening in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review of the published literature, 2000–2016

L Dean, S Gregorius, I Bates, J Pulford - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Substantial development assistance and research funding are invested in health
research capacity strengthening (HRCS) interventions in low-income and middle-income …

Towards fair and effective North–South collaboration: realising a programme for demand-driven and locally led research

MO Kok, JO Gyapong, I Wolffers, D Ofori-Adjei… - Health Research Policy …, 2017 - Springer
Background At the turn of the 90s, studies showed that health research contributed little to
health and development in low-and middle-income countries because it was oriented …

Employing the policy capacity framework for health system strengthening

FC Saddi, S Peckham, G Bloom, N Turnbull… - Policy and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The policy capacity framework offers relevant analytical ideas that can be mobilized for
health system strengthening. However, the employment of this framework in the health field …

A conceptual framework for capacity strengthening of health research in conflict: the case of the Middle East and North Africa region

N El Achi, A Papamichail, A Rizk, H Lindsay… - Globalization and …, 2019 - Springer
Background In conflict settings, research capacities have often been de-prioritized as
resources are diverted to emergency needs, such as addressing elevated morbidity …

Building sustainable local capacity for global health research in West Africa

NA Sam-Agudu, E Paintsil, MH Aliyu, A Kwara… - Annals of global …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Global health research in resource-limited countries has been largely
sponsored and led by foreign institutions. Thus, these countries' training capacity and …