scholarly journals Lessons from 20 Years of Capacity Building for Health Systems Thinking

10.1596/25334 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Reich ◽  
Abdo S. Yazbeck ◽  
Peter Berman ◽  
Ricardo Bitran ◽  
Thomas Bossert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Systems Thinking

scholarly journals Lessons from 20 Years of Capacity Building for Health Systems Thinking

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Reich ◽  
Abdo S. Yazbeck ◽  
Peter Berman ◽  
Ricardo Bitran ◽  
Thomas Bossert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Systems Thinking

scholarly journals OC 8586 INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY HEALTH RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH SYSTEM REBUILDING PHASE IN SIERRA LEONE

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A15.1-A15
Author(s):  
Wurie Haja
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Institutional Research ◽  
Systems Research

BackgroundThe EDCTP-funded project ‘Institutional capacity development for multi-disciplinary health research to support the health system rebuilding phase in Sierra Leone’ (RECAP-SL) created a solid platform on which sustainable research capacity can be built at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) at the University of Sierra Leone. This in turn will support the much-needed evidence-based health systems reconstruction phase in Sierra Leone and support the evolution of the research landscape at COMAHS.Methods and resultsWe established a research centre at COMAHS and conducted a research needs assessment. This informed the development of short- and long-term action plans to support sustainable institutional research capacity development and enabled the development of a four-year research strategy. These plans also served as a guide for subsequent research partnerships in terms of capacity building efforts to address identified challenges.We also focused on training four research fellows and developed a wider student engagement platform to help cultivate a research culture. The research fellows will support other researchers at COMAHS, thus promoting sustainability of the research centre. Continued professional development opportunities for the fellows are also being actively sought, to develop them up to doctoral level, which addresses one of the gaps identified in the capacity assessment report.ConclusionTo support sustainability, capacity building efforts are being designed to ensure that these gains are maintained over time, with international and national research partners and funders recognising the importance of further developing local research capacity. Through a multi-pronged approach, health systems research capacity has been strengthened in Sierra Leone. This will support the generation of evidence that will inform building sustainable health systems fit for responding cohesively to outbreaks and for delivering services across the country, especially for the most disadvantaged populations.

Panel 2.9: Repair and Recovery of Health Systems

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 428-431
Author(s):  
Bjorn Melgaard ◽  
Maria Cristina Profili ◽  
Peter Heimann ◽  
Aryono Pusponegoro ◽  
Edward O'Rourke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractThis is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.9, Repair and Recovery of Health Systemsof the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04–06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to the repair and recovery of health systems as pertain to the damage created by the Tsunami. It is presented in the following major sections: (1) needs assessment; (2) coordination; (3) filling gaps; (4) capacity building; (5) what was done well, and what should have been done better; (6) lessons learned; and (7) recommendations. Recommendations included: (1) how to make health systems better prepared for coping with disasters; and (2) how to support preparedness in local communities.

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