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Workshop on Research Implementation ends in Accra

 

Researchers from 10 countries have ended a meeting in Accra, where they discussed the implementation of research.

Implementation of Research is the scientific study that actualises research findings.

The meeting also served as a training workshop on the implementation of research. It was organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to enhance the capacity of academic researchers and health workers. 

The participating countries were host country Ghana, the Sudan, Benin, Tanzania and India.

Others were Malawi, Indonesia, Thailand, Canada, Switzerland.

In an address, the Deputy Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Gloria Quansah Asare said that the Ghana Health Service (GHS) had established three health research centres in the three ecological zones of the country.

They are the Navrongo Health Research Centre in the Northern belt, Kintampo Health Research Centre in the middle belt and the Dodowa Health Research Centre in the coastal belt.             

Benefits of Research Centres 

Dr Asare said the centres had over the years conducted research which had influenced national policy.       

She said the benefits of the established centres included the Vitamin A supplementation trials, the bednet trials, the family planning project and the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).  

Dr Asare said at the international level, there had been an acceptance of the value of research in enhancing healthcare delivery, disease control programmes and the health systems in many countries. 

Importance of the workshop 

Dr Asare indicated that the workshop was to build the capacity of the researchers, service providers and decision makers in public health programmes, institutions and academia.

She added that the workshop would enable policymakers to implement research findings in public health and also develop functional partnerships between programme staff and academic researchers.

“The workshop would address implementation bottlenecks in areas where health systems are weak, ” Dr Asare said.

Challenge to participants

Dr Margaret Gyapong, Deputy Director of Research and Development of the GHS, who also addressed the participants, encouraged the participants to use the training workshop to enhance their knowledge to ensure the proper implementation of research findings.

She told participants that over the years, several disease control programmes had made limited impact due to inadequate documentation and, therefore, advised the participants to apply all the knowledge gained in their respective institutions.

 

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