An institutional research agenda: Focusing university expertise in Tanzania on national health priorities
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2012
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Journal of Public Health Policy
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Abstract A well-articulated institutional health research agenda can assist
essential contributors and intended beneficiaries to visualize the link between
research and community health needs, systems outcomes, and national
development. In 2011, Tanzania’s Muhimbili University of Health and Allied
Sciences (MUHAS) published a university-wide research agenda. In developing
the agenda, MUHAS leadership drew on research expertise in its five health
professional schools and two institutes, its own research relevant documents,
national development priorities, and published literature. We describe the process
the university underwent to form the agenda and present its content. We assess
MUHAS’s research strengths and targets for new development by analyzing faculty
publications over a five-year period before setting the agenda. We discuss imple-
mentation challenges and lessons for improving the process when updating the
agenda. We intend that our description of this agenda-setting process will be useful
to other institutions embarking on similar efforts to align research activities and
funding with national priorities to improve health and development.
Journal of Public Health Policy (2012) 33, S186–S201. doi:10.1057/jphp.2012.50
Keywords: health research; health priorities; Tanzania
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Health research, Health priorities, Tanzania
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Masalu, J.R., Aboud, M., Moshi, M.J., Mugusi, F., Kamuhabwa, A., Mgimwa, N., Freeman, P., Goodell, A.J., Kaaya, E.E. and Macfarlane, S.B., 2012. An institutional research agenda: Focusing university expertise in Tanzania on national health priorities. Journal of Public Health Policy, 33, pp.S186-S201.