Making intersectoral stakeholder engagement in medicine quality research work: lessons from the STARmeds study in Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tackling falsified and substandard medicines requires intersectoral collaboration, impact-oriented research and the effective application of research findings. However, the best way to organize research and involve stakeholders from different sectors to ensure that results are used, remains unclear. We aimed to assess how intersectoral stakeholder engagement in research on medicine quality in Indonesia evolved, influenced the research processes and participants, and affected the uptake of the results.

Methods

For this prospective case study, we adopted an abductive approach inspired by contribution mapping and collaborative governance. We conducted 37 interviews with key informants, observed 24 meetings and analysed 121 documents to systematically map the engageme

SUBMITTER: Hasnida A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840975 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature