Training through malaria research: building capacity in good clinical and laboratory practice in Liberia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited health research capacities (HRC) undermine a country's ability to identify and adequately respond to local health needs. Although numerous interventions to strengthen HRC have been conducted in Africa, there is a need to share the lessons learnt by funding organizations, institutes and researchers. The aim of this report is to identify best practices in HRC strengthening by describing a training programme conducted between 2016 and 2017 at the Saint Joseph's Catholic Hospital (SJCH) in Monrovia (Liberia).

Methods

A call for trainees was launched at the SJCH, the Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA), the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Mother Pattern College of Health Sciences (MPCHS) and community members. Selected

SUBMITTER: Mayor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6471755 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature