Governance of health research in four eastern and southern African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health research governance is an essential function of national health research systems. Yet many African countries have not developed strong health research governance structures and processes. This paper presents a comparative analysis of national health research governance in Botswana, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia, where health sciences research production is well established relative to some others in the region and continues to grow. The paper aims to examine progress made and challenges faced in strengthening health research governance in these countries.

Methods

We collected data through document review and key informant interviews with a total of 80 participants including decision-makers, researchers and funders across stakeholder institutions in the four coun

SUBMITTER: Juma PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8513324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature