Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics: Recent Advances of the ESSENCE Mechanism
Background: The ESSENCE on Health Research initiative established a Working Group on Review of Investments in 2018 to improve coordination and collaboration among funders of health research capacity strengthening. The Working Group comprises more than a dozen ESSENCE members, including diverse repre...
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| author | Peter H. Kilmarx Thabi Maitin Taghreed Adam Garry Aslanyan Michael Cheetham Janelle Cruz Martin Eigbike Oumar Gaye Catherine M. Jones Linda Kupfer John Lindo Rhona Mijumbi Jean B. Nachega Jamie Bay Nishi Irini Pantelidou Malabika Sarker Soumya Swaminathan |
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| description | Background: The ESSENCE on Health Research initiative established a Working Group on Review of Investments in 2018 to improve coordination and collaboration among funders of health research capacity strengthening. The Working Group comprises more than a dozen ESSENCE members, including diverse representation by geography, country income level, the public sector, and philanthropy. Objective: The overall goal of the Working Group is increased research on national health priorities as well as improved pandemic preparedness, and, ultimately, fewer countries with very limited research capacity. Methods: We developed a basic set of metrics for national health research capacity, assessed different models of coordination and collaboration, took a deeper dive into eight countries to characterize their national research capacity, and began to identify opportunities to better coordinate our investments. In this article, we summarize the presentations, discussions, and outcomes of our second annual (virtual) meeting, which had more than 100 participants representing funders, researchers, and other stakeholders from higher- and lower-income countries worldwide. Findings and conclusions: Presentations on the first day included the keynote speaker, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO), and updates on data and metrics for research capacity, which are critical to establish targets, road maps, and budgets. The second day focused on improving collaboration and coordination among funders and other stakeholders, the potential return on investment for health research, ongoing work to increase coordination at the country level, and examples of research capacity strengthening efforts in diverse health research areas from around the world. We concluded that an intentional data- and metric-driven approach to health research capacity strengthening, emphasizing coordination among funders, local leadership, and equitable partnerships and allocation of resources, will enhance the health systems of resource-poor countries as well as the world’s pandemic preparedness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb2fc661e25f4bc5a60e9a625141867c2023-07-18T07:49:52ZengUbiquity PressAnnals of Global Health2214-99962023-06-01891383810.5334/aogh.39482293Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics: Recent Advances of the ESSENCE MechanismPeter H. Kilmarx0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6464-3345Thabi Maitin1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6047-4978Taghreed Adam2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2929-2209Garry Aslanyan3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2103-8406Michael Cheetham4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2120-913XJanelle Cruz5Martin Eigbike6Oumar Gaye7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-5924Catherine M. Jones8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9431-9121Linda Kupfer9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6886-6818John Lindo10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4781-4998Rhona Mijumbi11https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5225-6831Jean B. Nachega12https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2862-4443Jamie Bay Nishi13Irini Pantelidou14Malabika Sarker15https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7293-8805Soumya Swaminathan16https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6896-2703Fogarty International Center, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandSouth African Medical Research Council, Parow Valley, Cape Town, Western CapeResearch for Health Department, World Health Organization, GenevaSpecial Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, GenevaOffice of Portfolio Analysis, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandFogarty International Center, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandGawani Africa, AbujaCheikh Anta Diop University, DakarDepartment of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, LondonFogarty International Center, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandUniversity of the West Indies, KingstonMakerere University College of Health Sciences, KampalaDepartment of Epidemiology School of Public Health and Center for Global Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US; Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, ZA; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MarylandGlobal Health Technologies Coalition, Washington DCWellcome Trust, LondonJames P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, DhakaScience Division, World Health Organization, GenevaBackground: The ESSENCE on Health Research initiative established a Working Group on Review of Investments in 2018 to improve coordination and collaboration among funders of health research capacity strengthening. The Working Group comprises more than a dozen ESSENCE members, including diverse representation by geography, country income level, the public sector, and philanthropy. Objective: The overall goal of the Working Group is increased research on national health priorities as well as improved pandemic preparedness, and, ultimately, fewer countries with very limited research capacity. Methods: We developed a basic set of metrics for national health research capacity, assessed different models of coordination and collaboration, took a deeper dive into eight countries to characterize their national research capacity, and began to identify opportunities to better coordinate our investments. In this article, we summarize the presentations, discussions, and outcomes of our second annual (virtual) meeting, which had more than 100 participants representing funders, researchers, and other stakeholders from higher- and lower-income countries worldwide. Findings and conclusions: Presentations on the first day included the keynote speaker, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO), and updates on data and metrics for research capacity, which are critical to establish targets, road maps, and budgets. The second day focused on improving collaboration and coordination among funders and other stakeholders, the potential return on investment for health research, ongoing work to increase coordination at the country level, and examples of research capacity strengthening efforts in diverse health research areas from around the world. We concluded that an intentional data- and metric-driven approach to health research capacity strengthening, emphasizing coordination among funders, local leadership, and equitable partnerships and allocation of resources, will enhance the health systems of resource-poor countries as well as the world’s pandemic preparedness.https://account.annalsofglobalhealth.org/index.php/up-j-agh/article/view/3948research capacitycapacity strengtheningmetricsfunder coordination |
| spellingShingle | Peter H. Kilmarx Thabi Maitin Taghreed Adam Garry Aslanyan Michael Cheetham Janelle Cruz Martin Eigbike Oumar Gaye Catherine M. Jones Linda Kupfer John Lindo Rhona Mijumbi Jean B. Nachega Jamie Bay Nishi Irini Pantelidou Malabika Sarker Soumya Swaminathan Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics: Recent Advances of the ESSENCE Mechanism Annals of Global Health research capacity capacity strengthening metrics funder coordination |
| title | Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics: Recent Advances of the ESSENCE Mechanism |
| title_full | Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics: Recent Advances of the ESSENCE Mechanism |
| title_fullStr | Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics: Recent Advances of the ESSENCE Mechanism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics: Recent Advances of the ESSENCE Mechanism |
| title_short | Increasing Effectiveness and Equity in Strengthening Health Research Capacity Using Data and Metrics: Recent Advances of the ESSENCE Mechanism |
| title_sort | increasing effectiveness and equity in strengthening health research capacity using data and metrics recent advances of the essence mechanism |
| topic | research capacity capacity strengthening metrics funder coordination |
| url | https://account.annalsofglobalhealth.org/index.php/up-j-agh/article/view/3948 |
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