How does investment in research training affect the development of research networks and collaborations?

This research includes in-depth interviews and focus group discussions at Uganda’s Makerere University and Kenya’s University of Nairobi

From:: Department for International Development
Published: 20 March 2013

Country:: Kenya, Uganda
Document Type:: Journal Article
Theme:: Health, Research Communication and Uptake
Authors:: Paina, L, Ssengooba, F., Waswa, D

Abstract

This article explores whether investment in research training affects the development of research networks and collaborations. The Fogarty International Center has supported overseas research training programmes for over 20 years. The authors examine whether FIC’s investment in research training contributed to the development of networks and collaborations. The article focuses on Uganda and Kenya.

This article is funded under the Department for International Development’s ReBUILD programme led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Citation

Paina, L.; Ssengooba, F.; Waswa, D. et al . How does investment in research training affect the development of research networks and collaborations? Health research policy and systems 2013; 11: 18. doi: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-18