PHA-Exchange> The role of NGOs in global health research for development

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From: "Vern Weitzel" <vern.weitzel at undp.org>
The role of NGOs in global health research for development

Hélène Delisle,  Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal
Janet Hatcher Roberts, Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH)
Michelle Munro, CARE Canada
Lori Jones, Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH)
Theresa W. Gyorkos, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Montreal General
Hospital

Available online as PDF file [39p.] at:
http://www.health-policy-systems.com/content/pdf/1478-4505-3-3.pdf

"....NGOs are contributing at all stages of the research cycle, fostering
the relevance and effectiveness of the research, priority setting, and
knowledge translation to action. They have a key role in stewardship
(promoting and advocating for relevant global health research), resource
mobilization for research, the generation, utilization and management of
knowledge, and capacity development. Yet, typically, the involvement of
NGOs in research is downstream from knowledge production and it usually
takes the form of a partnership with universities or dedicated research
agencies.

..... There is a need to more effectively include NGOs in all aspects of
health research in order to maximize the potential benefits of research.
NGOs, moreover, can and should play an instrumental role in coalitions for
global health research, such as the CGHRC. With a renewed sense of purpose
and a common goal, NGOs and their partners intend to make strong and
lasting inroads into reducing the disease burden of the world's most
affected populations through effective research action....."