Implementing a Health Research Communication Program in a Low Resource Country: Experience from Uganda’s Makerere University School of Public
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Jennifer Bakyawa, David Serwadda, Michael Devlin, Carel IJsselmuiden. (26/11/2013). Implementing a Health Research Communication Program in a Low Resource Country: Experience from Uganda’s Makerere University School of Public. Scholarly and Research Communication, 4 (2), pp. 1-20.
Abstract
is field note describes the conception, implementation, and results of an 18-month
joint health research communication project, which was realized at the Makerere
University School of Public Health. e project was one of the first of its kind at the
university, in Uganda, and in East Africa. e authors provide an overview of a
communication framework that was designed as a result of the project. e framework
is intended to inform anyone who is considering an investment in research
communication in a low resource institution or country. e project’s key themes about
research are described: advocacy, media engagement, community and user
participation, the influence of research on policy, fundraising, and networking. ese
themes were synthesized from literature review observations, project interactions and
activities, as well as from a situation review post-project. In conclusion, the authors
find that research communication in Uganda is still low and ill-coordinated.