Supporting Public Health Research Capacity, Quality, and Productivity in a Diverse Region.

IF 1.9 Q3 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
Rana AlHamawi, Randa K Saad, Hanan F Abdul Rahim, Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed, Abdullatif Husseini, Yousef Khader, Mohannad Al Nsour
{"title":"Supporting Public Health Research Capacity, Quality, and Productivity in a Diverse Region.","authors":"Rana AlHamawi,&nbsp;Randa K Saad,&nbsp;Hanan F Abdul Rahim,&nbsp;Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed,&nbsp;Abdullatif Husseini,&nbsp;Yousef Khader,&nbsp;Mohannad Al Nsour","doi":"10.2196/39154","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Public health research plays a critical role in strengthening health systems and improving their performance and impact. However, scholarly production in public health coming from the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) remains well below the world average and lacks a tangible growth trend over time. During the seventh Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network Regional Conference, a roundtable session brought together a panel of public health experts representing Global Health Development/Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network affiliates, universities or academia, and research institutions from the region, where they shared insights on the current situation of public health research; challenges and barriers to research facing the different countries in the EMR and the region in general; and how research agendas, productivity, and quality can be supported through strengthening research capacity in the region. Although the region is diverse in terms of health system capacity and socioeconomic development, several common challenges were identified, including a lack of strategic prioritization to guide health research, insufficient funding, ineffective transfer of knowledge to policy and practice, limited availability of research facilities, and limited national and international research collaboration. Occupied countries and countries in a state of conflict, such as Palestine, face additional barriers, such as personal and social security, lack of control of borders and natural resources, travel and movement restrictions, and confidentiality challenges because of the continuing war conditions and occupation. However, there have been success stories in the EMR regarding research publications and their positive and effective impact on policy and decision-makers. To improve research resilience and public health care in the region, a collaborative approach involving institutions, policymakers, and relevant stakeholders is critical.</p>","PeriodicalId":51757,"journal":{"name":"Interactive Journal of Medical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10425819/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Interactive Journal of Medical Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2196/39154","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0

Abstract

Public health research plays a critical role in strengthening health systems and improving their performance and impact. However, scholarly production in public health coming from the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) remains well below the world average and lacks a tangible growth trend over time. During the seventh Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network Regional Conference, a roundtable session brought together a panel of public health experts representing Global Health Development/Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network affiliates, universities or academia, and research institutions from the region, where they shared insights on the current situation of public health research; challenges and barriers to research facing the different countries in the EMR and the region in general; and how research agendas, productivity, and quality can be supported through strengthening research capacity in the region. Although the region is diverse in terms of health system capacity and socioeconomic development, several common challenges were identified, including a lack of strategic prioritization to guide health research, insufficient funding, ineffective transfer of knowledge to policy and practice, limited availability of research facilities, and limited national and international research collaboration. Occupied countries and countries in a state of conflict, such as Palestine, face additional barriers, such as personal and social security, lack of control of borders and natural resources, travel and movement restrictions, and confidentiality challenges because of the continuing war conditions and occupation. However, there have been success stories in the EMR regarding research publications and their positive and effective impact on policy and decision-makers. To improve research resilience and public health care in the region, a collaborative approach involving institutions, policymakers, and relevant stakeholders is critical.

支持不同地区的公共卫生研究能力、质量和生产力。
公共卫生研究在加强卫生系统和改善其绩效和影响方面发挥着关键作用。然而,东地中海区域在公共卫生方面的学术成果仍远低于世界平均水平,并且缺乏长期的明显增长趋势。在第七届东地中海公共卫生网络区域会议期间,一次圆桌会议汇集了代表全球卫生发展/东地中海公共卫生网络附属机构、大学或学术界以及该区域研究机构的公共卫生专家小组,他们就公共卫生研究的现状交流了见解;EMR中不同国家和整个区域面临的研究挑战和障碍;以及如何通过加强该地区的研究能力来支持研究议程、生产力和质量。尽管该区域在卫生系统能力和社会经济发展方面存在差异,但确定了若干共同挑战,包括缺乏指导卫生研究的战略重点、资金不足、知识向政策和实践的转移无效、研究设施有限以及国家和国际研究合作有限。被占领国家和处于冲突状态的国家,如巴勒斯坦,面临着额外的障碍,如个人和社会安全、缺乏对边界和自然资源的控制、旅行和行动限制,以及由于持续的战争条件和占领而带来的保密挑战。然而,EMR在研究出版物及其对政策和决策者的积极和有效影响方面取得了成功。为了提高该地区的研究复原力和公共卫生保健,必须采取涉及机构、决策者和相关利益攸关方的合作方法。
本文章由计算机程序翻译,如有差异,请以英文原文为准。
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 求助全文
来源期刊
Interactive Journal of Medical Research
Interactive Journal of Medical Research MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL-
自引率
0.00%
发文量
45
审稿时长
12 weeks
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:481959085
Book学术官方微信