The West African experience in establishing steering committees for better collaboration between researchers and decision-makers to increase the use of health research findings
Abstract Background Aware of the advantages of a project steering committee (SC) in terms of influencing the development of evidence-based health policies, the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) encouraged and supported the creation of such SCs around four research projects in four countries (B...
Main Authors: | Namoudou Keita, Virgil Lokossou, Abdramane Berthe, Issiaka Sombie, Ermel Johnson, Kofi Busia |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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Series: | Health Research Policy and Systems |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12961-017-0216-6 |
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