Title
Rethinking research processes to strengthen co-production in low and middle income countries
Date Issued
15 February 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
letter
Author(s)
Beran D.
Berghusen M.C.
Hennig B.J.
Jacobi J.
Llanque A.
Placella E.
Robledo-Abad C.
Bayona M.T.
Publisher(s)
BMJ Publishing Group
Volume
372
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Educación general (incluye capacitación, pedadogía)
Geografía económica y cultural
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85100880502
PubMed ID
Source
The BMJ
ISSN of the container
09598146
Sponsor(s)
Contributors and sources:DB, MAP, MLP, and JJM all worked on the COHESION Project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Development Cooperation under the r4d programme. MLP is also funded by the Swiss excellence government scholarship. JJ and AL conducted a synthesis project within the Swiss r4d programme on the “utilization of research knowledge.”
Tackling complex issues in LMICs and engaging in successful co-production requires specific training for researchers in global health theory, policy, and practice,5 7 as well as increased knowledge and awareness of global health issues by funders and reviewers. Cross-cultural awareness and communication skills are also needed to enable effective communication between partners from different cultural and geographical settings, as well as between researchers and stakeholders with different backgrounds from the same country. For example, as part of the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d programme), the Swiss National Science Foundation organised training on cultural communication, influencing policy makers, etc for researchers it funded.12 Such training, however, should be part of the foundation of a researcher’s skills and not delivered on an ad hoc basis.
externally peer reviewed. This article is part of a series produced in conjunction with the WHO and the Alliance for Health Policy Systems and Research with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The BMJ peer reviewed, edited, and made the decision to publish. David Beran, lecturer1 Maria Amalia Pesantes, researcher2 Maria Claudia Berghusen, diabetes advocate3 Branwen J Hennig, senior portfolio lead4 Johanna Jacobi, senior research scientist5,6 Maria Lazo-Porras, PhD student1,2 Aymara Llanque, postdoctoral research associate7 Enrichetta Placella, deputy head8 Carmenza Robledo-Abad, associate senior researcher9 Marta Tufet Bayona, executive director10 J Jaime Miranda, professor2,11 1Division of Tropical and Humanitarian Medicine, University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland 2CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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