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Strengthening the HIV/AIDS service delivery system in Liberia: an international research capacity‐building strategy
Author(s) -
Johnson Knowlton,
Kennedy Stephen B.,
Harris Albert O.,
Lincoln Adams,
Neace William,
Collins David
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.737
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2753
pISSN - 1356-1294
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2005.00532.x
Subject(s) - capacity building , general partnership , service delivery framework , business , developing country , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , public relations , service (business) , economic growth , political science , marketing , family medicine , finance , economics
Abstract Liberia's prolonged post‐conflict transition has negatively impacted its health infrastructure, including the functioning of its health care delivery system. Considering the current national health crises, a study was conducted to identify research gaps and the need to propose changes for improving the health care delivery system in the country. The study results clearly demonstrated a lack of HIV/AIDS research infrastructure including organizational structure, linkages, leadership, champions, expertise, resources, and policies and procedures. Alignment of research needs and practice, and research use to support HIV/AIDS service delivery programmes in the country was also limited. An international research capacity‐building partnership is proposed as an effective planned change strategy to strengthen HIV/AIDS‐related research infrastructure and to inform management and practice within the Liberian HIV/AIDS service delivery system. A proposed capacity‐building planning model can also strengthen research infrastructure and the production and use of research to positively impact the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Liberia and other developing countries.