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["Miguel A. Gonzalez Block" <blockm@who.int>]

Training Modules on Health Research for Policy, Action and Practice
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Now available in the Alliance Web site and on CD-ROM

The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research in Collaboration 
with the Council on Health Research for Development, Global Forum for 
Health Research and INCLEN Trust have just published new training 
modules to support strategies aiming to increase the impact of health 
research on policy, programmes and practice.

The modules focus on practical experience and best practices regard-
ing:
* priority-setting in health research (6 training units);
* knowledge management (5 training units);
* advocacy and leadership (5 training units).

Those interested in increasing the impact of health research will 
benefit from the modules. In particular, research managers, policy 
analysts within ministries of health and research and continuing edu-
cation officers may find that training in these subject areas will be 
a valuable investment.

To download the modules visit the Alliance Web site at the following 
address:

http://www3.alliance-hpsr.org:8080/Jahia/engineName/core/site/alliance/op/normal/cache/off/pid/1855?language=en

[copy as one line into your browser]

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Research to Policy Workshops

The Alliance in collaboration with regional HPSR networks is prepar-
ing a series of research to policy workshops with the aim of 
strengthening capacity to demand high quality, timely and relevant 
HPSR. This effort will be supported with the training materials just 
published. Indra Pathmanathan will be leading this effort and will 
rely on her vast experience with HPSR capacity strengthening and pol-
icy development.

The workshops will take the modality of training of trainers, and 
will enable participants to tackle a variety of issues in advocacy, 
priority setting and knowledge management. Plans of action will be 
developed to increase the impact of research in the participants' ar-
eas of choice.

Ideal candidates would be research managers, policy analysts, re-
searchers willing to further interact with policy makers, and policy 
makers in need of harnessing the potential of research and research 
results to health programmes and health system development.

Workshops will be held between November 2002 and March 2003. Grants 
will be available for selected participants.

For further information on dates and registration contact the Alli-
ance or the collaborating regional networks:

* Health Economics and Health Policy Network in Sub-Saharan Africa:
  Lucy Gilson <lucyg@mail.saimr.wits.ac.za> 

* Asia Pacific Health Economics Network: 
  Kaemthong Indaratna <kaemthong.I@Chula.ac.th>

* The China Health Economics Network: 
  Shi Guang <sg@cnhei.edu.cn>

* Health System and Services Research in the Southern Cone of Latin
  America:
  Celia Maria Almeida <redsalud@malaria.procc.fiocruz.br>

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Miguel A. Gonzalez Block
Manager
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
World Health Organization
CH 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-791-2840
Fax: +41-22-791-4328
mailto:blockm@who.int
http://www.alliance-hpsr.org

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