PROMOTING RESEARCHERS AND POLICY-MAKERS COLLABORATION IN EVIDENCE-INFORMED POLICY-MAKING IN NIGERIA: OUTCOME OF A TWO-WAY SECONDMENT MODEL BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND HEALTH MINISTRY

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UNEKE CHIGOZIE JESSE; EZEOHA ABEL EBEH; UROCHUKWU HENRY CHUKWUEMEKA; EZEONU CHINONYELUM THECLA; IGBOJI JONATHAN

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Journal: International Journal of Health Policy and Management Year:2018 | Volume:7 | Issue:6 Page(s): 522-531

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PROMOTING RESEARCHERS AND POLICY-MAKERS COLLABORATION IN EVIDENCE-INFORMED POLICY-MAKING IN NIGERIA: OUTCOME OF A TWO-WAY SECONDMENT MODEL BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND HEALTH MINISTRY

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RESEARCHERS

POLICY-MAKERS

COLLABORATION

EVIDENCE-INFORMED

SECONDMENT

NIGERIA

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Background: There is need to strengthen institutions and mechanisms that can more systematically promote interactions between RESEARCHERS, POLICY-MAKERS and other stakeholders who can influence the uptake of research findings. In this article, we report the outcome of a two-way SECONDMENT model between Ebonyi State University (EBSU) and Ebonyi State Ministry of Health (ESMoH) in NIGERIA as an innovative collaborative strategy to promote capacity enhancement for evidence-to-policy-to-action.Methods: This study was an exploratory design with a quantitative cross-sectional survey technique. A SECONDMENT memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between heads of EBSU and ESMoH. The SECONDMENT program lasted six months with ten RESEARCHERS and ten POLICY-MAKERS spending up to two days per week in each other’s organization. The secondee RESEARCHERS got engaged in policy-making and implementation activities in ESMoH, while the policy-maker secondees got involved in research activities in EBSU. Secondees evidence-to-policy capacity enhancement meetings were held and questionnaires designed in 5-point Likert scale were used to assess their impact.Results: The secondee POLICY-MAKERS and RESEARCHERS admitted having considerable knowledge of SECONDMENT with mean ratings (MNRs) of 3.40 and 3.74 respectively on the 5 points scale. SECONDMENT appeared to be more common in the POLICY-MAKERS’ organization (MNRs: 2.80-3.07) than in the RESEARCHERS’ institution (MNRs: 2.58-2.84). The secondee POLICY-MAKERS participated in some academic and research activities including serving in research ethics committee in EBSU and provided policy-making perspective to the activities. The secondee RESEARCHERS supported the policy-making process in ESMoH through policy advisory roles, and provided capacity enhancement for staff of the ministry on the use of research evidence in policy-making. There was a noteworthy increase on knowledge of policy analysis and contextualization among the secondees ranging from 20.7% to 50.4% and 31.3% to 42.8% respectively following a training session. A Society for Health Policy Research and Knowledge Translation was established by mutual agreement of secondees as a platform to permanently institutionalize the COLLABORATION.Conclusion: The outcome of this study clearly suggests that SECONDMENT has great potential in promoting evidence informed policy-making and merits further consideration.

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UNEKE, CHIGOZIE JESSE, EZEOHA, ABEL EBEH, UROCHUKWU, HENRY CHUKWUEMEKA, EZEONU, CHINONYELUM THECLA, & IGBOJI, JONATHAN. (2018). PROMOTING RESEARCHERS AND POLICY-MAKERS COLLABORATION IN EVIDENCE-INFORMED POLICY-MAKING IN NIGERIA: OUTCOME OF A TWO-WAY SECONDMENT MODEL BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND HEALTH MINISTRY. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, 7(6), 522-531. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/338398/en

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UNEKE CHIGOZIE JESSE, EZEOHA ABEL EBEH, UROCHUKWU HENRY CHUKWUEMEKA, EZEONU CHINONYELUM THECLA, IGBOJI JONATHAN. PROMOTING RESEARCHERS AND POLICY-MAKERS COLLABORATION IN EVIDENCE-INFORMED POLICY-MAKING IN NIGERIA: OUTCOME OF A TWO-WAY SECONDMENT MODEL BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND HEALTH MINISTRY. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT[Internet]. 2018;7(6):522-531. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/338398/en

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CHIGOZIE JESSE UNEKE, ABEL EBEH EZEOHA, HENRY CHUKWUEMEKA UROCHUKWU, CHINONYELUM THECLA EZEONU, and JONATHAN IGBOJI, “PROMOTING RESEARCHERS AND POLICY-MAKERS COLLABORATION IN EVIDENCE-INFORMED POLICY-MAKING IN NIGERIA: OUTCOME OF A TWO-WAY SECONDMENT MODEL BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND HEALTH MINISTRY,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 522–531, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/338398/en

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