BMJ 2000; 321(7264):DC1 (30 September)

BMJ Survey: Promotion of Health Research
30 Sept - 12 Oct 2000

We asked readers how health research in the developing world can best be promoted.

Final results, with 627 people responding:

Values are based upon 1 being 'most effective' and 6 being 'least effective' (the lower the average value, the more effective).

Results	Average Value
Ensure developing countries allocate 2-5% of their health budgets to research.	3.79
Cut links between donor aid and decisions about research priorities.	4.10
Give local researchers incentives to resist the "brain drain".	3.11
Improve telecommunications and internet access in developing countries.	3.40
Strengthen national research institutions and local research networks.	2.88
Promote North-South partnerships between researchers and research institutions.	3.61

 

Rapid Responses:

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Promotion of health research

Johannes Schulze
bmj.com, 29 Sep 2000 [Full text]

Support For Research in Developing Countries.

Tim Miner
bmj.com, 30 Sep 2000 [Full text]

Research for ALL

Thein T Ohn
bmj.com, 2 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Another Question?

Frank O'Hara
bmj.com, 2 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Evidence Based Healthcare is Globally Applicable

Tarry Asoka
bmj.com, 2 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Two kinds of disease patterns

Abraham Simatupang
bmj.com, 3 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Who has responded?

Abha Saxena
bmj.com, 3 Oct 2000 [Full text]

THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ON HEALTH RESEARCH IN AFRICA

Regina Cammy Shakakata
bmj.com, 3 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Show me the money

Amit Gupta
bmj.com, 4 Oct 2000 [Full text]

The Importance of Localy set Priorities

David Dimmock
bmj.com, 5 Oct 2000 [Full text]

The real situation?

Ong Chong Yi
bmj.com, 7 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Dealing with brain drain

Iruka Okeke
bmj.com, 5 Oct 2000 [Full text]

brain drain

Latif A Khan
bmj.com, 7 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Appropriate third word world research begins with undergraduate training

Masters
bmj.com, 8 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Oppinion from an 3rd world researcher

Marcio Alves
bmj.com, 7 Oct 2000 [Full text]

The Brain Drain

Kim Govere
bmj.com, 9 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Opinion from an Indian Researcher

Kausik Datta
bmj.com, 8 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Telecommunication improvement and health research

Sriram Iyer
bmj.com, 10 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Comments on Responses

Thomas C Nchinda
bmj.com, 11 Oct 2000 [Full text]

View from VSO volunteer

Kate Dunn
bmj.com, 12 Oct 2000 [Full text]

Information - Key to better research

Subbiah Arunachalam
bmj.com, 12 Oct 2000 [Full text]