Toolkit Links
Partners and Useful Links
5 Nov 2008
Source: HRSA Toolkit
The conceptual framework and operational approach for the toolkit was developed with extensive consultation with experts and other interested organizations, a wide range of researchers and representatives from countries, and individuals working on strengthening health research systems. National teams from all regions of the world worked with WHO technical staff and key partners to develop and test the various tools.
Country partners during development phase: HRSA network
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Brazil |
Lao PDR |
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Dr. José Carvalho de Noronha* |
Dr. Bougnong Boupha* |
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Dr. Moisés Goldbaum |
Dr. Sengchanh Kounnavong |
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Dr. Telma Ruth Cruz Pereira |
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Malaysia |
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Cameroon |
Dr. Maimunah A. Hamid* |
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Dr. Pierre Ongolo-Zogo* |
Dr. Nordin Saleh |
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Mr. Peter-S. Mbondji Ebongue |
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Dr. Innocent Takougang |
Pakistan |
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Dr. Raphael Therese Okalla |
Dr. Tasleem Akhtar* |
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Dr. Huma Qureshi |
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Costa Rica |
Dr. Mubashir A. Khan |
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Dr. Luis Tacsan Chen* |
Mr. Rizwanullah Khan |
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Ms. Melany Ascencio Rivera |
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Mr. Eduviges Sancho |
Russian Federation |
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Dr. Vladimir Antonyuk* |
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Indonesia |
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Dr. Agus Suwandono* |
Senegal |
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Dr. Hendrianto Trisnowibowo |
Mrs. Mintou Sidibe Fall, JD* |
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Dr. Indah Yuning Prapti |
Ms. Awa Sidibe |
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Islamic Republic of Iran |
Tanzania |
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Dr. Hossein Malek Afzali* |
Dr. Godwin Ndossi* |
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Dr. Masoomeh Dejman |
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Dr. Katayoun Falta |
Thailand |
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Dr. Wiput Phoolchareon* |
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Kazakhstan |
Dr. Somjai Pramanpol |
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Professor Aikan A. Akanov* |
Dr. Bundit Sornpaisarn |
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Dr. Botagoz Turdaliyeva |
Ms. Kaewta Wissavabamrungchai |
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Dr. Shynar Abdrakhmanova |
*Lead collaborator
Other Partners
Key external organizations and experts included The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Global Development Network, Global Forum for Health Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, McMaster University, Council on Health Research for Development, and Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries.
Individuals participating on behalf of other international or regional institutions and national health or medical research councils during a consultation with high income country participants in 2003 included:
Alan Pettigrew (Australia), John Lavis (Canada), Marianne Paasi (EU), Michel Pletschette (EU), Isabel Torné (EU), Megan Biles (New Zealand), Beat Sottas (Switzerland), Robert Eiss (USA)
Acknowledgements
Key collaborators across WHO included its research programmes, in particular TDR and HRP, WHO's Advisory Committee on Health Research, WHO Regional Offices and participating Country Offices. The development of the HRSA toolkit has been supported by the WHO Information, Evidence and Research cluster (formerly Evidence and Information for Policy) lead by Timothy Evans (2003 to present), Christopher Murray (2001-2003), and Julio Frenk (1998-2000) including the Department of Research Policy and Cooperation lead by Tikki Pang, and the Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights lead by Nico Drager (2007 to present) and Jeanette Vega (2006-2007). The HRSA Initiative was coordinated by Ritu Sadana. Contributions from current and former WHO staff working on health research systems analysis include: Carol D’Souza, Emmanuel Guindon, Ghassan Karam, Andrew Kennedy, Shyama Kuruvilla, Jennifer H. Lee, Shook-Pui Lee-Martin, Pauline McKay, Guillermo Paraje, Ulysses Panisset, Rachel Racelis, Abha Saxena; and interns at WHO including: Shelley Berridge, Sabrina Daw, Nedialka Douptcheva, Omtola Gaffar, and Toyin Ogboye. The development of the tools benefited from peer review offered by individuals in a wide range of institutions, in addition to institutions listed as key partners, including the European Commission, OECD, Ibero-American Network on Science and Technology Indicators (Rycit), and UNESCO, among others.
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