World Health Organization (Aslanyan); Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (Bates); University of Manchester (Boyd); University of Toronto (Cole)
"Strengthening health research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is a recognized way to advance health and development. However, systematic evidence on the effectiveness of different approaches remains limited, as their complexity and diversity make monitoring and evaluation (M&E) difficult."
Email from Alison Dunn to The Communication Initiative on September 11 2014; and LSTM website, accessed September 11 2014. Image caption/credit:"A woman is interviewed about HIV services she receives. Evaluations should consider the skill development of both researchers and research participants. © 2005 Catherine Searle, Courtesy of Photoshare"