Enhancing capacity to apply research evidence in policy-making-Phase II
Enhancing Capacity to Apply Research Evidence in Policy-making for Reproductive Health in Bangladesh
The objective of the study is to strengthen evidence-based policy-making for reproductive health programs in Bangladesh by focusing on ‘user’s pull’ and promoting ‘exchange between policy-makers and researchers’.
The proposed study will identify the capacity needs of policy-makers in using research evidence to inform policy development. It will then address those needs through:
- organizing executive training programs to enhance their ability to acquire, assess, adapt and apply relevant research evidence for policy-making;
- establishing a “research-policy communication cell” within government to identify, compile, summarize, and communicate important and relevant evidence to potential users. This will involve summarizing content into a user-friendly format, including writing newspaper articles on important research findings, estabilshing a mobile network with potential evidence users, and hosting a webpage for posting summary evidence from both completed and ongoing research;
- enhancing interactions between the producers and users of research through interactive meetings, seminars and symposiums; and
- strengthening collaboration and engagement between researchers and policy-makers to ensure need-based research and evidence-informed policy to improve reproductive health outcomes.
For more information on this project, check the following links: www.icddrb.org, www.wellcome.ac.uk and www.chsrf.ca (which developed the acquire, assess, adapt and apply methodology).
Project description
Programme: Enhancing capacity to apply research evidence in policy making-Phase II
Research title: Enhancing Capacity to Apply Research Evidence in Policy making for Reproductive Health in Bangladesh
Thematic Research Area: Evidence to Policy
Grantee Country: Bangladesh
Grantee Institution: ICCDR,B
Program Coordinator/Principle Investigator:Dr Anwar Iqbal
Start date: June 2010
Status of grant: Ongoing
Note: This project is being jointly funded by the Alliance and by the Wellcome Trust
Related publications/policy briefs
The Directorate General of Health Services has established a Research Policy Communication Cell to strengthen the evidence-based health policy-making in Bangladesh. This has been possible with the assistance of ICDDR,B, the Wellcome Trust and the Alliance.