ReviewPublic health action2014
The Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative for public health programmes.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Strengthening research capacity: a systematic review of manuscript writing and publishing interventions for researchers in low-income and middle-income countries.BMJ global health · 2022Pooled it
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- Research skills improvement through the ATS MECOR program in China.ATS scholar · 2026Article
- Building Capacity in Institutional Operational Research in Low-Resource Settings: Protocol for an Implementation Research Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Early interventions reduce multimorbidity and TB disability in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.IJTLD open · 2026Article
- Strengthening operational research to complement Global Fund grants for HIV, TB and malaria in Sierra Leone.Public health action · 2026Article
- TB disability and multimorbidity at the onset of treatment in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.IJTLD open · 2025Article
- Evaluating disability, comorbidities and risk factors after TB treatment: an 18-24 month follow-up.IJTLD open · 2025Article
- Disability, comorbidities and risk determinants at end of TB treatment in Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.IJTLD open · 2024Article
- Implementing evidence ecosystems in the public health service: Development of a framework for designing tailored training programs.PloS one · 2024Review
- Evidence-based Decision Making: Infectious Disease Modeling Training for Policymakers in East Africa.Annals of global health · 2024Article
- Factors associated with death in patients admitted with Ebola virus disease to Ebola Treatment Units in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia - December 2013 to March 2016.F1000Research · 2024Article
- --Eleven tips for operational researchers working with health programmes: our experience based on implementing differentiated tuberculosis care in south India.Global health action · 2023Article
- Managing Comorbidities, Determinants and Disability at Start and End of TB Treatment under Routine Program Conditions in China.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
- Capacity building in operational research on obstetric fistula: Experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2017-2021.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2023Article
- Developing a capacity building training model for public health managers of low and middle income countries.PloS one · 2023Article
- Quality, Equity and Partnerships in Mixed Methods and Qualitative Research during Seven Years of Implementing the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative in 18 Countries.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Building Capacity for Cancer Research in the Era of COVID-19: Implementation and Results From an International Virtual Clinical Research Training Program in Zambia.JCO global oncology · 2022Article
- Research capacity training for surveillance and response in the Indo-Pacific: a case study of implementation.Public health action · 2021Article
- Real-Time Operational Research: Case Studies from the Field of Tuberculosis and Lessons Learnt.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021Article
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20 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
In 2009, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and Médecins sans Frontières Brussels-Luxembourg (MSF) began developing an outcome-oriented model for operational research training. In January 2013, The Union and MSF joined with the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) at the World Health Organization (WHO) to form an initiative called the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT). This integrates the training of public health programme staff with the conduct of operational research prioritised by their programme. SORT IT programmes consist of three one-week workshops over 9 months, with clearly-defined milestones and expected output. This paper describes the vision, objectives and structure of SORT IT programmes, including selection criteria for applicants, the research projects that can be undertaken within the time frame, the programme structure and milestones, mentorship, the monitoring and evaluation of the programmes and what happens beyond the programme in terms of further research, publications and the setting up of additional training programmes. There is a growing national and international need for operational research and related capacity building in public health. SORT IT aims to meet this need by advocating for the output-based model of operational research training for public health programme staff described here. It also aims to secure sustainable funding to expand training at a global and national level. Finally, it could act as an observatory to monitor and evaluate operational research in public health. Criteria for prospective partners wishing to join SORT IT have been drawn up.
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