ReviewPublic health action2014
Building operational research capacity in the Pacific.
Review in Public health action, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Navigating evidence-informed decision making for arboviral disease control in Pacific Island countries.BMC global and public health · 2026Review
- Nutrient Intake Evidence in the Pacific: A Scoping Review of Research Coverage, Challenges, and Opportunities.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Effects of lifestyle interventions on weight amongst Pasifika communities: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
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- Research capacity training for surveillance and response in the Indo-Pacific: a case study of implementation.Public health action · 2021Article
- Building operational research capacity in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.Public health action · 2019Article
- Cancer control in the Pacific: big challenges facing small island states.The Lancet. Oncology · 2019Review
- Training for Tuberculosis Elimination in Indonesia: Achievements, Reflections, and Potential for Impact.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2019Article
- Local ownership of health policy and systems research in low-income and middle-income countries: a missing element in the uptake debate.BMJ global health · 2019Review
- Knowledge translation for public health in low- and middle- income countries: a critical interpretive synthesis.Global health research and policy · 2018Review
- Research ethics committees in the Pacific Islands: gaps and opportunities for health sector strengthening.Public health action · 2017Article
- Schools of public health in low and middle-income countries: an imperative investment for improving the health of populations?BMC public health · 2016Review
- Development and use of a research productivity assessment tool for clinicians in low-resource settings in the Pacific Islands: a Delphi study.Health research policy and systems · 2016Article
- Operational research in the South Pacific.Public health action · 2014Article
- Embedding operational research into national disease control programme: lessons from 10 years of experience in Indonesia.Global health action · 2014Article
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18 authors at 12 institutions in 8 countries.
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Abstract
Operational research (OR) in public health aims to investigate strategies, interventions, tools or knowledge that can enhance the quality, coverage, effectiveness or performance of health systems. Attention has recently been drawn to the lack of OR capacity in public health programmes throughout the Pacific Islands, despite considerable investment in implementation. This lack of ongoing and critical reflection may prevent health programme staff from understanding why programme objectives are not being fully achieved, and hinder long-term gains in public health. The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has been collaborating with Pacific agencies to conduct OR courses based on the training model developed by The Union and Médecins Sans Frontières Brussels-Luxembourg in 2009. The first of these commenced in 2011 in collaboration with the Fiji National University, the Fiji Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization and other partners. The Union and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community organised a second course for participants from other Pacific Island countries and territories in 2012, and an additional course for Fijian participants commenced in 2013. Twelve participants enrolled in each of the three courses. Of the two courses completed by end 2013, 18 of 24 participants completed their OR and submitted papers by the course deadline, and 17 papers have been published to date. This article describes the context, process and outputs of the Pacific courses, as well as innovations, adaptations and challenges.
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