Learning sites for health systems research: Reflections on five programs in Africa, Asia, and Central America
We highlight the potential of learning sites to develop relationships, capacities, and local innovations which can strengthen health systems in the long term and some lessons in relation to how to do that, including the importance of stable, long-term funding as well as developing and recognizing facilitation skills among researchers. Supporting spaces for learning is particularly important when health systems face resource constraints and everyday or acute stressors and shocks.
Authors
- Joanna Raven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4112-6959)
- Maria van der Merwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-2994)
- Lucia D’Ambruoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8505-3368)
- Shophika Regmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4762-0162)
- Jacinta Nzinga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8394-8857)
- Sophie Witter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7656-6188)
- Walter Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4600-0685)
Institutions
- National Health Service (GB)
- American University (US)
- Queen Margaret University (GB)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- NHS Grampian (GB)
- Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System (ZA)
- Center for the Study of Equity and Governance in Health Systems (GT)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Learning Health Systems
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10475
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.90
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- European Commission
- Department for International Development
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Medical Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council