Building Research Capacity in Developing Nations

Let’s Take it to the Clouds: The Potential of Educational Innovations, Including Blended Learning, for Capacity Building in Developing Countries

In modern decentralised health systems, district and local managers are increasingly responsible for financing, managing, and delivering healthcare. However, their lack of adequate skills and competencies are a critical barrier to improved performance of health systems. Given the financial and human resource, constraints of relying on traditional face-to-face training to upskill a large and dis...

Elimination of Waste and Inefficient Facilities in Existing Buildings for Sustainability in Developing Nations

A major reason why many developing nations have not made significant advancement in sustainable development (SD) agenda is the neglect of existing building stock which forms the bulk of built assets. Although sustainable development is a universal challenge, it cannot be approached in the same way for all nations, but rather practical response can be defined nationally or locally. This paper re...

Building a health research relationship between First Nations and the University in Manitoba.

This paper describes the emergence of a formal partnership between Manitoba First Nations and researchers in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. This partnership reflects two decades of a working relationship in Manitoba involving university researchers and First Nations communities, as well as new and innovative approaches to developing organizations, tra...

TRADING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES STRENGTHENING RESEARCH AND POLICY-MAKING CAPACITY ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNITED NATIONS

Building capacity for implementation of the framework convention for tobacco control in Vietnam: lessons for developing countries

Effective implementation of the WHO international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the key to controlling the tobacco epidemic. Within countries, strong national tobacco control capacity is the primary determinant for successful implementation of the FCTC. This case study of tobacco control policy describes the experience of building national tobacco control capacity in Vietnam...