Bridging the divide between research and policy in Nigeria: the role of a health policy advisory committee.
Our research group at Ebonyi State University in Nigeria, with the help of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, has worked with government and other stakeholders to create a Health Policy Advisory Committee. We describe the key elements of the committee and how it has helped bridge gaps between researchers and policymakers to facilitate the use of research-based evidence in policy and programme development.
Department of Medical Microbiology/Parasitology, Ebonyi State University, KM 5 Abakaliki-Enugu Express Way, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State PMB 053, Nigeria. unekecj@yahoo.com
Chigozie J
CJ
Uneke
Bhupinder K
BK
Aulakh
Abel E
AE
Ezeoha
Chinwendu D
CD
Ndukwe
Friday
F
Onwe
D026683:Advisory Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D003906:Developing Countries; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D011050:Policy Making; D016730:Program Development