Human resources in health research institutions in sub-Saharan African countries: results of a questionnaire-based survey.

Objective: To describe human capacity and staff movement in national health research institutions in 42 sub-Saharan African countries.

Design: A structured questionnaire was used to solicit information on governance and stewardship from health research institutions.

Setting: Eight hundred and forty-seven health research institutions in 42 sub-Saharan African countries.

Expenditures on health research in sub-Saharan African countries: results of a questionnaire-based survey.

Objective: To estimate the sources of funds for health research (revenue) and the uses of these funds (expenditure).

Design: A structured questionnaire was used to solicit financial information from health research institutions.

Setting: Forty-two sub-Saharan African countries.

Research and its governance in health research institutions in sub-Saharan African countries: results of a questionnaire-based survey.

Objective: To describe governance and stewardship of research in health research institutions in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. Design: A structured questionnaire was used to solicit information on governance and stewardship from health research institutions. Setting: Forty-two Member States of the WHO African Region.

Overview of national health research systems in sub-Saharan Africa: results of a questionnaire-based survey.

Objective: To assess the state of national health research systems of countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region.

Design: A questionnaire-based survey METHODS: Structured questionnaires were used to solicit health research systems' relevant information from key informants in each country.

Setting: Forty-six Member States of the WHO African Region.

Health information systems in Africa: descriptive analysis of data sources, information products and health statistics.

Objective: To identify key data sources of health information and describe their availability in countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region.

Methods: An analytical review on the availability and quality of health information data sources in countries; from experience, observations, literature and contributions from countries.

Setting: Forty-six Member States of the WHO African Region.

Surveying the knowledge landscape in sub-Saharan Africa: methodology.

Objective: To describe in detail the methods followed in each of the qualitative and quantitative surveys of national health information, research and knowledge systems and research institutions.

Design: Cross-sectional surveys.

Setting: National health information and research systems, and 847 health research institutions in 42 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region.

Resources, indicators, data management, dissemination and use in health information systems in sub-Saharan Africa: results of a questionnaire-based survey.

Objective: To describe the status of health information systems in 14 sub-Saharan African countries of the World Health Organization African Region.

Design: A questionnaire-based survey.

Setting: Fourteen sub-Saharan African countries of the African Region.

Knowledge systems in health in sub-Saharan Africa: results of a questionnaire-based survey.

Objective: To describe the mechanisms and systems of knowledge acquisition, creation, diffusion, application and improvement of knowledge in two layers of the health system: health policy formulation and the provision of clinical services.

Design: A questionnaire-based survey.

Setting: Health research institutions in 46 countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region.

Research ethics policies and practices in health research institutions in sub-Saharan African countries: results of a questionnaire-based survey.

Objective: To describe the state of research ethics policies and practices in health research institutions in sub-Saharan African countries.

Design: A structured questionnaire was used to solicit information on research ethics from health research institutions.

Setting: Forty-two sub-Saharan African countries.

Research output of health research institutions and its use in 42 sub-Saharan African countries: results of a questionnaire-based survey.

Objective: To describe and analyse research output from surveyed national health research institutions in Africa.

Design: The survey used a structured questionnaire to solicit information from 847 health research institutions in 42 countries of the World Health Organization African Region.

Setting: Eight hundred and forty-seven health research institutions in 42 sub-Saharan African countries.

Institutional facilities in national health research systems in sub-Saharan African countries: results of a questionnaire-based survey.

Objective: To describe the current status of institutional facilities and the supporting research infrastructure of surveyed health research institutions in Africa, including information on communication technologies and connectivity, library resources, and laboratory operations and resources.

Design: A structured questionnaire was used to solicit information on institutional facilities at health research institutions.

Setting: Health research institutions in 42 sub-Saharan African countries.