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A long-term process for decolonizing and democratizing community-focused research: the case for MicroResearch in East Africa and in Canada.
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Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Institute, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Academics and multinational pharmaceutical companies from high-income countries (HIC) are major drivers of health research in many low- and low-middle-income countries (LMIC) but have neglected investing in and growing local research capacity. Community-focused health research in LMICs needs to be more locally driven and benefiting. The MicroResearch (MR) workshop program supports teams of local healthcare workers and community experts to identify local healthcare problems.
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Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, 5850 University Ave, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada; IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, 5850 University Ave, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada. Electronic address:
The urgent need in Africa for research capacity building has been recognized by African leaders and governments for many years. However, lack of large research funding opportunities has been seen as a major obstacle to improving research capacity in precisely those countries that need it the most. Microfinance has shown that a small infusion of capital can "prime the pump" to creative local economic productivity.
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Microresearch and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
MicroResearch: finding sustainable local health solutions in East Africa through small local research studies.
J Epidemiol Glob Health
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IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Canada.
Background: Sub-Saharan African countries have urged grassroots input to improve research capacity. In East Africa, MicroResearch is fostering local ability to find sustainable solutions for community health problems. At 5years, the following reports its progress.
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