Monitoring and evaluating capacity building activities in low and middle income countries: challenges and opportunities.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

Volume: 3

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Affiliated Institutions:  University of Cape Town, South Africa. Stellenbosch University, South Africa. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Columbia University, New York, USA. National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, MD, USA. University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India.

Abstract summary 

Lower and middle income countries (LMICs) are home to >80% of the global population, but mental health researchers and LMIC investigator led publications are concentrated in 10% of LMICs. Increasing research and research outputs, such as in the form of peer reviewed publications, require increased capacity building (CB) opportunities in LMICs. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) initiative, Collaborative Hubs for International Research on Mental Health reaches across five regional 'hubs' established in LMICs, to provide training and support for emerging researchers through hub-specific CB activities. This paper describes the range of CB activities, the process of monitoring, and the early outcomes of CB activities conducted by the five research hubs.The indicators used to describe the nature, the monitoring, and the early outcomes of CB activities were developed collectively by the members of an inter-hub CB workgroup representing all five hubs. These indicators included but were not limited to courses, publications, and grants.Results for all indicators demonstrate a wide range of feasible CB activities. The five hubs were successful in providing at least one and the majority several courses; 13 CB recipient-led articles were accepted for publication; and nine grant applications were successful.The hubs were successful in providing CB recipients with a wide range of CB activities. The challenge remains to ensure ongoing CB of mental health researchers in LMICs, and in particular, to sustain the CB efforts of the five hubs after the termination of NIMH funding.

Authors & Co-authors:  Schneider M M van de Water T T Araya R R Bonini B B BB Pilowsky D J DJ Pratt C C Price L L Rojas G G Seedat S S Sharma M M Susser E E

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Authors :  11
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Doi : e29
SSN : 2054-4251
Study Population
Male,Female
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Other Terms
Capacity building;low and middle income countries;mental health;monitoring and evaluation;research;teaching and learning
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
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England