Policy dialogue to support maternal newborn child health evidence use in policymaking : the lessons learnt from the Nigeria research days first edition

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The Department of Family Health (Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria) initiated and organized the first Nigeria Research Days (NRD) as a platform for exchange between researchers and policymakers towards improving maternal, new-born and child health (IMNCH). Participants supported the content and format of the meeting and were willing to implement recommendations of the final communiqué. To enhance the translation of research to policy, policy dialogue appears to be an effective mechanism for researcher-policymaker collaboration. This paper describes the conceptualization, implementation and facilitation of the first edition of "Nigeria Research Days,” including a guide for panel discussions.

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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, POLICY MAKING, RESEARCH TO POLICY, HEALTH POLICY, POLICY SCIENCES, EVIDENCE-BASED PLANNING, NIGERIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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