Issue brief : working with decision-makers : findings from the mid-term evaluation of the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative

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2018-10

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Involving decision-makers from the beginning of research projects is the most conducive model for project implementation processes. Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) incorporates decision-makers as co-Principal Investigators (co-PIs) from the design stage and throughout the project. Collaboration with the decisionmaker co-PIs was generally viewed as a success by the research team. However, a main challenge for collaborations with decision-maker co-PIs was their frequent turnover, especially if they were already working in a position of influence, such as at the national level.

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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, PROJECT MONITORING, RESEARCH METHODS, DECISION MAKING, RESEARCH TO POLICY, COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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