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Impact and Sustainability |
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a. Impact:
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The proposed
DelPHE Link between Rawalpindi Medical College, Institute of
Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal and Institute of
Health Sciences and Public Health Research), University of
Leeds, UK will enhance the research capacities of these
Institutions through development of a self- sustainable
model to deliver the high quality research, teaching and
training. It will also strengthen the institutions at all
three ends by establishment of International links between
research groups with similar interests through exchange
visits between them and provision of long term courses in
research methodologies. The faculty members of the
Rawalpindi Medical College and Institute of Medicine,
Tribhuvan University, Nepal will be provided the research
grants who will conduct these pilot and exploratory studies
in priority areas of health that will lead to expansion of
these projects in the future on larger scale that will have
significant impact on the health care of the community. The
findings of the research projects will have impact on the
clinical practices of the health care providers too and it
will also provide recommendations for the patients and their
attendants regarding prevention and early diagnosis of
priority health problems. The institutional research
capacity will be strengthened as majority its faculty
members will be trained thereby enhancing not only their own
individual professional development but also making them
competent and skilled enough to guide and supervise their
colleagues and juniors i.e. the Post Graduate Trainees,
undergraduates in their respective departments regarding
their dissertations and other projects. Thus the benefit of
the workshop will not be restricted to the individual
faculty members only but will benefit their whole
departments.
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b. Medium to longer-term impact |
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This research
link will provide a cascade effect to development of
research capacity not only to the health care professionals
of various specialties but also to the undergraduates of
medical college as regards the training and monitoring of
the research. The findings of the research will provide
important information about the commonly prevalent diseases,
health delivery systems and effectiveness of various
interventions. The findings will be crucial to provide
guidelines and recommendations for the health care providers
as their incorporation in their clinical practices will
contribute early diagnosis efficient treatment and better
prognosis. Research conducted will form policy document for
the health care system as the findings of the research
conducted will provide recommendations for the policy makers
It will provide them evidence based data to formulate
policies that are relevant to their own situations and
scenario rather than adopting and simulating policies of the
developed countries, which were suitable to developed
countries only.
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c. Gender impact |
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As regards addressing the issue of gender inequalities, this
research link between the three institutions will train
female faculty members in research methodologies and skills
ensuring that at least 20% of the participants in the
courses should be females. After the training in research
the female faculty members will be encouraged to submit
their proposals for small grants funding. An attempt will
also be made to encourage female faculty members to apply
for the training programs and the link will also attempt to
bridge the gender gap by ensuring development of at least
20% of all Research projects, specific to the health issues
of females and mothers. It will be ensured that at least one
joint project of the three institutions related to maternal
and female's health should be developed, approved for
funding and conducted annually. |
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d. Dissemination: |
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The information produced as a result of the proceeding
activities and achievable and achieved outcomes of this
DelPHE project will be the disseminated the form of
publications, conferences, seminars and as information on
the websites of the institutions. The results of the studies
conducted in the project will be published in journals and
their documents will also be provided to policy makers and
the health care providers of related specialities so that
the conclusion and findings get their due attention and form
strong recommendations for future policies. The course
materials developed in this project for the research
training and workshops will be provided to every participant
of the workshops. The detailed document regarding the
process and outcomes of the program will be formulated and
will be sent to other institutions in their respective
countries (e.g. Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
Medical and Research Council, Pakistan Medical and Dental
Council, Pakistan Medical Association in Pakistan and Nepal
Health Research Council, Nepal Medical Council, Department
of Health Services, Nepal Public Health Association and
other medical colleges in Nepal) to share our experience
with them thus enabling them to replicate such activities in
other institutions using this as role model, for enhancement
of research capacity in the country. |
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e. Sustainability: |
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The impacts and outcomes of this project will be
continuously achieved, after the initial support and
encouragement is being acquired through the DelPHE program
by all the three institutions. Even after the completion of
the DelPHE Program all the three Institutions will enhance
and proceed with their activities and outputs, building up
on the foundation laid by DelPHE. The research support units
will continue their services even after wards as during the
DelPHE period both the institutions will be striving for
identifying and generating their own resources that could be
utilized for paying the staff of the units themselves even
after the completion of DelPHE program. Research support
units, after three years of continuous experience and
collaborations will also be capable enough to provide
consultancies to various sectors or organizations for
development and conduct of research projects. Once a team
has been established with the right skill-mix to write
research grants and deliver courses, Rawalpindi Medical
College and Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University,
Nepal will have the capacity to generate its own funds to
sustain ongoing research and educational activities. Courses
will be offered to all other sectors, which are likely to
bring in more funding. Similarly with the help of
established international research links, successful
research grants can sustain the above intended activities.
The proposed link will help in establishing a self reliant
model that with the help of international connections and
skill-mix will generate enough funds to sustain its
activities |
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