TY - JOUR
T1 - Harnessing the PRECISE network as a platform to strengthen global capacity for maternal and child health research in sub-Saharan Africa
AU - PRECISE Network
AU - Flint-O'kane, Meriel
AU - Von Dadelszen, Peter
AU - Makanga, Prestige Tatenda
AU - Sevene, Esperança
AU - Roca, Anna
AU - Dukes, Peter
AU - Hinrichs-Krapels, Saba
AU - Craik, Rachel
AU - Magee, Laura A.
AU - Temmerman, Marleen
AU - D'Alessandro, Umberto
AU - Jah, Hawanatu
AU - Oguchukwu, Ofordile
AU - Prentice, Andrew
AU - Martinez-Alvarez, Melisa
AU - Diallo, Brahima
AU - Sesey, Adbul
AU - Lette, Kodou
AU - Bah, Alpha
AU - Sanyang, Chilel
AU - Etyang, Angela Koech
AU - Musitia, Peris
AU - Amondi, Mary
AU - Chege, David
AU - Okiro, Patricia
AU - Omuse, Geoffrey
AU - Wanyonyi, Sikolia
AU - Chin, Paulo
AU - Tchavana, Corssino
AU - MacUacua, Salesio
AU - Vala, Anifa
AU - Boene, Helena
AU - Quimice, Lazaro
AU - MacUluve, Sonia
AU - MacEte, Eusebio
AU - Mandomando, Inacio
AU - Carillho, Carla
AU - Strang, Amber
AU - Daniele, Marina
AU - Russell, Donna
AU - Makacha, Liberty
AU - Dube, Yolisa
AU - Nyapwere, Newton
AU - Papageorgiou, Aris
AU - Noble, Alison
AU - Blencowe, Hannah
AU - Filippi, Veronique
AU - Lawn, Joy
AU - Silver, Matt
AU - Chico, Matthew
N1 - Funding Information:
The PRECISE Network (Fig. 1) is funded by the UKRI GCRF GROW call which had the specific aim of developing “research capacity around the globe and to strengthen and broaden skills and expertise to address specific challenges of developing regions and countries” [1]. As is shown by the first four papers in this BMC Reproductive Health Supplement, An Introduction to The PRECISE Network [10–13], this programme of work aims to achieve capacity building through the development of an international team that will set-up a pregnancy biobank and develop a holistic data set to enable deep phenotyping of factors affecting placental disease in three sub-Saharan African settings. This is summarised in the first of the four PRECISE Network aims, “Build individual and institutional research capacity across Africa and the UK through a shared pregnancy research programme of work” [14].
Funding Information:
The PRECISE Network is funded by the UK Research and Innovation Grand Challenges Research Fund GROW Award scheme (grant number: MR/P027938/1).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s).
PY - 2020/4/30
Y1 - 2020/4/30
N2 - It is widely acknowledged across the global health sector that research programmes need to be designed and implemented in a way that maximise opportunities for strengthening local capacity. This paper examines how the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) Grand Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) funded PRECISE (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) Network has been established as a platform to strengthen global capacity for research focused on the improvement of maternal, fetal and newborn health in sub-Saharan Africa. Best practice principles outlined in an ESSENCE on Health Research report have been considered in relation to the PRECISE Network capacity-building activities described in this paper. These activities are described at the individual, programmatic and institutional levels, and successes, challenges and recommendations for future work are outlined. The paper concludes that the PRECISE leadership have an opportunity to review and refresh activity plans for capacity building at this stage in the project to build on achievements to date.
AB - It is widely acknowledged across the global health sector that research programmes need to be designed and implemented in a way that maximise opportunities for strengthening local capacity. This paper examines how the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) Grand Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) funded PRECISE (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) Network has been established as a platform to strengthen global capacity for research focused on the improvement of maternal, fetal and newborn health in sub-Saharan Africa. Best practice principles outlined in an ESSENCE on Health Research report have been considered in relation to the PRECISE Network capacity-building activities described in this paper. These activities are described at the individual, programmatic and institutional levels, and successes, challenges and recommendations for future work are outlined. The paper concludes that the PRECISE leadership have an opportunity to review and refresh activity plans for capacity building at this stage in the project to build on achievements to date.
KW - Africa south of the Sahara
KW - Capacity building
KW - Global Health
KW - Leadership
KW - Pregnancy
KW - United Kingdom
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084370407&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/s12978-020-0876-5
DO - 10.1186/s12978-020-0876-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 32354358
AN - SCOPUS:85084370407
SN - 1742-4755
VL - 17
JO - Reproductive Health
JF - Reproductive Health
M1 - 52
ER -