Kramer Beverley, Libhaber Elena
a Health Sciences Research Office , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa.
b School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa.
Glob Health Action. 2018;11(1):1425597. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2018.1425597.
While the burden of disease in Africa is high, health research emanating from the continent is low. Building human capacity and research infrastructure to close the gap between research and disease is thus of great imporatance.
In order to improve research outputs and postgraduate training in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, the Health Sciences Research Office put in place a series of strategic initiatives over time.
A range of strategic activities, for both postgraduate students and academic staff, were developed in parallel and sequentially over a period of approximately nine years (2008-2016). The latter years were a time of consolidation of the programmes. Outcomes of these activities were 'measured' by increases in publications, decreases in time to graduation and enrichment of the research environment.
A doubling of research publications and an increase in citations occurred over the period under review. In addition, there was a decrease in the time postgraduate students took to graduate.
A varied, but structured research management plan may be of value in African and other developing health sciences institutions to enable the increase in research outputs and capacity development, desperately needed to close the barrier between disease and health.
尽管非洲的疾病负担很重，但该大陆开展的卫生研究却很少。因此，建设人力能力和研究基础设施以缩小研究与疾病之间的差距至关重要。
为了提高威特沃特斯兰德大学健康科学学院的研究产出和研究生培养质量，健康科学研究办公室随着时间的推移实施了一系列战略举措。
在大约九年（2008 - 2016年）的时间里，并行且相继开展了一系列针对研究生和学术人员的战略活动。后期是对这些项目的巩固阶段。通过出版物数量的增加、毕业时间的减少以及研究环境的改善来“衡量”这些活动的成果。
在所审查的期间内，研究出版物数量翻倍，引用次数增加。此外，研究生毕业所需时间减少。
一个多样化但结构化的研究管理计划可能对非洲及其他发展中的健康科学机构有价值，有助于增加研究产出和能力发展，这对于消除疾病与健康之间的障碍极为必要。
