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Aryal A, Garcia FB, Scheitler AJ, Faraon EJA, Moncatar TJRT, Saniel OP, Lorenzo FME, Rosadia RAF, Shimkhada R, Macinko J, Ponce NA. Evolving academic and research partnerships in global health: a capacity-building partnership to assess primary healthcare in the Philippines. Glob Health Action 2023; 16:2216069. [PMID: 37249029 PMCID: PMC10231040 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2023.2216069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Building fair, equitable, and beneficial partnerships between institutions collaborating in research in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and high-income countries (HIC) has become an integral part of research capacity building in global health in recent years. In this paper, we offer an example of an academic collaboration between the University of California Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy and Research (UCLA CHPR) and the University of Philippines, Manila, College of Public Health (UPM CPH) that sought to build an equitable partnership between research institutions. The partnership was built on a project to build capacity for research and produce data for policy action for the prevention and care of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through primary healthcare in the Philippines. The specific objectives of the project were to: (1) locally adapt the Primary Care Assessment Tool for the Philippines and use the adapted tool to measure facility-level primary care delivery, (2) conduct focus group discussions (FGDs) to gather qualitative observations regarding primary care readiness and capacity, and (3) conduct a comprehensive population-based health survey among adults on NCDs and prior healthcare experience. We describe here the progression of the partnership between these institutions to carry out the project and the elements that helped build a stronger connection between the institutions, such as mutual goal setting, cultural bridging, collaborative teams, and capacity building. This example, which can be used as a model depicting new directionality and opportunities for LMIC-HIC academic partnerships, was written based on the review of shared project documents, including study protocols, and written and oral communications with the project team members, including the primary investigators. The innovation of this partnership includes: LMIC-initiated project need identification, LMIC-based funding allocation, a capacity-building role of the HIC institution, and the expansion of scope through jointly offered courses on global health.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anu Aryal
- Center for Health Policy and Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Center for Health Policy and Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Center for Health Policy and Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Health Policy and Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Health Policy and Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Vo MTH, Nakamura K, Seino K, Moncatar TJRT, Han TDT, Siongco KLL, Tashiro Y, Van Vo T. Can collaboration among health and social care workers play a role in addressing geriatric care challenges? A qualitative case study in Central Vietnam. Int Health 2023:ihad082. [PMID: 37757862 DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihad082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Vietnam's healthcare system offers limited services and facilities for older adults. This study explored the perceptions of health and social care workers regarding geriatric care issues, their impact on older adults and the potential of collaboration for enhancing older adults' health and well-being. METHODS This qualitative case study employed 27 focus group discussions and two in-depth interviews with 174 participants in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam. An inductive thematic analysis was conducted. RESULTS According to the participants, the major challenges that hindered geriatric care consisted of caregiver and care recipient issues, which were identified to constrain care accessibility, resulting in decreased physical, mental and social health. Across different settings and professions, collaboration was considered a routine and natural aspect of daily work. It was perceived that establishing and strengthening collaboration could facilitate improvement in health and social welfare services through the prioritization of needs and enhancement of caregiver skills and training. CONCLUSIONS Collaboration was viewed as ad hoc but indispensable for addressing the identified geriatric care issues that could improve the general health and well-being of older adults. The findings indicate a need for better collaboration in Vietnam, achieved through defined guidelines, training and improved interprofessional education and practice.
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- Man Thi Hue Vo
- Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
- College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
- World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
- World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
- Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines
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- Faculty of Public Health, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue 530000, Vietnam
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- Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
- College of Nursing, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Public Health, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue 530000, Vietnam
- Institute for Community Health Research, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam
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