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Domain

Activities/Tasks

Expected Results/

deliverables

Indicators/

Performance measures

Timeline

Responsible

1.

Capacity building in proposal and grants writing

 

Organize TOT workshops to train potential trainers on proposal and grants writing for different types of research: biomedical, implementation, HPSR and Health Economic research (3 per Faculty) = 18

 

 

August

2019

NEC & Grants Cttee

Capacity building workshop of members from 6 Faculties on grant writing and ethics of research (5 per Faculty) = 30

 

 

September

 2019

NEC &Grants Cttee

2.

Establish inter and intra faculty research proposals that can win national and international grants

Constitute inter and intra Faculty teams of researchers (3 to 5 per faculty)

 

 

 

 

May  2019

Faculty Officers

Identify call for proposals and call for letter of interest/intent for research grants from national and international bodies (Quarterly Call)

 

 

April – May 2019

Grants Cttee

Each Faculty to develop fundable research proposals within the context of their Faculty (At least 3 per Faculty)

 

 

August 2019

Fac Grants Cttee Rep

Production and submission of full research proposal for national and international funding

 

 

October 2019

Grants Cttee

3.

Establishment of Chapter Mentorship Program

Identify research mentors and provide support to equip younger fellows in research (Faculty based)

 

 

July 2019

Fac Officers

Develop Mentorship guideline

 

 

August 2019

Fac. Officers

Appoint Mentorship Coordinator

 

 

June 2019

Faculty Officer

Commence mentorship programme

 

 

 

Faculty Officer

4.

 

Mentored Research – NIH, UNICEF, NPHCDA etc

 

 

Ad-HOC 2019

NEC/Grant Comm

5

Capacity building in leadership, management, and health policies

Development of Curriculum for training of members in leadership, management and health policies (LMHP)

 

 

TBD

Grants Cttee

Commence LMHP training

 

 

TBD

Grants Cttee

6

Governance and Accountability of Research Grant

Recruitment of a desk officer for management of Grant fund

 

 

 

2020

NEC

Establishment of a management and accounting system for coordination of grant fund for research

 

 

2020

NEC

7

Knowledge Translation

Dissemination of knowledge products from the grants

 

 

2020

NEC