Project aims to build African health research capacity

A training programme is helping Ghana and Zimbabwe build capacity in health research to provide local evidence for policymakers, researchers say.

Researchers implementing the programme — diploma in project design and management (DPDM) — say inadequate capacity for undertaking health research in Africa badly affects the ability of policymakers to have locally relevant evidence to guide their work.

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