Building local capacity in operational research: a case study in Nepal and India

Suzanne S Gilbert; Gvs Murthy; Kenneth L Bassett; Operational Research Capacity Building Study Group bit.ly/ORCB-study

Building local capacity in operational research: a case study in Nepal and India

Community Eye Health. 2022;35(117):14-16. Epub 2023 Jan 30.

Authors

Suzanne S Gilbert¹, Gvs Murthy², Kenneth L Bassett³; Operational Research Capacity Building Study Group bit.ly/ORCB-study

Affiliations

¹ Senior Director, Research & Strategic Opportunities: Seva Foundation, Berkeley, USA.
² Director: Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, India and Professor: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
³ Program Director, Seva Canada and Director: British Columbia Centre for Epidemiology and International Ophthalmology, Vancouver, Canada.

PMID: 37007828
PMCID: PMC10061251

Abstract

A programme of mentor support and training has enabled eye teams in Nepal and India to carry out research to improve their own delivery of eye care services.