HEALTH RESEARCH AGENDA FOR THE CARIBBEAN
• Collaborate with international organizations. • Develop links with private sector
Moving from a Regional to a National Agenda There was an appreciation that it is not automatic that regional initiatives would be adopted at the national level. However, the participants made the following suggestions to facilitate the adoption of the Regional Agenda: • There must be “Buy-In” by all stakeholders. • Government Agencies and Ministries of Health need to be involved. • If local priorities are not in line with CCH III agenda then mechanisms must be in place at country level to localize the Agenda. • Key organizations should come together to form a working group of stakeholders. • Challenge and include NGOs. • Appoint a Coordinator that is project specific. • Develop general deadlines for submission of reports across the region. • Ministries of Health should ensure that resources are available. • Networking is critical • Implementation plan should be developed. • Need for institutional Review Boards to oversee research at national level. • Need for an independent agency or entity that takes the research information and translates it into policies that can be implemented by the Ministry of Health.
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