capacity of our Institute
African Institute for Health Policy and Health System situated at Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki - Nigeria have the following capacity to achieve its goal and objectives:
- Availability of experienced & internationally recognized Health Policy Research Team
- Research paramount & utmost priority in the university
- Ability to initiate and sustain linkages and collaboration in research and training
- Multidisciplinary research platforms
- Broad-based, dynamic and innovative curricula
- Effective management & administration of research
- Availability and effective management of human material resources
- Well-equipped research and training facilities
- Research Collaboration & partnership with policymakers, health institutions and other academic institutions
- Community based developmental research activities
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HIGHLIGHTS OF ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE LEARNING EXCELLENCE AND RESEARCH
- Improving the standards in Postgraduate programmes in Health Policy & Health Systems
- Short term courses for health ministries and health administrators/professionals
- Implementation of new and innovative ‘teaching & learning’ approaches and method eg.,
(a). Community Based Education and Service (COBES);
(b). The “SPICES” model: Student-centred; Problem-based learning; Integrated; Community-oriented, Electives and Systematic;
(c). Computer Assisted Instruction & E-learning.
- Hosting of Professors/Experienced health policymakers
- Publication of research findings and facilitation of information dissemination
- Adherence to environmental and ethical guidelines (applicable laws & guidelines)
- Establishment of evaluation and monitoring systems
- Promoting research culture within the Institute
- Supporting innovative research across disciplines
- Increasing income from research grants and research grant pools
- Supporting and increasing early career researchers and postgraduate research students
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