Integrated Knowledge Translation for Non-Communicable Diseases: Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa

Nasreen S. Jessani; Peter Delobelle; Bonny Enock Balugaba; Talitha Louisa Mpando; Firaol Mesfin Ayele; Seleman Ntawuyirushintege; Anke Rohwer

doi:10.5334/aogh.4228

Integrated Knowledge Translation for Non-Communicable Diseases: Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa

Volume 89 (2023): Issue 1

By: Nasreen S. Jessani , Peter Delobelle , Bonny Enock Balugaba , Talitha Louisa Mpando , Firaol Mesfin Ayele , Seleman Ntawuyirushintege and Anke Rohwer

Open Access

|Dec 2023

Abstract

Integrated Knowledge Translation (IKT) is a key strategy for contextualising, tailoring, and communicating research for policy and practice. In this viewpoint, we provide examples of how partners from five countries in sub-Saharan Africa used IKT to advance interventions for curbing non-communicable diseases in their contexts and how these strategies were magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic in some cases. The stories highlight the importance of deliberate and reinforced capacity building, authentic relationship enhancement, adaptable and user-informed stakeholder engagement, and agile multi-sectoral involvement.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4228 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996

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Language: English

Submitted on: Jun 30, 2023

Accepted on: Aug 11, 2023

Published on: Dec 8, 2023

Published by: Ubiquity Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

Keywords:

evidence-informed decision-making,

integrated knowledge translation,

citizen engagement,

non-communicable disease,

South Africa,

Malawi,

Ethiopia,

Rwanda,

Uganda,

evidence use,

network,

stakeholder engagement

© 2023 Nasreen S. Jessani, Peter Delobelle, Bonny Enock Balugaba, Talitha Louisa Mpando, Firaol Mesfin Ayele, Seleman Ntawuyirushintege, Anke Rohwer, published by Ubiquity Press
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