Promoting Health policy and system Research in Developing countries

EVs in Beijing 

It is of no doubt that not only the number of health policy and systems researchers in developing countries that is low, but also the challenges these researchers face in terms of necessary infrastructure to enable them conduct state of the art research independently .The Emerging Voice for Global Health (EVGH) initative of the Institute of Tropical Medicine might probably shade light to addressing the aforementioned issues in developing countries. Allison Stevens, from the Consortium for Health Policy and Systems Analysis in Africa (CHEPSAA) provides a detailed account on the potentials of EVGH in impacting health policy and systems research in developing countries. EVGH initiative is viewed as a platform for young researchers, which encourages them to have their voice heard through presenting research in conference formats and getting intensive skills training as well as content training in methodology. EV4GH brings together 50 young health policy and system researchers, from low and middle income countries and this year, it was Beijing that was the chosen meeting point during the 2nd Global symposium for Health systems research.