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

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

Suzanne S Gilbert  1 , Gvs Murthy  2 , Kenneth L Bassett  3 ; Operational Research Capacity Building Study Group bit.ly/ORCB-study
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Building local capacity in operational research: a case study in Nepal and India

Suzanne S Gilbert et al. Community Eye Health. 2022.

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.

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Figure 1
Operational research cycle
Figure 2
Figure 2
At one of the workshops, the research teams generated ideas for operational research topics by category, e.g., efficiency of service delivery, quality of service delivery, coverage of service (relative to the population), and patient outcomes.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Gopal Bhandari shares STATA workshop learnings with Bharatpur Eye Hospital team members
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