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. 2023 Dec 8;89(1):87.
doi: 10.5334/aogh.4228. eCollection 2023.

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

Nasreen S Jessani  1 , Peter Delobelle  2   3 , Bonny Enock Balugaba  4 , Talitha Louisa Mpando  5 , Firaol Mesfin Ayele  6 , Seleman Ntawuyirushintege  5   7 , Anke Rohwer  8
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Integrated Knowledge Translation for Non-Communicable Diseases: Stories from Sub-Saharan Africa

Nasreen S Jessani et al. Ann Glob Health. .

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.

Keywords: Ethiopia; Malawi; Rwanda; South Africa; Uganda; citizen engagement; evidence use; evidence-informed decision-making; integrated knowledge translation; network; non-communicable disease; stakeholder engagement.

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The authors have no competing interests to declare.

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Summary of Issue briefs across the five African partners
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Summary of Issue briefs across the five African partners.
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