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Knowledge Management and Transfer Unit  | Burkina Faso

The unit produces knowledge that can be used to inform public health policies and decision-making, and disseminates research and evidence to various stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, health care providers, and clinicians.

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The Knowledge Management and Transfer Unit of Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Health was created as a result of the institutionalization of a piloted rapid response unit to support decision-making.

It produces knowledge that can be used to inform public health policies and decision-making, and disseminates research and evidence to various stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, health care providers, and clinicians.

    With PEERSS funding and support, partners from the Knowledge Management and Transfer Unit have been strengthening their capacity to prepare evidence maps and support other ministerial departments in promoting the use of evidence-informed decision-making.

    Moving forward, partners have planned the following activities:

    Training decision-makers and researchers on how to use scientific evidence to inform public policy. 

    Using a multisector platform (OneHealth) to fight antimicrobial resistance.

    Identifying organizations that can support the implementation of a rapid response service model.

    Developing an Internet Portal with Public Health Resources.

    Supporting the government to track COVID-19 expenditures to inform policy discussion and policy making.

    Developing rapid responses to urgent decision-making needs in the health sector and beyond.

    Meet the experts from Burkina Faso.

    Gauthier Tougri

    Name
    Gauthier Tougri
    Role
    Partner Lead (Health policy analyst and medical Epidemiologist)
    Areas of Expertise
    Evidence to inform policy and decision-making; Epidemiology of diseases; Evaluation and strengthening of surveillance systems; Evaluation of innovative strategies in health systems. 
    Country
    Burkina Faso

    André Zida

    Name
    André Zida
    Role
    Partner Lead (Health policy analyst, Health Economist and Pharmacoeconomist)
    Areas of Expertise
    Data to inform policy and decision-making;  Knowledge of the use of EPPI reviewer 4 tool for data screening, coding, and analysis. 
    Country
    Burkina Faso

    Neya Ramata

    Name
    Neya Ramata
    Role
    Project coordinator (Pharmacist and public health analyst)
    Areas of Expertise
    Supply chain management; Policymaking in the pharmaceutical field. 
    Country
    Burkina Faso

    Publications, policy briefs and other resources from UNED

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    Burkina Faso

    Analysis of the policymaking process in Burkina Faso’s health sector: case studies of the creation of two health system support units

    Burkina Faso has made a number of health system policy decisions to improve performance on health indicators and strengthen responsiveness to health-related challenges. These included the creation of a General Directorate of Health Information and Statistics (DGISS) and a technical unit to coordinate performance-based financing (CT-FBR). We analysed the policymaking processes associated with the establishment of these units, and documented the factors that influenced this process.
    Language

    English

    Year Published

    2017

    Type of Resource

    Case Study

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    Burkina Faso

    The factors affecting the institutionalisation of two policy units in Burkina Faso’s health system: a case study

    This paper is one of three linked studies that attempts to understand the process of institutionalisation of policy units within Burkina Faso’s health system. It examines the relationships between the existence of an institutional framework, data production capacity and other resource availability in the institutionalisation of policy units in health systems. It therefore contributes to our understanding of the dynamics linking the key drivers and indicators of institutionalisation. Additionally, it examines how factors within the managerial setting, including workplace environment, and budgetary and human resource availability, may influence the institutionalisation process.
    Language

    English

    Year Published

    2017

    Type of Resource

    Case Study

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    Burkina Faso

    Evaluating the Process and Extent of Institutionalization: A Case Study of a Rapid Response Unit for Health Policy in Burkina Fasoo

    Good decision-making requires gathering and using sufficient information. Several knowledge translation platforms have been introduced in Burkina Faso to support evidence-informed decision-making. One of these is the rapid response service for health. This platform aims to provide quick access for policy-makers in Burkina Faso to highquality research evidence about health systems. The purpose of this study is to describe the process and extent of the institutionalization of the rapid response service.
    Language

    English

    Year Published

    2017

    Type of Resource

    Case Study

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    Burkina Faso

    Qualitative evaluation of a knowledge transfer training programme in maternal and child health in Burkina Faso, West Africa

    The study evaluated a first session of the knowledge transfer training programme organised for Ministry of Health workers in the area of maternal and child health in Burkina Faso. The objective was to obtain the participant’s perceptive for improving the training programme. A qualitative study was conducted during and after the first training session, using the four levels of Kirkpatrick training evaluation framework. A group discussion was organised with 17 participants during the training and a few weeks after the first training session, 11 of them were interviewed again. A thematic analysis of the transcribed interviews was done in line with the objectives of the evaluation. We noted that the participants had a good impression of the training, in relation to their expectations, the adequacy and quality of the teaching. The 11 post-training interviewees stated that they had acquired knowledge and skills relevant to their work. Using the learner's behavioural change model, three groups emerged as a result of the training. The first group expressed intent to use the knowledge gained, the second group set conditions for the effective application of the knowledge acquired, including the enabling professional environment. While the third group felt that despite the knowledge...
    Language

    English

    Year Published

    2017

    Type of Resource

    Qualitative Evaluation

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    Burkina Faso

    Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among rural and urban women in Burkina Faso

    Low- and middle-income countries, including Burkina Faso, are facing increasing urbanization with health challenges related to nutrition transition that impact body weight change. This study reported the prevalence and factors associated with overweight/obesity among women living in rural and urban Burkina Faso.
    Language

    English

    Year Published

    2019

    Type of Resource

    Secondary Analysis

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    Stratégies d’amélioration des allocations budgétaires pour la santé au Burkina Faso

    Depuis les indépendances, les stratégies d’allocation budgétaire au niveau du ministère de la santé étaient basées sur l’analyse des budgets passés (allocation historique), les contraintes budgétaires générales et sur des pourcentages d’augmentation des crédits par rapport aux exercices précédents. Elles ne se fondaient pas sur les priorités des programmes. En effet, dans la pratique, la circulaire budgétaire est généralement accompagnée des montants alloués à chaque structure, calculés sur la base des allocations de l’année précédente
    Language

    French

    Year Published

    2011

    Type of Resource

    full article
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