02390nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260004400042653001800086653001200104653000900116653001100125653001800136653001900154100001100173700001400184700001200198700001300210700001400223245017800237856011000415300000900525490000700534520156900541022001402110       2023                            d  bSpringer Science and Business Media LLC10aHealth Policy10aWHO/TDR10aAHRI10aImpact10aLesson learnt10aSustainability1 aKaba M1 aSolomon K1 aKitaw Y1 aBerhe DF1 aAbdissa A00aContribution of the World Health Organization/ the special program for research and training in tropical disease (WHO/TDR’s) in institution building: lessons from Ethiopia  uhttps://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12913-023-09767-z.pdf?pdf=button%20sticky  a1-100 v233 a<p><strong>Background:&nbsp;</strong>World Health Organization/Tropical Disease Research (WHO/TDR) has enduring investment in transfers of skills critical to sustaining resilient health research systems through postgraduate training, clinical research and development fellowship (CRDF), bioethics, and grants to neglected tropical disease research. TDR has a long history of partnership with Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) in Ethiopia. The collaboration started with individuals and lead to institution survival and success. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the impact and lessons learned of TDR initiatives in Ethiopia.</p>

<p><strong>Method:</strong> This study was guided by the ‘TDR Impact Pathways’. A total of thirteen in-depth, and five key informant interviews were conducted with individuals who are currently working in Addis Ababa, Gondar, Jimma Universities and AHRI. In addition to the interviews, reports, written communications and publications were reviewed. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, inductively coded, and analyzed thematically. The results were presented following the themes with supportive verbatim quotes.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> TDR’s seed grants, training opportunities and technical support catalyzed individual, institutional and national research capacity in Ethiopia. This is a useful indication of how long-term collaboration between individuals could have broader institutional implication as evidenced from the TDR-AHRI complementary partnership.</p>
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