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Area of Science:

  • Global Health
  • Research Capacity Strengthening
  • Health Research Systems

Background:

  • Health research consortia play a crucial role in advancing scientific endeavors.
  • Understanding how these consortia impact research capacity strengthening (RCS) is vital for optimizing their structure and outcomes.
  • The DELTAS Africa initiative provides a context for examining RCS within a large-scale consortium framework.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how health research consortia can be better structured to support research capacity strengthening (RCS) outcomes.
  • To identify how consortium members perceive their research capacity being strengthened.
  • To determine the common factors enabling the realization of these perceived gains in research capacity.

Main Methods:

  • A qualitative study was conducted within the DELTAS Africa initiative.
  • Semi-structured interviews were completed with 69 participants from seven institutions across six African countries, belonging to three DELTAS Africa consortia.
  • Thematic analysis using a general inductive approach was applied to the collected data.

Main Results:

  • Consortium members reported diverse individual and institutional benefits, including access to training, resources, expertise, and leadership opportunities.
  • Institutional benefits were often realized through investment in individual members.
  • Four key enabling factors were identified: access to funding, inclusive leadership, facilitated interactions, and an efficient consortium-institution interface.

Conclusions:

  • Access to funding is a significant driver of RCS benefits within consortia.
  • Beyond funding, inclusive leadership, diverse interactions, and strong institutional interfaces are crucial for maximizing RCS gains.
  • Attention to these enabling factors can amplify benefits or ensure progress even with insufficient funding.