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 Bridging
the Gap between Research and Policy in Combating HIV/AIDS in Developing
Countries
HIV/AIDS is an issue where the gaps between research and policy
can have devastating implications. There is increasing concern about
the lack of policy response in many contexts and that the nature
of policy responses in others do not reflect the breadth of evidence
about the causes and consequences of HIV/AIDS. As part of a broad
programme of work on Bridging Research and Policy in development,
the RAPID programme at ODI has been working to understand research-policy
interactions regarding HIV/AIDS. Our overall aim is to provide suggestions
and tools to help others bridge the gap between research and policy
more effectively. The project is supported by the Merck Foundation.
A project workshop
took place on 15th March 2004 at ODI. Focusing on four arenas -
Context, Evidence, Links and External influences - RAPID's,
integrated framework helped identify key issues regarding policy
change and the relative importance of research in different contexts.
This study used the framework to understand the factors that affect
the interaction between research and policy on HIV/AIDS in developing
countries. The final project report includes findings of the three
country studies (Uganda, Kenya and Botswana) and looks at the research-policy
linkages in three issue areas: Safe blood, MTCT and the 3x5 Initiative.
Click on the links below for more information:
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Project Materials
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Project Workshop
Other useful materials
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