TY - JOUR AU - Sombié, Issiaka AU - Aidam, Jude AU - Konaté, Blahima AU - Somé, Télesphore D. AU - Kambou, Stanislas Sansan PY - 2013 DA - 2013/09/11 TI - The state of the research for health environment in the ministries of health of the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS) JO - Health Research Policy and Systems SP - 35 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - An assessment of the state of the Research for Health (R4H) environment can provide relevant information about what aspects of national health research systems needs strengthening, so that research output can be relevant to meet national priorities for decision-making. There is limited information on the state of the R4H environment in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This article describes the state of the R4H environment within the Ministries of Health of the ECOWAS member states and outlines of some possibilities to strengthen health research activities within the ECOWAS region. SN - 1478-4505 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-11-35 DO - 10.1186/1478-4505-11-35 ID - Sombié2013 ER -