Table 3 Summary of each school of public health’s institutional capacity assessment results dissemination strategies

CPHMS, Ethiopia

Workshop 1: To discuss findings, strengths, gaps, priorities identified, etc., followed by discussions on solutions and strategies for capacity development

14

Leadership and management, senior staff, and faculty

CPHMS, Ethiopia, followed the content and structure of the workshop guidelines but adapted the time allocations to each section to meet the needs of the participants

KSPH, DRC

Journal club: For HSR awareness raising

15

Journal club: Senior and junior faculty

This journal club was deemed important prior to the assessment exercise due to low levels of understanding of HSR

Workshop 1: Results dissemination

10

Workshop 1: Faculty who commented on the results of the assessment about one week after writing the report

The workshop followed the guideline’s content but durations for sessions were modified to meet time schedule of participants. A brief report was sent to main MOH officers especially from Directorate of Studies and Planning with whom the team discussed research priorities and main health sector challenges

Workshop 2: Results dissemination and action plan development

18

Workshop 2: Pedagogical council, decision makers, and all staff one week after the first workshop

MakSPH, Uganda

Workshop 1: Develop priority setting agenda; results dissemination

10

Workshop 1: Respondents of the self-assessments

Attendance varied throughout the session as participants attended to other commitments

MUSOPH, Kenya

Workshop 1: Results dissemination

7

Workshop 1: Respondents of the self-assessments including senior colleagues and heads of departments

The meetings took about 3.5 hrs each due to the pre-arranged structure but due to the small turnout, group discussions were modified into brainstorming sessions for how the SPH could address its capacity gaps.

Workshop 2: Continue awareness-raising in conjunction with results sharing

9

Workshop 2: All of the College of Health sciences

MUSPHSS, Tanzania

Workshop 1: Collective facilitated tool administration

16

Workshop 1: Faculty targeted to complete the self-assessments

The self-assessment tool was first distributed to a small number of faculty working on HSR who then broadened the definition that the HEALTH Alliance had chosen. An initial group of self-assessment respondents were convened for sensitization purposes. After posing the questions, giving comments, discussing, and voting, the group selected a response. The FPs documented the collective responses

Workshop 2: Results dissemination and action plan development

20

Workshop 2: All stakeholders (internal and external)

NURSPH, Rwanda

Workshop 1:

9

Workshop 1:

Once the draft report was written, the FPs sent an email (with a summary of the report) one week in advance to invite faculty/staff to attend a dissemination meeting

Discuss findings, strengths, gaps, priority setting, and results dissemination

Junior and senior faculty

SPHUoN, Kenya

Workshop 1: Results dissemination and discussion of findings

22

Workshop 1: Respondents of the self-assessments (internal and external). External stakeholders (7) e.g., donors and MOH

Approx 3 hrs. Main outcome was decisions on expansion of SPHUoN visibility and collaborations

Workshop 2: HSR capacity development priorities

24

Workshop 2: Faculty (12) and students (12)

Approx 3 hrs. The meeting focused on supporting greater capacity to write and produce outputs for priority research