Training in scientific writing and mentorship (2010–2013) | |
Number of capacity-building and mentorship courses conducted | Three courses comprising an initial training workshop in scientific writing and topic conceptualisation, followed by workshops and small group meetings to revise and finalise draft papersa |
Number of mentees trained over three courses | 70 |
Number of dropouts (did not complete the workshop) | None |
Training in scientific writing and mentorship (2014–2015) | |
Number of scientific writing workshops conducted for NDAP analysts (in partnership with NACO) | Three workshops, with follow-up support for paper writing |
Number of NDAP analysts trained | 40 |
Workshop sessions | |
Principles of effective writing, selecting a title, writing the abstract, writing the introduction, reviewing the literature, writing the methods section, data analysis (qualitative and quantitative), presenting data, writing the results and writing the discussion, principles of authorship, publication ethics and addressing reviewers’ comments; training in reference manager software | |
Outputs (2010–2016) | |
Number of abstracts received for paper writing | 110 |
Number of programme-supported publicationsb | 99c |