Table 1 Summary of the most recent Zambia research priorities [16]
Category according to the Essential Care Package | Number of research priorities identified |
|---|---|
Reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, adolescent health and nutrition | Reproductive (9), maternal (8), neonatal (6), child (9), adolescent health (11) and nutrition (17) |
Communicable diseases | HIV (60), tuberculosis (17), hepatitis B (5), neglected tropical diseases (3), malaria (66) |
Non-communicable diseases | General priorities (8), cancer (13), mental health (3), hormonal- diabetes (1), road safety (2), surgery (2). |
Disease outbreaks and epidemics control | 4 |
Biomedical sciences | 3 |
Health promotion, social determinants, environmental health, primary healthcare, community health | 11 |
Health systems | Human resources (7), essential drugs and diagnostics (9) infrastructure (1), information (2), financing (3), leadership (3), service delivery (1), innovation (5), traditional, complimentary, alternative and alternative medicine (5) |