Grants signed in 2011
An evaluation of the impact of malaria clinical trials on the delivery of health care, particularly for women and children, in sub-Saharan Africa

Project Coordinator: Kwaku Poku Asante
Institution: Kintampo Health Research Center (Ghana)
African countries involved: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania
Budget: € 248,820
Duration of the project: October 2011-April 2013

This project composes a consortium of sub-Saharan Africa and European expertise in clinical trials, social science, community engagement and public health to assess the impact of clinical trials on routine health care delivery (infrastructural and human resource capacity) in sub-Saharan Africa, and to investigate the effect that local context and trial implementation processes have on those impacts. Emphasis will be placed on investigating impact relating to the quality of health care provided for women and children, taking into account the contextual and operational factors that mediate any measureable and/or perceived impacts. The perceptions, expectations, apprehensions and experiences of community members, front line health workers, public health service providers and managers, policy makers and indeed funders of research are central to the proposed research as are their views on the limitations and advantages of embedding clinical trials within the health services.