Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Dear FORUM, This is a late reponse to carry forward some points from Dr. Prem's mail on research surveys. /message/5826 I entirely agree with Dr. Prem about the ‘need to research more and generate more info on various aspects in order order to make better Public health interventions’. The need to research surely exists. Unfortunately the ‘guiding needs’ for most researches seem to be misplaced e.g. the need to do a research to be able to complete a certain no. of papers for publications and conferences so that it can be added to the resumes or so that one can finish the PhD or whatever in the given time etc. Such a system detaches the researcher from the ‘actual needs of the people’. It shifts the focus merely on doing a research for the sake of doing something. Even then, some researches do benefit people/ communities… but either they are those done by the few enthusiastic individuals who could still think of people before themselves or by those researches which by default (not necessarily by intention) end up bringing out something useful. “How do we strike a balance between 'academics, research' and 'public health interventions?” That is the big question and an important one. Guess the researchers need to look inside and question themselves and their own researches… perhaps someone can take up a research on this area itself. Just to get some minds ticking… one possibility is that the researchers can try to involve the ‘people / relevant community’ to identify their own needs and then plan the research assumptions / topics in tandem with those needs. Regards Parvez Imam e-mail: <drparvezimam@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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