| dc.description.abstract | Essential research studies of health problems affecting the majority of the
population, aiming at actions that are feasible to be taken, efficiently and effectively
implementing there and seeking solutions to unsolved problems. This is
a complex process, which requires long lasting participation and coordinated
interaction between different relevant sectors, namely the academic world, health
policymakers and health-related industries. An analysis of essential health
research in Chile is presented, considering factors such as shared efforts between
the academic and health care sectors and the role of the Ministry of Health in
research promotion. The following suggestions are made: 1) The Ministry of
Health, along with universities, should stimulate, guide and monitor research
activities that enrich and update the work on priority health issues; 2) To strengthen
the capacity building of clinical or public health specialists by training
them in applied research within medical centers, mainly teaching centers; 3) To
assess the performance of National Fund for Health Research and Development
(FONIS) and, if necessary, increase its resources to stimulate applied research in
health; 4) To establish priorities for essential research, more specific than those
proposed in 2010; 5) To reactivate the National Council for Health Research
(CONIS) as an autonomous entity that coordinates applied research within the
Ministry of Health. | |
