(I) Background
The Ethiopia Data Use Partnership (E-DUP) is a collaborative endeavor of the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) to advance the country’s health information systems. The E-DUP provides technical assistance to the Ethiopian Health Sector to improve the collection and use of high-quality routine information in the health sector, leading to better quality, efficiency, and availability of primary health and nutrition services at all levels of the health system.
Through the E-DUP platform and using funding from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF), 10 Ph.D. level study opportunities with a research concentration in health information systems will be provided in collaboration with six universities; Addis Ababa University, Haromaya University, Mekelle University, Gondar University, Jimma University, and Hawassa University.
(II) Eligibility
(III) Admission Requirements
(IV) PHD program and hosting University
(IV) Research proposal concept note
Interested applicants should submit a concept note which is not more than five pages about the planned research they want to focus on during the PHD study. The concept note should describe; Background information (1 page), problem statement, research questions, and objectives (2 pages), methodology and expected outputs (2 pages). The proposed research questions must be relevant to health system strengthening and their outcomes must clearly contribute to a better understanding of Ethiopia’s health information systems and how improvements in health information systems including digitization of health information systems and information use can result in improvements to key health outcomes. The value and scope of a researcher’s work is measured by the extent that the proposed work corresponds to the nationally identified priorities to achieve the information revolution vision of FMOH. The research question should be original and innovative that can generate scientific evidence in the following areas;
1. Routine Health Information Data Quality and Information Use
2. Digital Health (mHealth, TeleMedicine, EMR, eCHIS, DHIS2, HRIS)
3. Health information flow at different levels
4. Performance mentoring teams in increasing data use and information culture
5. Health Information System Strengthening (HIS Policy Analysis, Health IT Economic Evaluations)
6. Health Information System governance
7. Other related topics proposed by applicants
Scholarship Funding
The hosting University will provide funding for the research, publications, attending a seminar or short courses within or out of Ethiopia using the fund.
Timeline
Applicants should send the following documents before May 31, 2019, through the following email address: phdstudyhis@gmail.com
Successful candidates are expected to begin their study as of September 2019. Selection of Candidates will be done by a national level review committee. If you have questions on the overall program, please send your questions to the email address (phdstudyhis@gmail.com). If you have specific questions on how to get hosted and advisorship enquiry at the University of Gondar, please send your questions to phdhisuog@gmail.com. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
I think it is a great opportunity for those working in health research institutes and in health management information system.
But the provided research questions areas of interest were limited to develop proposal for the PhD program.
I am intersting to particepat this phd program
Sorry to be old by a year to apply. Thanks for your info.
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