The challenge of bridging the gap between researchers and policy makers: experiences of a Health Policy Research Group in engaging policy makers to support evidence informed policy making in Nigeria.

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Published in Global Health on November 04, 2016

Authors

Benjamin Uzochukwu¹^,2^,3, Obinna Onwujekwe⁴^,5^,6, Chinyere Mbachu⁵, Chinenye Okwuosa⁵, Enyi Etiaba⁵^,6, Monica E Nyström⁷^,8, Lucy Gilson⁹

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu-campus, Nigeria. bscuzochukwu@gmail.com.
2: Health Policy Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu-campus, Nigeria. bscuzochukwu@gmail.com.
3: Department of Health Administration and Management, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu-campus, Nigeria. bscuzochukwu@gmail.com.
4: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu-campus, Nigeria.
5: Health Policy Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu-campus, Nigeria.
6: Department of Health Administration and Management, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu-campus, Nigeria.
7: Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME), Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.
8: Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå university, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
9: Health Policy and Systems Division, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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