Friday Onwe
Ebonyi State University
19 Papers
200 Citations
Friday Onwe is an academic researcher from Ebonyi State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health policy & Health care. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 19 publications.
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Papers
Development of Health Policy and Systems Research in Nigeria: Lessons for Developing Countries' Evidence-Based Health Policy Making Process and Practice
TL;DR: The main solutions suggested included promotion of strategies to encourage partnership between researchers and policy makers, improvement of staff incentives and facilities for research activities, improved budgetary provision for research, and sustainable institutional capacity development.
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Promoting Evidence to Policy Link on the Control of Infectious Diseases of Poverty in Nigeria: Outcome of A Multi-Stakeholders Policy Dialogue.
Chigozie Jesse Uneke,Abel Ebeh Ezeoha,Henry Chukwuemeka Uro-Chukwu,Chinonyelum Thecla Ezeonu,Ogbonnaya Ogbu,Friday Onwe,Chima Edoga +6 more
TL;DR: The value of policy brief and policy dialogue as excellent policymaking mechanisms that enable policymakers to adapt effective evidence informed policy for IDP control are investigated and can enhance evidence-to-policy link.
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Enhancing the Capacity of Policy-Makers to Develop Evidence-Informed Policy Brief on Infectious Diseases of Poverty in Nigeria
Chigozie Jesse Uneke,Abel Ebeh Ezeoha,Henry Chukwuemeka Uro-Chukwu,Chinonyelum Thecla Ezeonu,Ogbonnaya Ogbu,Friday Onwe,Edoga Emmanuel Chima +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the usefulness of training workshops and mentoring to enhance the capacity of Nigerian health policy-makers to develop evidence-informed policy brief on the control of IDP.
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Bridging the divide between research and policy in Nigeria: The role of a health policy advisory committee
Chigozie Jesse Uneke,Bhupinder Kaur Aulakh,Abel Ebeh Ezeoha,Chinwendu Daniel Ndukwe,Friday Onwe +4 more
TL;DR: The key elements of the Health Policy Advisory Committee are described and how it has helped bridge gaps between researchers and policymakers to facilitate the use of research-based evidence in policy and programme development.
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