Essence on health research
ESSENCE on Health Research is an initiative that allows donors/funders to identify synergies, establish coherence and increase the value of resources and action for health research.
ESSENCE on Health Research is an initiative that allows donors/funders to identify synergies, establish coherence and increase the value of resources and action for health research.
Over the past several decades the value and impact of funding for health research has been given increasing importance by all partners. The result has been a sharp rise in uncoordinated and fragmented funding of an ever-increasing number of initiatives and projects.
Recognizing that such fragmentation and lack of coordination is not only wasteful but counter-productive, members and partners of the ESSENCE on Health Research Initiative are committed to harmonizing and aligning health research and funding to promote better strategic cooperation between partners, particularly among bilateral development agencies and funding organizations.
Since its inception in 2008, the evaluation, impact, use of evidence – and ultimately the improvement of health outcomes – have been a focus of the initiative. ESSENCE has achieved remarkable progress in facilitating dialogue among all partners and piloting a number of innovative approaches to achieve its goals. This important progress was acknowledged by a review conducted in 2015, highlighting in its positive assessment the recommendation for the continuation of this unique initiative.
Publications and training materials
29 September 2020
Five keys to improving research costing and pricing in low- and middle-income countries
As the requirements for access to research funding increase, the competitiveness and compliance of research organizations has to improve. In this good...
8 May 2023
Effective research capacity strengthening
To prevent capacity gaps from blocking the equitable uptake of research opportunities, many funders embed capacity strengthening initiatives into the research...
13 September 2022
Four approaches to supporting equitable research partnerships
This is a joint document between ESSENCE and UKCDR.Transforming the global research partnership ecosystem in ways that increase equity and restore balance...
29 September 2020
Seven approaches to investing in implementation research in low- and middle- income countries
ESSENCE (Enhancing Support for Strengthening the Effectiveness of National Capacity Efforts) on Health Research is an initiative to coordinate and harmonize...
This good practice document is designed for organizations that fund and support research for development and have a stake in the effective evaluation of...
15 February 2016
Planning, monitoring and evaluation
This document is the 2016 revision of the 2011 edition and incorporates the up-to-date literature review and feedback from the users of the original version....
14 November 2015
Review of the ESSENCE on Health Research Initiative
This paper summarises the findings of a review of the ESSENCE for Health Initiative (Enhancing Support for Strengthening the Effectiveness of National...
19 June 2014
Seven principles for strengthening research capacity in low- and middle-income countries: simple ideas...
This good practice document of the ESSENCE on Health Research initiative is designed to provide broad guidance on how best to strengthen research capacity...
This package of materials is designed to support training related to research costing, and can be used to assist trainers to deliver short presentations...