Table 2 Dissemination mechanisms employed by countries
From: Knowledge translation in Africa: are the structures in place?
Mechanism | Country |
|---|---|
Communication (oral, displays); presentation in meetings, conferences, symposiums, and seminars (national and international) (24 countries) | Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, The Gambia, Tanzania, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Benin, Mauritania, Senegal, Niger, Carbo Verde, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius |
Television broadcasts, radio, press releases (5 countries) | Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe |
Scientific publications (18 countries) | Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, Tanzania, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Benin, Mauritania, Senegal, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Zambia, Mauritius |
Sensitisation campaigns (1 country) | Cameroon |
Posting on websites (8 countries) | Liberia, Nigeria, Niger, Carbo Verde, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Zambia, Mauritius |
Sharing reports by email (15 countries) | Tanzania, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Benin, Mauritania, Senegal, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Zambia |
Annual reports, bulletins, newsletters, posters, leaflets, flyers, magazines, policy briefs (7 countries) | Nigeria, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Carbo Verde, Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Virtual library (2 countries) | Sierra Leone, Mauritius |