Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has created urgent demand around the world for knowledge generation about a novel coronavirus, its transmission, and control, putting academic institutions at the frontline of politics. While many academic institutions are well poised to conduct research, there are well-documented barriers for these institutions, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), to further conduct strategic synthesis and dissemination to promote knowledge utilization among policy-makers. These systemic barriers to knowledge translation (KT) pose significant challenges for academic institutions seeking to take advantage of unprecedented policy windows to inform evidence-based decision-making. Global health funding organizations should prioritize the support of academic institutions’ activities along the KT pathway, including both knowledge generation and strategic dissemination, to improve knowledge uptake for decision-making to improve health. Institutional capacity-building initiatives for KT have the potential to profoundly impact responses to this and future pandemics.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic has created urgent demand around the world for knowledge generation about a novel coronavirus, its transmission, and control, putting academic institutions at the frontline of politics
Little has been discussed on knowledge translation (KT) activities conducted by academic institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) during a complex global health emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and how these institutions can be more prepared in the future to conduct KT effectively in emergency and non-emergency situations
The challenges of conducting KT faced by academic institutions in LMICs outlined above pose major constraints for these institutions in generating and transferring knowledge to support the COVID-19 response
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has created urgent demand around the world for knowledge generation about a novel coronavirus, its transmission, and control, putting academic institutions at the frontline of politics. Academic institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in particular face unique challenges in conducting knowledge translation (KT) activities to support the COVID-19 response in their contexts. Little has been discussed on KT activities conducted by academic institutions in LMICs during a complex global health emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and how these institutions can be more prepared in the future to conduct KT effectively in emergency and non-emergency situations.
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