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Quantifying the cost of in-kind contributions to a multidonor-funded health research capacity-building programme: the case of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa
BMJ global health, v 5(6), pe002286
01 Jun 2020
PMID: 32513861
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Abstract
Introduction There are significant investments in health research capacity development in the 'global-south'. The monetary value of contributions from institutions running these programmes is not known. Methods Using the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) as a case study we estimate in-kind contributions made by consortium members. We measured unpaid hours of labour contributed by consortium members and converted this to full-time equivalents. We assigned a monetary value to the time contributed by staff based on salaries by seniority and region. We estimated the monetary value of the contribution made by the African institutions that hosted CARTA events by comparing the difference in cost between university-hosted events with those held in commercial venues. We calculated the foregone overhead costs associated with hosting the CARTA secretariat. We excluded many costs where data were difficult to verify. Results Annually, CARTA member institutions committed a minimum of 4.3 full-time staff equivalents that are not funded by the grants. CARTA's annual in-kind contribution represents at least 20% of total annual donor expenditure. African institutions accounted for 82.9% of the in-kind labour contribution and 91.6% of total in-kind contribution. Conclusion The consortium's institutions and academic and non-academic staff make significant contributions to ensure the effective implementation of donor-funded programmes. This is not unique to CARTA. These contributions are usually not counted, often not recognised at institutional level nor remunerated through grants. Knowing these costs would allow for sustainability appraisals and cost-benefit assessments. This paper offers a method of how to measure these contributions and begins a discussion around this.
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- Title
- Quantifying the cost of in-kind contributions to a multidonor-funded health research capacity-building programme: the case of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa
- Creators
- Sharon Fonn - University of the WitwatersrandJia Hu - ArcherJude Ofuzinim Igumbor - University of the WitwatersrandDuncan Gatoto - African Population and Health Research CenterAdamson Muula - University of MalawiAlex Ezeh - Public Health
- Publication Details
- BMJ global health, v 5(6), pe002286
- Publisher
- Bmj Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- B 8606.R02 / Carnegie Corporation of New York 54100029 / Sida 107768/Z/15/Z / DELTAS Africa Initiative Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Fulbright Senior Fellow Award at the University of Southern California Anderson Capelli fellowship University of the Witwatersrand UK government Wellcome Trust (UK); Wellcome Trust African Population and Health Research Center African Academy of Sciences' (AAS) Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) New Partnership for Africa's Development Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000573889700035
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85087457936
- Other Identifier
- 991019168997804721
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