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Operational research refers to the systematic investigation of real-world health system problems and finding practical solutions to improve health service delivery.
It is not confined to laboratories or tertiary care hospital settings – instead, it is conducted within real-world routine healthcare environments. It seeks to answer the question: "How can we make existing health programmes work better?"
Objective
This factsheet explains what operational research is and how it can be used to improve health service delivery in real-world settings.
Target audience
Frontline health workers, programme managers, and policymakers involved in healthcare delivery.
Union Course: How to develop a research grant proposal
This open-access course provides researchers with the relevant knowledge and skills to be able to plan, design and write grants in their own right.
The online course includes the following topics:
- Introduction to operational research with examples
- Research questions and methodology
- Research methodology, data analysis and statistical analysis
- Investigators, authorship, references
- Ethics and completion of protocol
- Types of grants and calls for proposals
- Project and budget management