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Health Research Guideline
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Peer Indicators (that share the same Vulnerability association) are shown highlighted in pink; |
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Trigger Words/Phrases are shown highlighted in gray. |
Link to Orphaned Trigger Words (Appendix (Indicator List, Indicator Peers, Trigger Words, Type/Vulnerability/Indicator Overlay)
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Social / Access to Social Goods
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p.000012: approved by at least one supervisor.
p.000012: 7. Research proposals referred by the Regional Research Committees for advice and speciality support.
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p.000012: Research that should be Reviewed by the Regional Research Committees
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p.000012: 1. Local research on the level of the governorate or its population or health institution.
p.000012: 2. Research that focuses on reviewing and evaluating files and surveys on the governorate level.
p.000012: 3. Research that falls outside the scope of the Central Committee.
p.000012: 4. Research proposals that fall under the scope of the regional committee but were submitted to the
p.000012: Central Research Committee.
p.000012: Note: Research proposals falling under the purview of the Regional Research Committees‟ but requiring speciality
p.000012: support may be referred to the Central Committee.
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p.000012: Health Research System: All What You Need to Know
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p.000013: First edition
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p.000013: Part Six: Rules for Providing Raw Data
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p.000013: 1. The raw data accessible to the Centre of Research and Studies shall be provided to any researcher or institution
p.000013: subject to providing a detailed plan (research proposal). The plan should include the aim of obtaining this
p.000013: data, the methodology, the type of variables required, the sample size of the sample, the statistical analyses
p.000013: that will be used to obtain new outcomes alongside the previous published reports and research.
p.000013: 2. The researcher / applicant institution will only be provided with (or access to) the raw data which is relevant
p.000013: to the study as per the approved proposal.
p.000013: 3. Research ethics should be maintained at all times whilst handling the raw data including respecting the privacy
p.000013: of personal information. The data should be used only for research purposes and should not to be utilised by other
p.000013: institutions without prior approval of the owner of this data.
p.000013: 4. The research plan should be approved by the Central Research Committee at the Ministry of Health or by the
p.000013: research committees at the governorate or the directorate-general levels (in case such research falls within
p.000013: their jurisdiction).
p.000013: 5. The raw data shall only be provided after two years following completion/publication of the final report of the
p.000013: study for which the raw data is requested, except in exceptional circumstances deemed appropriate by the Ministry
p.000013: of Health and/or the owner of the data. In such circumstances, the issue will be considered by the respective research
p.000013: committee.
p.000013: 6. The owner of the raw data shall have the right to discuss and review the work plan submitted by
p.000013: the researcher and request appropriate amendments if necessary. He/she also has the right to reject providing
p.000013: this data if found that the research plan will not add any new information to what is already available.
p.000013: 7. Any publication arising from the use of the requested data should have an acknowledgement
p.000013: to the owners of the raw data.
p.000013: 8. The owner of the raw data should be provided with copies of the summary of the study, outcomes, recommendations,
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Social / Occupation
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p.000007: on their merits and experience in the field of research and publication of scientific articles. A
p.000007: majority of the members in the Committee should be Omanis (80%).
p.000007: Membership Rotation System
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p.000007: The Research Committee‟s members may be rotated every two years to provide the opportunity to introduce fresh
p.000007: perspectives and enhance the Committee‟s efficiency and quality of work. This will also help in avoiding bias resulting
p.000007: from forging personal relationships among members of Committee and researchers which may impact the neutrality of the
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p.000007: Meetings of the Committee
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p.000007: ▪ Frequency: The Committee shall meet every 2 months (the first week of January, March, May, July, September and
p.000007: November) in the presence of the Chairman and/or the Vice- chairman. The Chairman may call for an extraordinary meeting
p.000007: when the need arises.
p.000007: ▪ The quorum: The meeting shall be deemed in order if attended by two thirds of the members of the
p.000007: Committee in the presence of the Chairman and/or Vice-chairman.
p.000007: ▪ Minutes of the meeting: The rapporteur will prepare written minutes for each meeting and the decisions taken with
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p.000007: Health Research System: All What You Need to Know
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p.000008: First edition
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p.000008: Part Four: Review of the Research Proposals
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p.000008: The Role of Members
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p.000008: ▪ Each member will be responsible for reviewing the research proposals individually. He/she is not
p.000008: permitted to assign this job to another member.
p.000008: ▪ If a research proposal to be reviewed represents a conflict of interest with any Committee member, he/she will
p.000008: be excluded from review responsibilities associated with that particular research proposal.
p.000008: ▪ The Committee may request the assistance of external reviewers when the need arises.
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p.000008: Review procedures
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p.000008: ▪ The Committee will receive research proposals at any time throughout the year.
p.000008: ▪ The research proposals will be sent to members of the Committee (3 weeks before the meeting).
p.000008: ▪ The research proposals will be reviewed by members of the Committee within three weeks.
p.000008: ▪ The Committee will meet every 2 months to take decisions about the research proposals that were reviewed by
p.000008: members of the Committee.
p.000008: ▪ The researcher should submit his/her reply to the major and/or minor comments of the reviewers within one month
p.000008: from the date of receipt. The research proposal shall be deemed invalid and will not be entertained if
p.000008: the deadline has been crossed without a valid reason. The researcher will then be obligated to re-submit the
p.000008: proposal which will be treated as a new submission.
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p.000020: & The winning research submissions will have to provide a visual presentation of the summary of the study.
p.000020: & Awards will be distributed at a ceremony
p.000020: & The deadline for application submissions for the award will be 31st March of the same year
p.000020: & The awards will be announced during the meeting of the Research Funding Committee for research in May of the same
p.000020: year.
p.000020: & The award may be granted for more than one research submission and divided equally between the winning researches in
p.000020: case of obtaining the same score in the evaluation.
p.000020: & The award can be withheld in any year if the submitted researches do not meet the expected quality for
p.000020: the award.
p.000020: & The award should be divided among the members of the research team as deemed appropriate
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p.000021: Award category
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p.000021: Award Application Form
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p.000021: (Please tick one)
p.000021: Applicant details:
p.000021: Name
p.000021: Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) Place of work
p.000021: Current job title
p.000021: Latest academic qualification
p.000021: Year of receiving latest academic qualification
p.000021: Best Research Award
p.000021: Young Investigator Award
p.000021: The research team members’ details (in the same order as it appears in the report/publication):
p.000021: Name Current job title Email
p.000021: Mobile phone number
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p.000021: Research details :
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p.000021: Has this research previously won another award:
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p.000021: If yes, please specify:
p.000021: No Yes
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p.000021: Required attachments:
p.000021: □ Curriculum vitae
p.000021: □ The final report of the research or the published article (pdf)
p.000021: □ Summary of the research report or the published article
p.000021: □ Approval letter (form the Central or the Regional committee)
p.000021: □ Award Submission Approval Form
p.000021: □ A brief significance statement (not more than 1 page; font size 12; 1.5 spacing)
p.000021: Kindly send the completed form via email to moh.researchaward2015@gmail.com
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p.000022: Award Submission Approval Form from the Research Team
p.000022: This approval form states that all members of the research team have no conflict in submitting this research for
p.000022: consideration of an award by the Ministry of Health according to its rules and regulations.
p.000022: Name of researcher Signature Date
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Social / Property Ownership
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p.000005: First edition
p.000005: July 2015
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p.000005: internally through the Ministry of Health and externally through research organizations such as
p.000005: The Research Council (TRC); and by encouraging research spirit through research competitions, awards and
p.000005: providing a flexible environment for researchers.
p.000005: 2. Capacity building for committee members and researchers through field visits, workshops, training
p.000005: sessions, development of scientific research teams and exchange of expertise and visits with local and international
p.000005: research organizations as well as sending health practitioners to receive higher education in the field of research.
p.000005: 3. Encourage research excellence in health sciences, which in turn will increase the number of
p.000005: distinguished researchers. This will enrich the quality of effective research.
p.000005: 4. To meet the strategic needs of the Ministry of Health and the Sultanate of Oman by focussing on the national
p.000005: health research priorities. Research on these priority topics will provide solutions to some national health problems.
p.000005: 5. Encourage health research that provide solutions to national, regional and international
p.000005: health problems both on the individual level and by forming multi- faceted internal and external teams to
p.000005: address individual health problems or problems that have overlapping nature between different health disciplines.
p.000005: These teams will enhance the research network and cooperation on national, regional and international levels.
p.000005: 6. Promote innovation through a system of intellectual property as well as transfer and protection of knowledge and
p.000005: technology.
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p.000005: The Scope of Work of the Committee
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p.000005: ▪ Participating in developing policies, guidelines and plans for the scientific and ethical aspects
p.000005: related to conducting research.
p.000005: ▪ Approving guidelines and models for writing research proposals, review mechanisms and providing researchers with
p.000005: such tools.
p.000005: ▪ Reviewing the research proposals in terms of scientific and ethical aspects to ensure that they are consistent
p.000005: with the applied scientific practices.
p.000005: ▪ Following up of approved research, implementation, and reviewing of the final report of the research.
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p.000006: ▪ Ensuring compliance of all clinical, epidemiological and other research with the laws and regulations in force
p.000006: in the Sultanate of Oman, and the scientific and ethical applied practices in addition to eliminating
p.000006: the practice of conducting research without the approval of the Central Research Committee or Regional Research
p.000006: Committees.
p.000006: ▪ Providing Regional Research Committees with the guidelines and models for writing research proposals and
p.000006: review mechanisms for implementation by the health institutions that fall under their supervision.
p.000006: ▪ Coordinating and cooperating with research centres, universities, institutes, ministries and international
p.000006: organizations to approve the training programs on research methodologies and ethics.
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Social / Youth/Minors
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p.000007: when the need arises.
p.000007: ▪ The quorum: The meeting shall be deemed in order if attended by two thirds of the members of the
p.000007: Committee in the presence of the Chairman and/or Vice-chairman.
p.000007: ▪ Minutes of the meeting: The rapporteur will prepare written minutes for each meeting and the decisions taken with
p.000007: regard to the research proposals.
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p.000008: First edition
p.000008: July 2015
p.000008: Part Four: Review of the Research Proposals
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p.000008: The Role of Members
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p.000008: ▪ Each member will be responsible for reviewing the research proposals individually. He/she is not
p.000008: permitted to assign this job to another member.
p.000008: ▪ If a research proposal to be reviewed represents a conflict of interest with any Committee member, he/she will
p.000008: be excluded from review responsibilities associated with that particular research proposal.
p.000008: ▪ The Committee may request the assistance of external reviewers when the need arises.
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p.000008: Review procedures
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p.000008: ▪ The Committee will receive research proposals at any time throughout the year.
p.000008: ▪ The research proposals will be sent to members of the Committee (3 weeks before the meeting).
p.000008: ▪ The research proposals will be reviewed by members of the Committee within three weeks.
p.000008: ▪ The Committee will meet every 2 months to take decisions about the research proposals that were reviewed by
p.000008: members of the Committee.
p.000008: ▪ The researcher should submit his/her reply to the major and/or minor comments of the reviewers within one month
p.000008: from the date of receipt. The research proposal shall be deemed invalid and will not be entertained if
p.000008: the deadline has been crossed without a valid reason. The researcher will then be obligated to re-submit the
p.000008: proposal which will be treated as a new submission.
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p.000009: Figure 1: Review Mechanism of Research Proposals
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p.000009: Table 1: Research Review Mechanism – timeline
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p.000009: Procedure Time
p.000009: Receiving research proposals Throughout the year
p.000009: Sending proposals to members Three weeks before the meeting
p.000009: Review by Committee members During the three weeks prior to the meeting Meeting and decision
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p.000010: improve the knowledge and health behaviour at the level of the community and the individual?
p.000010: Quality and feasibility of the research methodology and work plan 10
p.000010: Research plan and management 10
p.000010: Capabilities of the research team for the project implementation 10
p.000010: Adequate manpower 10
p.000010: Sufficient time
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p.000010: Research capacity building: training (students or staff) to increase research capacity, establish
p.000010: cooperative relations and partnership at the 10
p.000010: local and international level and to attract potential funding from
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p.000011: alternative sources
p.000011: Budget estimate: adequate budget to conduct the study in compliance with international standards and
p.000011: practices are considered in the preparation of the budget
p.000011: Skills, scientific qualification and background of the Principal Investigator and Research
p.000011: Assistants
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p.000140: Remarks of the reviewer
p.000140: Points of strength in the proposal:
p.000140: Points of weakness in the proposal:
p.000140: Final reviewers decision :
p.000140: - Approved as submitted
p.000140: - Approval after minor changes and clarifications
p.000140: - Approval only after relatively major changes and amendments
p.000140: - Disapproval (state reasons)
p.000140: Note for the reviewers: The decision shall be taken independent of the score obtained and shall be based on the merits
p.000140: and overall comments of the submitted proposal.
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p.000012: Part Five: Types of Research to be Reviewed by the Central and Regional Research Committees
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p.000012: Research that should be Reviewed by the Central Research Committee
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p.000012: 1. Research involving national health policies and strategies.
p.000012: 2. National research or surveys that represent the Sultanate of Oman.
p.000012: 3. Clinical, experimental and interventional studies at national or governorate level.
p.000012: 4. Research funded or co-funded by external agencies.
p.000012: 5. Research that includes more than one governorate either on the level of population or health
p.000012: institutions.
p.000012: 6. Research to obtain an M.Sc. or Ph.D. from inside or outside the Sultanate of Oman, subject to being
p.000012: approved by at least one supervisor.
p.000012: 7. Research proposals referred by the Regional Research Committees for advice and speciality support.
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Social / education
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p.000004: the quality of research and maximize the benefit from their outcomes. Accurate data from quality research
p.000004: provides researchers with the ability to benefit in addressing the respective health problems. It also helps
p.000004: decision makers to take informed decisions based on the outcomes of these research and studies. The policies and
p.000004: procedures of this Committee thus aim at providing a standard framework for the research projects at the
p.000004: Ministry of Health. At the same time, it endeavours to achieve the objectives of the Centre of Research and Studies
p.000004: that contribute to achieving the Vision and aspirations of the Ministry of Health. Some of the goals of the Centre of
p.000004: Research and Studies are listed below:
p.000004: 1. Develop an active research environment in the Ministry of Health by establishing an encouraging research
p.000004: environment that supports scientific research financially -
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p.000005: internally through the Ministry of Health and externally through research organizations such as
p.000005: The Research Council (TRC); and by encouraging research spirit through research competitions, awards and
p.000005: providing a flexible environment for researchers.
p.000005: 2. Capacity building for committee members and researchers through field visits, workshops, training
p.000005: sessions, development of scientific research teams and exchange of expertise and visits with local and international
p.000005: research organizations as well as sending health practitioners to receive higher education in the field of research.
p.000005: 3. Encourage research excellence in health sciences, which in turn will increase the number of
p.000005: distinguished researchers. This will enrich the quality of effective research.
p.000005: 4. To meet the strategic needs of the Ministry of Health and the Sultanate of Oman by focussing on the national
p.000005: health research priorities. Research on these priority topics will provide solutions to some national health problems.
p.000005: 5. Encourage health research that provide solutions to national, regional and international
p.000005: health problems both on the individual level and by forming multi- faceted internal and external teams to
p.000005: address individual health problems or problems that have overlapping nature between different health disciplines.
p.000005: These teams will enhance the research network and cooperation on national, regional and international levels.
p.000005: 6. Promote innovation through a system of intellectual property as well as transfer and protection of knowledge and
p.000005: technology.
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p.000005: The Scope of Work of the Committee
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p.000005: ▪ Participating in developing policies, guidelines and plans for the scientific and ethical aspects
p.000005: related to conducting research.
p.000005: ▪ Approving guidelines and models for writing research proposals, review mechanisms and providing researchers with
p.000005: such tools.
p.000005: ▪ Reviewing the research proposals in terms of scientific and ethical aspects to ensure that they are consistent
p.000005: with the applied scientific practices.
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p.000001: This booklet has included two categories of key health priorities: health system research priorities, and
p.000001: disease and risk factors‟ research priorities. The focus of the research priorities of the health system is on the six
p.000001: building blocks of the health system which are service delivery, health workforce, health information system, medical
p.000001: products, vaccines and technology, health financing, leadership and governance. Furthermore, the most prominent
p.000001: inputs and outputs of these building blocks were taken.
p.000001: The second category of research priorities is about diseases and risk factors, which covers the diseases which have
p.000001: priority in the Sultanate of Oman as well as around the world, to tackle the existing problems and address anticipated
p.000001: problems in the future on different health aspects. This category includes several aspects, most notably
p.000001: non-communicable diseases, birth defects and
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p.000002: genetic disorders, road accidents, aging disorders, health promotion and many other important aspects.
p.000002: From this point, we are directing researchers to focus on the implementation of research that can be extracted from
p.000002: “Health Research Priorities” booklet (first edition published in March 2014). This booklet can be found through the
p.000002: Ministry of Health website or by contacting the Centre of Research and Studies. This booklet has also been
p.000002: distributed to all health and educational institutions dealing with research in the Sultanate of Oman.
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p.000016: evidence. These efforts will clearly be focused towards raising the quality of care and the advancement of health
p.000016: services, which in turn will be reflected on the satisfaction of the beneficiaries of these services.
p.000016: The Research Funding Committee (RFC) was formed to oversee financial support for research, headed by His Excellency the
p.000016: Undersecretary for Planning Affairs, with membership of several Directors-General and the Director of the Centre
p.000016: of Research and Studies in the Ministry of Health. This Committee is responsible for taking the final decision
p.000016: in approving the provision of financial support after taking into account the opinion of reviewers who will
p.000016: evaluate the research proposals from scientific and ethical points of view.
p.000016: The Ministry of Health has developed strategies and regulations for the distribution of this fund. The fund will be
p.000016: distributed in four main categories: central research, governorate research, incentives, and other research
p.000016: activities. The amount allocated varies for each category. The details of the process to apply for
p.000016: research funding, evaluation criteria, competition between researchers to obtain the financial support,
p.000016: disbursal of funds, budget distribution, follow-up actions, contracts, progress reports, and other necessary
p.000016: details are published in the “Health Research Funding Guideline” booklet (July 2014).
p.000016: This booklet can be accessed through the Ministry of Health website or by contacting the Centre of Research and
p.000016: Studies. This booklet has also been distributed to all health and educational institutions dealing with
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p.000017: Part Nine: Health Research Awards
p.000017: Introduction
p.000017: In terms of what currently dominates the world globalization in all aspects of life, it has become imperative that the
p.000017: Ministry of Health follows international standards in making decisions and evidence-based planning. Borne out of
p.000017: the efforts of the Ministry of Health on promotion of scientific research and supporting researchers, the
p.000017: Ministry has adopted a set of awards to encourage and reward research excellence, and stimulate scientific
p.000017: research which is an essential element of human knowledge in all fields as well as the investment potential of
p.000017: researchers to solve health problems.
p.000017: Vision and Mission
p.000017: & VISION: The Ministry of Health to be one of the leading scientific research institutions locally and globally.
p.000017: & MISSION: Motivating researchers at the Ministry of Health to conduct outstanding scientific research, and
p.000017: to encourage publication in internationally reputed journals.
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p.000017: Award Categories
p.000017: & Young Investigator Award
p.000017: & Best Research Award
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p.000017: Objectives
p.000017: & To honour the staff of the Ministry of Health interested in health research and its dissemination
p.000017: & To promote the dissemination of research findings in local and international refereed scientific journals
p.000017: & To stimulate an outstanding research environment to improve health research
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p.000016: To facilitate the research process in the health sector, the Ministry of Health has allocated (since 2014) a special
p.000016: fund to support health research. This step is considered as the translation of the policy to achieve the Vision of the
p.000016: Ministry of Health directed to support pillars of evidence- based medicine, and to support decision-makers with this
p.000016: evidence. These efforts will clearly be focused towards raising the quality of care and the advancement of health
p.000016: services, which in turn will be reflected on the satisfaction of the beneficiaries of these services.
p.000016: The Research Funding Committee (RFC) was formed to oversee financial support for research, headed by His Excellency the
p.000016: Undersecretary for Planning Affairs, with membership of several Directors-General and the Director of the Centre
p.000016: of Research and Studies in the Ministry of Health. This Committee is responsible for taking the final decision
p.000016: in approving the provision of financial support after taking into account the opinion of reviewers who will
p.000016: evaluate the research proposals from scientific and ethical points of view.
p.000016: The Ministry of Health has developed strategies and regulations for the distribution of this fund. The fund will be
p.000016: distributed in four main categories: central research, governorate research, incentives, and other research
p.000016: activities. The amount allocated varies for each category. The details of the process to apply for
p.000016: research funding, evaluation criteria, competition between researchers to obtain the financial support,
p.000016: disbursal of funds, budget distribution, follow-up actions, contracts, progress reports, and other necessary
p.000016: details are published in the “Health Research Funding Guideline” booklet (July 2014).
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p.000017: Introduction
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p.000019: Special Conditions
p.000019: To be eligible to apply for the Best Research by young researchers at the Ministry of Health award, the
p.000019: Principal Investigator should not be older than 30 years at the time of application submission.
p.000019: Selection Criteria
p.000019: ▪ The research topic should be one of the listed Ministry of Health priorities.
p.000019: ▪ The research should have an effective impact on improving the health system and health care as well as enhancing
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p.000019: ▪ The research should be conducted based on sound scientific methodology.
p.000019: • Preference will be given to research published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
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p.000019: Implementation Mechanism
p.000019: & Announcement of the start date for submission of applications will be on the Ministry of Health‟s website
p.000019: (www.moh.gov.om) and local newspapers in the month of January each year.
p.000019: & A team of reviewers will be nominated by the Research Funding Committee to evaluate the submitted research.
p.000019: & Evaluation by the reviewers and their reports and recommendations of candidates for the awards shall be given to the
p.000019: Research Funding Committee
p.000019: & The adoption of a minimum score of 80/100 to be nominated for Best Research at the Ministry of Health award
p.000019: & The adoption of a minimum score of 75/100 to be nominated for Best Research by young researchers at the Ministry of
p.000019: Health award
p.000019: & When there is a significant difference between the scores given by any two reviewers with a difference
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p.000019: & Competition results are final and cannot be appealed
p.000019: & The research will be saved in the database of the Centre of Research and Studies
p.000019: & A handbook about winning research submissions will be prepared and disseminated in the media both inside
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p.000020: & The winning research submissions will have to provide a visual presentation of the summary of the study.
p.000020: & Awards will be distributed at a ceremony
p.000020: & The deadline for application submissions for the award will be 31st March of the same year
p.000020: & The awards will be announced during the meeting of the Research Funding Committee for research in May of the same
p.000020: year.
p.000020: & The award may be granted for more than one research submission and divided equally between the winning researches in
p.000020: case of obtaining the same score in the evaluation.
p.000020: & The award can be withheld in any year if the submitted researches do not meet the expected quality for
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Indicator List
| Indicator | Vulnerability |
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| access | Access to Social Goods |
| education | education |
| educational | education |
| job | Occupation |
| minor | Youth/Minors |
| opinion | philosophical differences/differences of opinion |
| property | Property Ownership |
Indicator Peers (Indicators in Same Vulnerability)
| Indicator | Peers |
|---|
| education | ['educational'] |
| educational | ['education'] |
Trigger Words
capacity
developing
ethics
protection
risk
welfare
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