National Health Research Conference - Day 3 || February 6, 2026
Conference Activities Over the Decade
The inaugural National Health Research Conference was held on November 25-26, 2010 at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel under the theme Bringing Health Research into Focus. The Conference sought to highlight research being conducted by the Ministry of Health, other institutions and individuals, and to facilitate discussions on national and regional research priorities, while providing an opportunity for health research networking. The original purpose has transitioned over the decade to the current objectives:
To share the findings of health studies conducted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness and other institutions and individuals in Jamaica;
To identify operational research with the potential to influence or be translated into policy;
To facilitate special discussions and presentations that focus on the conference theme.
Conference Themes and Special Presentations
Sixteen (16) oral presentations were made in 2010 on the eight Caribbean Cooperation in Health (CCHIII) priorities. CCHIII priorities were used as the basis for the conference theme up to 2013. Themes for more recent events have been sourced from a combination of local priorities as well as feedback from participants. Table 2 summarizes activities over the decade. Special presentations have ranged from the value of research to tuberculosis management, the epidemiology of the Chikungunya outbreak, health implications of the ageing population and the National Identification System, and personal health information protection.
Growth of the Event
The conference has grown by over four hundred per cent (460%) over the decade. Chart 1 summarizes attendance by year. The Health Research Policy for the Caribbean (2009) includes (i) (i) the promotion of intersectoral participation at all stages and levels of research for health and (ii) strengthening the cadre of professionals with the capacity to conceptualize, conduct, analyze, disseminate, and translate the findings of various forms of research for health as strategies to strengthen health research systems. The event provides an opportunity for enhanced collaboration among researchers, the forging of partnerships, and obtaining information on and providing feedback on policy initiatives.
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