FRONTIERS PROJECT
Adding Operations Research to the Curriculum of the Graduate Program in Statistics and Public Health at the University of Costa Rica 

FRONTIERS and the Research Foundation of the University of Costa Rica collaborated to train researchers and managers to improve research utilization at the University of Costa Rica. Capacity-building activities included adding a module on reproductive health operations research intervention studies to the program's experimental design course, a seminar for advanced studies on willingness-to-pay surveys, and field research experiences for four master's degree students. FRONTIERS also co-sponsored a regional workshop on utilization of research findings in collaboration with the World Health Organization.

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Location

University of Costa Rica

Duration

November 1999–August 2002

Population Council researchers

Jim Foreit, Ricardo Vernon

Non-Council collaborator

Research Foundation of the University of Costa Rica

Donor

US Agency for International Development

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See Also

• Latin America & the Caribbean
• Technical Assistance/Institution Building
• Operations Research
• FRONTIERS Costa Rica
• FRONTIERS Technical Assistance/Institution Building

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