Collective reflections on the first cycle of a collaborative learning platform to strengthen rural primary health care in Mpumalanga, South Africa

Van Der Merwe, Maria SusaraD'Ambruoso, LuciaWitter, SophieTwine, RhianMabetha, DennyHove, JenniferByass, PeterTollman, StephenKahn, Kathleen2021-11-302021-11-302021-12Van Der Merwe, M S, D'Ambruoso, L, Witter, S, Twine, R, Mabetha, D, Hove, J, Byass, P, Tollman, S & Kahn, K 2021, 'Collective reflections on the first cycle of a collaborative learning platform to strengthen rural primary health care in Mpumalanga, South Africa', Health Research Policy and Systems, vol. 19, no. 1, 66, pp. 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-021-00716-y1478-4505ORCID: /0000-0002-8505-3368/work/104425837https://hdl.handle.net/2164/17583Acknowledgements Study participants are thanked and acknowledged for their participation and sharing their perspectives. The long-standing contributions and profound influence on the development and execution of the research programme by the late Professor Peter Byass, colleague and co-principal investigator on VAPAR, are acknowledged and treasured. Funding This work was supported by the GCRF Wellcome Trust REF2021 Impact Support Awards of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. The VAPAR programme is supported by the Joint Health Systems Research Initiative of the Department for International Development (DFID)/Medical Research Council (MRC)/Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (MR/N005597/1, MR/P014844/1). The Agincourt HDSS is supported by the South African Department of Science and Innovation, the University of the Witwatersrand, and the Medical Research Council, South Africa, and previously the Wellcome Trust (Grants 058893/Z/99/A; 069683/Z/02/Z; 085477/Z/08/Z; 085477/B/08/Z).131214379engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingCollaborative learning platformCommunity participationEmbedded researchPrimary healthcareSouth AfricaR MedicineHealth PolicyMedical Research Council (MRC)MR/N005597/1MR/P014844/1Wellcome Trust058893/Z/99/A069683/Z/02/Z085477/Z/08/Z085477/B/08/ZEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC)RCollective reflections on the first cycle of a collaborative learning platform to strengthen rural primary health care in Mpumalanga, South AfricaJournal article10.1186/s12961-021-00716-yhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85104627793&partnerID=8YFLogxK191