Advancing Health Research Impact through a Systemic Multi-Sectoral Approach: A Protocol for Introducing Reduced-Sodium Salts and Salty Condiments in Vietnam

Emalie Rosewarne (), Annet C. Hoek, Aliyah Palu, Kathy Trieu, Colman Taylor, Do Thi Phuong Ha, Michael Sieburg, Nicole Ide, Kent Buse and Jacqui Webster
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Emalie Rosewarne: The George Institute for Global Health, The University of New South Wales, Level 5, 1 King St., Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Annet C. Hoek: The George Institute for Global Health, The University of New South Wales, Level 5, 1 King St., Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Aliyah Palu: The George Institute for Global Health, The University of New South Wales, Level 5, 1 King St., Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Kathy Trieu: The George Institute for Global Health, The University of New South Wales, Level 5, 1 King St., Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Colman Taylor: The George Institute for Global Health, The University of New South Wales, Level 5, 1 King St., Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
Do Thi Phuong Ha: National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam. 48B Tăng Bạt Hổ Street, Phạm Đình Hổ, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi 11611, Vietnam
Michael Sieburg: YCP Solidiance, PTE LTD, Suite 704, Satra Dong Khoi Building, 58 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
Nicole Ide: Resolve to Save Lives, 85 Broad Street, Suite 1626, New York, NY 10004, USA
Kent Buse: The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BX, UK
Jacqui Webster: The George Institute for Global Health, The University of New South Wales, Level 5, 1 King St., Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-10

Abstract: Better alignment between health research organisations with the needs (and interests) of key stakeholders in the health policy and research system is critical to improving research impact. The George Institute for Global Health’s ‘Healthier Societies’ program focuses on harnessing the power of governments, markets, and communities to improve population level health equity outcomes and maximise research impact. This protocol outlines a systemic multi-sectoral approach to advance health research impact globally applied to a project to reduce population salt intake in Vietnam by introducing reduced-sodium salts and salty condiments. We defined a systemic multi-sectoral approach to be a strategy that involves engaging with government, market and communities in a deliberate and joined-up way to solve a problem in which they all have a role to play. The project objectives are to: (i) produce reduced-sodium fish sauce products and test consumer acceptability; (ii) investigate the market feasibility of introducing reduced-sodium foods (salt, bot canh and fish sauce) into the Vietnamese market; (iii) estimate the cost-effectiveness of three different government strategies to support the implementation of reduced-sodium products; and (iv) develop an advocacy roadmap to maximise potential research impact. Methods will include standard quality and safety assessments, consumer sensory testing for the locally produced reduced-sodium fish sauces, market feasibility assessment (including collating market data and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders), cost-effectiveness modelling (Markov cohort model), multi-sector stakeholder engagement, and the development of a coordinated advocacy strategy using the Kotter Plus framework. Health research organisations are increasingly seeking ways to achieve greater impact with their research. Through the application of a systemic multi-sectoral approach with governments, markets and communities, this protocol provides an example of how health research projects can achieve such impact.

Keywords: global health; research impact; health policy; nutrition; Vietnam; sodium reduction; salt substitutes; healthy societies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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