Goal: To ensure research is relevant, acceptable, and beneficial to the community
Objectives: Build trust and credibility, enhance community understanding of research, foster collaboration and partnerships, improve research relevance and validity, increase community participation and retention, promote research translation and implementation, and empower communities to take ownership of health initiatives.
Community Engagement Interventions: Stakeholder engagements (National, district and local), Community outreach, Community Advisory Board (CAB), Dissemination and feedback meetings, Capacity building and training and community sensitization and education.