Strategic
plan, 2005 - 2010
Vision, mission, values and culture
Vision
'Building a healthy nation through research'
Resources, time and money will be devoted to articulating this vision. The word 'building' implies a journey or process to get there, and 'research' implies all aspects, like doing, funding and facilitating research. The manner in which the vision is communicated must be changed to enhance its meaning and understanding.
Mission
'To improve the nation's health and quality of life through promoting and conducting relevant and responsive health research'
This mission will be achieved by the following:
- Conducting relevant research.
- Funding research.
- Building health research capacity.
- Translating research.
- Managing health knowledge.
- Managing intellectual capital.
- Leadership and governance.
Organisational culture
The MRC is responsible for, and passionate about, the transformation and development of South Africa through the role of health research in building a healthy nation. It does this through the translation of research results into policy, practice, health promotion and health products.
Values
The five values of the MRC, and the keywords relating to each value, are:
- Communication: transparency, freedom to challenge.
- Accountability: responsibility, teamwork, leadership, participation.
- Respect: dignity, honesty, fairness, integrity.
- Excellence and innovation.
- Capacity development: reward and recognition.
Crosscutting themes in the work of the MRC include:
- Ethics and human rights.
- Capacity development.
- Indigenous knowledge and culture.
- Health promotion.
- Biostatistics.
- Information and knowledge management.
- Intellectual capital management.
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