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Table 4.17    Composition of Research Grants   
Units: US$ 
  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
Others 
381,006  401,823  440,262
552,843
321,515
957,304 1,309,270 1,887,895
JICA  
 379,100
435,000
499,000 
337,429 
337,243
Total 
381,006  401,823  440,262
931,943
756,515 1,456,304 1,646,699 2,225,138
Prepared by the investigation team based on the data provided by the NMIMR 
 
The NMIMR also generates income based on limited clinical laboratory services to the 
public and laboratory programs of other institutions and organizations such as the 
MOH, UNICEF and private companies, although the amount of income from these 
activities could not be confirmed during the evaluation study period. 
It is considered that the financial sustainability of the NMIMR is very high due to its 
regular collaborative research with foreign institutes and stable financial support from 
the GoG. 

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On the other hand, the appropriateness of the technical cooperation system of JICA 
aimed at technical transfer should be considered along with strengthening the 
sustainability of the NMIMR.     
The heads of the units interviewed also enumerated the following shortcomings of 
JICA’s technical cooperation system in comparison with collaborative research with 
other foreign institutes. 
 
¾
 
The research budget for JICA’s technical cooperation was managed only by the 
Japanese side, and not open to the Ghanaian side.  Hence, it has prevented the 
development of Ghanaian ownership in terms of the planning of the research. 
¾
 
Generally, researchers in the NMIMR gain an additional allowance for taking part 
in collaborative research funded by other institutes.  However, project-type 
technical cooperation through JICA has no similar system of payment to C/Ps.  
Therefore, researchers in the NMIMR have low motivation to participate in JICA 
projects due to lack of this allowance system,.     
 
The above shortcomings were frequently pointed out by the Ghanaian side when the 
evaluation study was being conducted for each project. JICA has worked to improve 
this shortcoming.