Twelve Impact Grants have been awarded following a call for applications jointly issued by TDR and WHO’s Regional Office for Africa. This initiative reflects a commitment to support implementation research to improve delivery of high-quality and cost-efficient health care solutions to people in low- and middle-income countries.
The African Region reports more than 100 public health events annually, of which approximately 80% are emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases, events or conditions. These events have significant implications for global health security and universal health coverage gains, flagging the need for evidence-informed decisions in preventing and responding to future threats.
Implementation research to address inefficient delivery of existing health interventions and other bottlenecks can contribute towards universal health coverage (UHC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and potentially mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The selected proposals address the following priority areas:
- Health systems strengthening through implementation research
- Addressing complex public health issues through implementation research
- Implementation research on One Health and emerging diseases
The Impact Grants for Regional Priorities support researchers and public health practitioners as part of TDR’s collaboration with all WHO regional offices. The objective is to produce implementation research findings that can help build national strategies and action plans for better control and treatment of infectious diseases of poverty.
The selected grant recipients and their research projects are listed in the table below:
For more information, please contact Dr Garry Aslanyan at TDR or Dr Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor at WHO Regional Office for Africa.
