To support the generation of evidence from local research for the prevention and control of infectious diseases of poverty in low- and middle-income countries, 14 Impact Grants for Regional Priorities have been awarded following a call for applications jointly issued by TDR and WHO’s Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO).
The Impact Grants for Regional Priorities support researchers and public health practitioners as part of TDR’s collaboration with all WHO regional offices. This programme emphasizes the importance of using implementation and operational research and linking healthcare delivery and disease control programmes with research and academic institutions. The specific objectives of the Impact Grants are to:
-strengthen the research capacity of relevant individuals and institutions in countries;
-generate new knowledge, solutions and implementation strategies that countries can apply for the control and elimination of infectious diseases; and
-encourage intersectoral dialogue and a One Health approach.
In total, 193 applications were submitted from 18 countries within the Eastern Mediterranean region. Each of the 14 grant recipients will receive up to US$10 000 for their research project. The duration of each grant will be up to nine months.
Implementation research to address access to health services by populations in need can contribute to leveraging political commitments for health. It can also enhance multisectoral collaboration and create cross-programmatic efficiencies, as well as engage unreached communities in developing, implementing and evaluating strategies.
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 Arshad Altaf at WHO Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean.