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Implementation of community-based health checks and peer-to-peer support to promote functional ability for older people living in rural Zimbabwe

DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

MRC AGHRB award to develop and implement an evidence-based clinical framework for non-specialist assessment and management of chronic disorders of ageing which impact functional ability, to improve the health and wellbeing of older people living in rural communities in Zimbabwe.

Programme Id GB-GOV-26-OODA-MRC-TH84KLN-G3HDMXF-SGBR8FX
Start date 2024-10-1
Status Implementation
Total budget £382,357.71

Protecting Mothers and their Infants through Screening and Comprehensive Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Antenatal Care in Zimbabwe

DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are extremely common. In Africa four easily curable STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis) may affect almost one in four young people at any point in time. For most people these infections do not cause obvious symptoms but they can still be associated with important health consequences. In particular, STIs during pregnancy can have severe consequences for the outcome of the pregnancy. They are associated with a higher rate of stillbirth, babies dying shortly after birth (neonatal death), and with babies being born prematurely and at a lower birthweight. Despite these important public health consequences, control of STIs has not been suboptimal and no World Health Organization (WHO) STI control targets have been met. One reason is that currently only individuals with STI symptoms are treated for all the possible infections that can cause the symptom without specifically testing for which infection is causing the symptom-an approach called syndromic management. This approach was recommended because testing required expensive laboratory infrastructure which was not always possible in resource-constrained settings. Importantly, more than 80% of people with an STI do not have symptoms and are therefore not identified and treated. Newer diagnostic tests which do not require expensive infrastructure have become available in recent years but these tests are relatively expensive, and there is limited evidence on which population groups to target for testing and whether screening (i.e. offering testing systematically to defined groups whether or not they have symptoms) will result in health benefits. In previous work in Zimbabwe, we have shown that these diagnostic tests can be integrated into broader antenatal care. However critical data on whether using these tests improves outcomes for mothers and babies is missing. In this study we will conduct a trial to to assess if introducing screening for STIs in antenatal care compared to syndromic management results in improved outcomes for the mothers and their babies. Our study will be conducted in antenatal care clinics in Zimbabwe. We will enrol approximately 8200 pregnant women into the study. Pregnant women will be assigned by chance (randomised) to either receive standard care, where they will be treated for an STI only if they have symptoms, or to receive a test for an STI whether or not they hae symptoms, followed by treatment based on the result of that test. For each pregnancy we will collect data on important outcomes including stillbirth, prematurity and birth weight to assess if STI testing improves pregnancy outcomes. We will also collect data on the cost of using diagnostic tests in the antenatal setting and conduct a thorough evaluation of the operational and structural factors required for Ministries of Health to adopt STI testing as part of antenatal care more widely. Throughout the study we will work directly with communities to ensure the services we develop are appropriate for their needs and tackle barriers to seeking care for STIs such as stigma. We will develop a detailed plan to facilitate uptake of our study findings into local, regional and global policy, working with the Ministry of Health, WHO and other key stakeholders such as the International Union against STIs. We will also advocate with Industry for reductions in costs of tests. If successful our study will transform care for pregnant women and improve outcomes for their babies worldwide.

Programme Id GB-GOV-26-ISPF-MRC-8BZDF48-7Z3R57R-W7JACU6
Start date 2025-1-1
Status Implementation
Total budget £847,801.05

Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a widespread and lucrative criminal activity causing major global environmental and social harm. The IWT has been estimated to be worth up to £17 billion a year. Nearly 6,000 different species of fauna and flora are impacted, with almost every country in the world playing a role in the illicit trade. The UK government is committed to tackling illegal trade of wildlife products and is a long-standing leader in efforts to eradicate the IWT. Defra manages the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, which is a competitive grants scheme with the objective of tackling IWT and, in doing so, contributing to sustainable development in developing countries. Projects funded under the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund address one, or more, of the following themes: • Developing sustainable livelihoods to benefit people directly affected by IWT, • Strengthening law enforcement, • Ensuring effective legal frameworks, • Reducing demand for IWT products. By 2023 over £51 million has been committed to 157 projects since the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund was established in 2013. This page contains information about Rounds 7 onwards. For information about Rounds 1 to 6, please see the IWTCF website -https://iwt.challengefund.org.uk/

Programme Id GB-GOV-7-IWTChallengeFund
Start date 2021-4-1
Status Implementation
Total budget £36,445,498.68

Biodiverse Landscapes Fund

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

The UK’s £100 million Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF) aims to reduce poverty, protect and restore biodiversity and lessen the impact of climate change in six environmentally critical landscapes across the globe. These are: - The Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area, covering areas of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. - Mesoamerica, covering areas of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. - Western Congo Basin, covering areas of Cameroon, Gabon and Republic of Congo. - Andes Amazon, covering areas of Ecuador and Peru. - Lower Mekong, covering areas of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. - Madagascar. The BLF has 3 core aims: - people: to develop economic opportunities through investment in nature in support of climate adaptation and resilience and poverty reduction. - nature: to slow, halt or reverse biodiversity loss in globally significant regions for biodiversity. - climate: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and safeguard natural carbon sinks. It will meet these aims by: - reducing poverty and creating sustainable economic development for communities living in, and dependent upon, environmentally precious landscapes. - protecting and restoring ecosystems and biologically diverse landscapes helping to mitigate climate change by preserving carbon sinks and ecosystems. - addressing the causes of environmental degradation. - supporting national and local governments, park authorities and communities to achieve long-term sustainable management and use of natural resources Funding will be distributed across the landscapes according to demands and needs.

Programme Id GB-GOV-7-BLF
Start date 2021-4-1
Status Implementation
Total budget £128,467,000

Darwin Initiative

Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

The Darwin Initiative is the UK’s flagship international challenge fund for biodiversity conversation and poverty reduction, established at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. The Darwin Initiative is a grant scheme working on projects that aim to slow, halt, or reverse the rates of biodiversity loss and degradation, with associated reductions in multidimensional poverty. To date, the Darwin Initiative has awarded more than £195m to over 1,280 projects in 159 countries to enhance the capability and capacity of national and local stakeholders to deliver biodiversity conservation and multidimensional poverty reduction outcomes in low and middle-income countries. More information at https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/the-darwin-initiative. This page contains information about Rounds 27 onwards. For information about Rounds 1 to 26, please see the Darwin Initiative website -https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/

Programme Id GB-GOV-7-DarwinInitiative
Start date 2021-4-1
Status Implementation
Total budget £106,016,769.29

Fleming Fund - Zimbabwe Country Grant (FAO) Animal Health

UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)

This is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded UKaid project from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s Fleming Fund which helps to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where the burden of drug-resistant infection is greater. This grant is delivered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and managed by the Fleming Fund management agent as part of the wider portfolio of country, regional and fellowship grants. The grant continues to support improved clinical services in hospitals in Zimbabwe, generating more and better data on AMR, including data on antimicrobial use, to feed into improved stewardship and appropriate use of antibiotics. See ‘Fleming Fund - Country and Regional Grants and Fellowships Programme’ GB-GOV-10-FF_MA for more information on the objectives of country grants. This project was not put out to an open, competitive tender process because the Fleming Fund Managing Agent identified this implementing partner as uniquely placed to undertake project delivery. However, UN policy states that commercial agreements must be MoUs and must be signed with participating countries. As such, DHSC facilitated the signing of commercial agreements for downstream partners of the Management Agent where appropriate.

Programme Id GB-GOV-10-FF_MA_Zimbabwe
Start date 2020-3-23
Status Implementation
Total budget £7,339,627

NMB Bank Limited

British International Investment plc

NMB Bank Limited is a registered commercial bank and the principal subsidiary of NMBZ, established in October 1992. The bank is wholly owned by NMBZ Holdings Limited (NMBZ) - a Zimbabwe based investment holding company involved in Banking, Microfinance, Real Estate, Customised Technology Services and Bancassurance. The holding company is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.

Programme Id GB-COH-03877777-F355901-01
Start date 2024-6-17
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

Progression Eastern African Microfinance Equity Fund

British International Investment plc

This is an equity fund investing in microfinance institutions and microfinance enablers (up to 25%) in East Africa.

Programme Id GB-COH-03877777-F303901-01
Start date 2011-12-20
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

Takura II

British International Investment plc

The Takura II fund focuses on scalable businesses in the agro-processing, FMCG, retail, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, real estate and business services sectors.

Programme Id GB-COH-03877777-F305601-01
Start date 2016-11-7
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

Takura II

British International Investment plc

The Takura II fund focuses on scalable businesses in the agro-processing, FMCG, retail, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, real estate and business services sectors.

Programme Id GB-COH-03877777-F305601-02
Start date 2013-9-6
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

Takura III

British International Investment plc

Private equity fund investing in private enterprises across SADC (Excluding South Africa) focusing on Zimbabwe. It is the successor fund to Takura Fund II.

Programme Id GB-COH-03877777-F322901-01
Start date 2018-12-18
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

Takura II

British International Investment plc

A commitment by CDC to the Takura II investment fund. The fund makes investments in small and medium enterprises in Zimbabwe.

Programme Id GB-COH-03877777-F305601
Start date 2013-9-6
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

Global Mine Action Programme 3

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

The UK has had an historic role in talking the legacy of landmine and Explosive Remnants of War. We were one of the founding signatories to the Land Mine Ban Treaty of 1997, In the 24 years since then, the UK has supported some of the poorest countries around the world to clear landmines and ERW after conflict, building up considerable knowledge and experience in the mine action sector. UK funding for mine action saves lives, releases land for productive use and helps pace the way for further development programming. Through land mine and ERW clearance, mine risk education activities and capacity development of national and provincial authorities this programme will increase stability and security for people in countries affected by landmines and ERW.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-301095
Start date 2022-3-15
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

Health Resilience Fund in Zimbabwe 2021-2025

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

To support a resilient health system in Zimbabwe that is equipped to deliver quality sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition services.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-300816
Start date 2021-12-28
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

The Evidence Fund - 300708

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

The Evidence Fund procures and manages research and evaluations that primarily benefit ODA eligible countries. Most research and evaluations paid for by the Evidence Fund are country-specific, and all respond to requests for evidence to inform programme or policy decisions. Primarily serving research requests from HMG’s Embassies and High Commissions in ODA eligible countries, and from HMG policy and strategy teams, the Evidence Fund strengthens the evidence behind the UK’s priority international development investments and development diplomacy. The Evidence Fund also invests modest amounts of non-ODA, to strengthen the evidence behind wider UK foreign policy.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-300708
Start date 2020-7-30
Status Implementation
Total budget £33,014,297

Zimbabwe Economic Stability and Transformation (ZEST) programme

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

This programme will support reforms to improve the economic and business environment in Zimbabwe, in order to unlock Zimbabwe’s prosperity potential. This will help reduce poverty in Zimbabwe through putting the country on a pathway to economic development and job creation. It will also benefit the UK through fostering trade and investment links

Programme Id GB-1-204694
Start date 2018-3-8
Status Implementation
Total budget £13,788,036

Teacher Effectiveness and Equitable Access for Children (TEACH) in Zimbabwe

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

To safeguard educational gains made over the last decade. During this current period of economic instability and beyond, TEACH will sustain improvements made to learning outcomes and will target the poorest and most disadvantaged learners, including those with a disability. It will build on the learning from the previous United Kingdom (UK) support through the Education Development Fund but shifts focus to where it matters most by: • targeting the poorest schools so that they remain functional and can meet basic operational needs. • Testing and adapting evidence-based approaches to improve teacher effectiveness in the classroom, contributing to wider reforms of the national education system. • Supporting the Zimbabwean Government to end violence in schools by developing a comprehensive approach to safeguarding and positive discipline • Strengthening effective education systems so that they are more inclusive • Supporting improving financing of education

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-300252
Start date 2019-7-26
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

Climate Adaptation Water and Energy Infrastructure Programme

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

This project will support the development of climate resilient multiple use water and renewable energy infrastructure in vulnerable rural districts of Zimbabwe. Targeted communities will have continued access to water for productive and household use, including during droughts and floods and improved access to clean and affordable energy to support economic activities. The project will also provide technical assistance to the government and other key stakeholders to support the wider use of climate science in designing and delivering resilient water and energy infrastructure. Evidence generated through this project will be used to influence climate policy reforms and support the national climate adaptation plan.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-300164
Start date 2019-11-10
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

SFC - GCRF QR funding

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

Formula GCRF funding to the Scottish Funding Council to support Scottish higher education institutes (HEIs) to carry out ODA-eligible activities in line with their three-year institutional strategies. ODA research grants do not represent the full economic cost of research and therefore additional funding is provided to Scottish HEIs in proportion to their Research Excellence Grant (REG). In FY19/20 funding was allocated to 18 Scottish higher education institutes to support existing ODA grant funding and small projects. GCRF has now supported more than 800 projects at Scottish institutions, involving over 80 developing country partners.

Programme Id GB-GOV-13-GCRF-BF-7TNK9LD-GBYPTX3
Start date 2018-1-1
Status Implementation
Total budget £25,042,247

UUKi Delivery Support

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

These are delivery cost for shared learning workshops/training and best practice (for current and future applicants) on ODA assurance, eligibility, reporting and partnership working through either the NF and GCRF

Programme Id GB-GOV-13-GCRF-BF-7TNK9LD-YNLLBYF
Start date 2018-1-1
Status Implementation
Total budget £242,914