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NIHR Global Health Research Groups: Call 3
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The NIHR's third Global Health Research call for Groups. UK universities and research institutes were invited to submit applications, working in equitable partnerships with researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), to develop their ambitions to deliver world-class applied global health research to address under-funded or under-researched global health areas specific to those countries. Global Health Research Groups are defined as a partnership of specialist researchers within universities and research institutes in LMICs and the UK: 1. Either new to delivering applied health research globally, or expanding to new global partnerships to deliver applied global health research addressing unmet needs in new health areas or geographies in ODA-eligible countries; 2. Who, through a planned start-up phase, will develop or expand equitable research partnerships and networks, to undertake LMIC-led needs analysis designed to refine relevant research questions and priorities through engagement with policy makers, evidence users and local communities, as appropriate; 3. Who will establish a new programme of applied health research delivered through ambitious, structured plans for e.g. scoping studies, needs analysis, economic analysis, pilot studies and potentially trials; 4. Who are able to develop the strength of the partnership to improve practice and inform policy based on scientific evidence; 5. Who will set up and deliver a focussed programme of capacity and capability strengthening at individual and institutional level appropriate to the respective goals.
Fleming Fund - Independent Evaluation
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
This is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded project from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to independently evaluate its 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. The independent evaluation will assess how far the outputs of the portfolio of country, regional, and global grants, and the Fleming Fellowships, contribute to the outcomes and impact identified by DHSC. Six specific questions were agreed during the inception phase for the evaluation and in answering these, the evaluation intends to meet three objectives: (1) In 2019, the evaluation will generate learning to inform course correction and adaptation in phase 1; (2) In late 2020, the evaluation’s focus will shift to providing an independent summative judgement of the Fund’s results and achievements in phase 1; (3) At the end of phase 2 the evaluation will provide an independent summative judgement of the Fund’s results and achievements in phase 2.
Fleming Fund - Programme Costs
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
This is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded project from the UK 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. These are additional costs to support the running of the programme through, for example, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) resources, or events such as the Fleming Fund delivery partners’ event.
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s fourth Global Research Professorship call
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s fourth Global Research Professorship call. The Global Research Professorships programme funds research leaders, with a track-record of applied health research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), to promote effective translation of research and to strengthen research leadership at the highest academic levels. Funding of up to £2m over up to 5 years is awarded to Professors working in close partnership with a research institution in an LMIC.
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s fifth Global Research Professorship call
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s fifth Global Research Professorship call. The Global Research Professorships programme funds research leaders, with a track-record of applied health research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), to promote effective translation of research and to strengthen research leadership at the highest academic levels. Funding of up to £2m over up to 5 years is awarded to Professors working in close partnership with a research institution in an LMIC.
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s sixth Global Research Professorship call
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s sixth Global Research Professorship call. The Global Research Professorships programme funds research leaders, with a track-record of applied health research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), to promote effective translation of research and to strengthen research leadership at the highest academic levels. Funding of up to £2m over up to 5 years is awarded to Professors working in close partnership with a research institution in an LMIC.
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s seventh Global Research Professorship call
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s seventh Global Research Professorship call. The Global Research Professorships programme funds research leaders, with a track-record of applied health research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), to promote effective translation of research and to strengthen research leadership at the highest academic levels. Funding of up to £2m over up to 5 years is awarded to Professors working in close partnership with a research institution in an LMIC.
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s eighth Global Research Professorship call
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s eighth Global Research Professorship call. The Global Research Professorships programme funds research leaders, with a track-record of applied health research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), to promote effective translation of research and to strengthen research leadership at the highest academic levels. Funding of up to £2m over up to 5 years is awarded to Professors based in either an LMIC or the UK, working in close partnership with a research institution in an LMIC.
Applied Research for Adolescent Health in Low and Middle Income Countries
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds outstanding global health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). This programme is administered by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC), which reports activities under the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). NIHR disburses funds to MRC, which makes onwards disbursements to awardees. This initiative funds research grants to improve adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds outstanding global health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) coordinates and supports research activities that address the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases, on a global scale. The GACD is the first collaboration of major research funding agencies to specifically address chronic non-communicable diseases.
Joint Global Health Trials Initiative
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds outstanding global health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). This programme is administered by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC), which reports activities under the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). NIHR disburses funds to MRC, which makes onwards disbursements to awardees. The aim of this programme is to generate new knowledge to contribute to improving health in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Priority will be given to proposals most likely to yield implementable results and designed to address the major causes of mortality or morbidity in LMICs.
Fleming Fund
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The Fleming Fund is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded programme from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). It helps fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where the burden of drug-resistant infection is greater. Information about individual Fleming Fund projects and contracts can be found under the ‘child activities linked to this activity. The Fleming Fund aims to: (1) Support the development of National Action Plans for AMR; (2) Develop and support the implementation of protocols and guidance for AMR surveillance and antimicrobial use; (3) Build sustainable laboratory capacity for AMR sensitivity testing and diagnosis; (4) Build sustainable drug resistance surveillance capacity and networks; (5) Enable the sharing of drug resistance data locally, regionally and nationally; (6) Facilitate the increased use of drug resistance data to monitor and address resistance as it evolves; and (7) Advocate for the application of data to promote the rational use of antimicrobials for human health, animal health and agriculture.
Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund (GAMRIF)
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund (GAMRIF) is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded programme from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). It supports high-quality research and development (R&D) around the world to reduce the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans, animals, and the environment for the benefit of people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), focussing on product development (such as therapeutics, alternatives, vaccines, diagnostics and beyond). GAMRIF delivers through bilateral partnerships, global initiatives, and product development partnerships (PDPs) to establish international research partnerships with industry, academia, and governments. This approach enables it to collaborate with, and leverage additional funding from, other global donors to develop innovative One Health* solutions to tackle AMR in LMICs and increase the availability of context-specific, accessible, and affordable innovations for LMICs. (*One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognises that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and interdependent.)
Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund (GAMRIF) - Programme Costs
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
This is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded project from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund (GAMRIF). GAMRIF funds research and development to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where the burden of drug-resistant infection is greater. Programme costs support the running of the programme through additional activity, such as events with delivery partners or Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) resources.
Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund (GAMRIF) - FAILSAFE (Fungal AMR Innovations for low- and middle-income countries): Solutions and Access for Everyone
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
This is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded project from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund (GAMRIF) which funds research and development to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where the burden of drug-resistant infection is greater. Delivered in partnership with the University of Exeter, this is a pioneering initiative which aims to address the urgent and underfunded challenge of fungal antimicrobial resistance (fAMR). It will foster global research and development to create impactful products and solutions for fAMR across the One Health* spectrum by providing funding for small to large scale research projects in basic and clinical medical mycology, focusing on LMICs, where the effects of fAMR are particularly severe. (*One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognises that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and interdependent.)
UK Vaccine Network Project (UKVN)
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The UK Vaccine Network Project (UKVN) is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded programme from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). It supports the development of vaccines and vaccine technology for infectious diseases with the potential to cause an epidemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), focusing on areas of market failure. UKVN has identified a range of human diseases with epidemic potential in LMICs for which the development of vaccines is a priority. The long-term aims of this programme are to prevent outbreaks of diseases with epidemic potential through proactive vaccination campaigns or to control them through quick development of new vaccines and/or responsive vaccination campaigns upon outbreak detection. UKVN focuses on human and zoonotic diseases with epidemic potential in humans, from 12 priority pathogen families, alongside Disease X (a pandemic pathogen that has not yet been characterised).
UK Vaccine Network (UKVN) - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) - Future Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hubs Competition 2 (2023-2028)
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
This is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded project from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s UK Vaccine Network (UKVN) which supports the development of vaccines and vaccine technology for infectious diseases with the potential to cause an epidemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), focusing on areas of market failure. UKVN has identified a range of human diseases with epidemic potential in LMICs for which the development of vaccines is a priority. UKVN is collaborating with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to run Stage 2 of the Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hubs competition, which funds four hubs (including the two funded in Stage 1). The first stage of the Future Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hubs competition prioritised the development of vaccine products through research into improved vaccine manufacturing. The second stage continues to fund work of the same nature. As in the first competition, the hubs seek to: (1) Develop tools and technologies that allow for easier and quicker manufacturing of vaccines in emergencies; (2) Redesign existing vaccines to make them cheaper and easier to manufacture and easier to deliver in LMIC settings; and (3) Provide bespoke support for researchers developing vaccines for diseases which primarily affect LMICs, so that the vaccines they are developing are as rapid and cost-effective to manufacture as possible. The projects are expected to collaborate with LMIC researchers and industry to support their work. This project was not put out to an open, competitive tender process because, as a non-departmental public body of the UK government, EPSRC is uniquely positioned to manage research calls.
UK Vaccine Network (UKVN) - Programme Costs
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
This is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded project from the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s UK Vaccine Network (UKVN) which supports the development of vaccines and vaccine technology for infectious diseases with the potential to cause an epidemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), focusing on areas of market failure. UKVN has identified a range of human diseases with epidemic potential in LMICs for which the development of vaccines is a priority. Programme costs support the running of the programme through additional activity, such as events or Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) resources, for example an external evaluation of UKVN.
NIHR Global Health Research Groups: Call 4
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The NIHR's fourth Global Health Research call for Groups. UK universities and research institutes were invited to submit applications, working in equitable partnerships with researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) eligible to recieve Official Development Assistance (ODA), to develop their ambitions to deliver world-class applied global health research to address under-funded or under-researched global health areas specific to those countries. The partnerships support both identified training and capacity needs for academy research and programme support functions in low resource settings. Together these provide an important, sustainable platform for future research and resilience in those countries. Global Health Reseach Group funding is available to research groups either new to delivering applied health research globally or that wish to expand an existing partnership. Through this call, awards up to £3 million over a period of up to four years are available to NIHR Global Health Research Groups.
NIHR Global Health Research Groups: Call 5
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The NIHR's fifth Global Health Research call for Groups. UK universities and research institutes were invited to submit applications, working in equitable partnerships with researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) eligible to receive Official Development Assistance (ODA), to develop their ambitions to deliver world-class applied global health research to address under-funded or under-researched global health areas specific to those countries. The partnerships support both identified training and capacity needs for academy research and programme support functions in low resource settings. Together these provide an important, sustainable platform for future research and resilience in those countries. Global Health Research Group funding is available to research groups either new to delivering applied health research globally or that wish to expand an existing partnership into new themes and geographies. Through this call, awards up to £3 million over a period of up to four years are available to NIHR Global Health Research Groups.
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