Deadline: 21-Jul-22
The World Health Organization (WHO) is pleased to announce a call for Special Grant for Research for Accelerating prevention and control of NCDs in South-East Asia, 2022.
The purpose of this call is to identify and support research and analytical projects in member states of South-East Asia that will generate, synthesize, and disseminate evidence on innovations for prevention and control of NCDs, as well as supporting the collaborative development and advancement of a NCD research and development agenda.
This call for proposals is linked to these areas of work to ensure priority NCD related research is supported through a small grants scheme. Hence, WHO/SEARO is seeking small scale proposals, 3-12 months, which could shed further light on regional, national and sub-regional experiences and outcomes of policy and programmatic interventions and innovations in public or private sector on prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases. They will give priority to proposals that address national level issues, but proposals that deal with large subnational areas with clear messages and potentials for further learning and understanding will also be considered.
Objectives
- General objective : to promote SEAR-based research and innovations for prevention and control of NCDs
- Specific objectives: The specific objectives of this call for proposals are to:
- Generate local knowledge relevant to prevention and control of NCDs;
- Assist capacity building for public health research;
- Strengthen the link between evidence generation and health policy making;
- Enhance experience-exchange among the Region’s Member States
Priority Areas
- NCD service delivery
- Population-based interventions
- Multisectoral action and engagement of non-government stakeholders including private sectors
- Use of technology or mobile apps to enhance health information system for NCDS
- Communicable diseases, mental health and COVID -19 pandemic
Eligibility Criteria
- Health related scientists, researchers and scholars based in SEAR countries are encouraged to submit proposals. While postgraduate students are not encouraged to submit research proposals on their own, they could support teams of investigators, accordingly. The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a national of a member state of the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR) and the research site should be in one of its Member States.
- Individuals and Institutions
- Individuals and institutions engaged in SEAR health research are considered eligible for submitting proposals which include:
- Ministries, academic institutions, research institutes in SEAR countries.
- Non-governm ental organizations: professional societies and civil service organizations involved in SEAR he alth research activities.
For more information, visit https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/articles-detail/call-for-special-grant-for-research-for-accelerating-prevention-and-control-of-ncds-in-south-east-asia-2022