Deadline: 10-Oct-22
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), jointly with the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), is pleased to announce the 2022–2023 Impact Grants for Regional Priorities call for applications for operational research to support the elimination of communicable diseases in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Region.
Objective
- Facilitate and strengthen public health-oriented operational research on selected communicable diseases that are potential candidates for elimination as a public health problem through an integrated approach.
Priority Research Areas
- Tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections in advanced HIV Disease
- Public health implementation of integrated testing of tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections such as histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis in people with advanced HIV disease.
- Strategies to reduce mortality from tuberculosis and HIV opportunistic infections such as early identification, rapid screening, rapid initiation or prophylaxis.
- Integrated models of care for tuberculosis and fungal opportunistic infections in advanced HIV disease based on WHO recommendations.
- Sexually transmitted Infections
- Innovative strategies to identify sexually transmitted infections in key populations with special emphasis on Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
- Design, implementation and evaluation of innovative models in contact tracing, linkage to care and case reporting to improve rates of treatment in STI partners.
- Human T-lymphotropic virus Infection (HTLV-1/2)
- Design, pilot and evaluate an innovative model of care and service delivery in maternal and child health that address the prevention of MTCT of HTLV, with a public health approach and integrated with other diseases.
- Cost-effectiveness studies of the implementation of public health policies for the prevention, diagnosis and care of HTLV (with a focus on mother-to-child transmission).
- Evaluation and optimization of algorithms for the diagnosis of HTLV, aiming at reducing the cost of testing.
Methodology and Funding Scope
- Interventions and research questions within the scope of this call are listed. These have been selected based on a priority selection process undertaken by the PAHO Communicable Disease Department.
- The funding is available for research only.
- This PAHO/TDR call will not fund treatment and routine delivery of health services. Implementation and operational research activities supported by this call may be complementary to those supported by other stakeholders interested in the diseases and conditions covered in this call.
Funding Information
- A total of five proposals for up to US$ 30 000 per grant will be funded. Co-funding from domestic or other sources is encouraged.
- Duration: 12–18 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Research proposed must be conducted in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region.
- The Principal investigator must be based in an institution in a LAC country or territory.
- The research project must relate to the objective and scope described in the present call.
- If implementation is sought to be in a health centre, an authorization letter from the public health manager or director is needed.
- Proposals submitted should include an acknowledgement letter signed by the manager of the programme area or the person in charge of the programme related to the project at any level of the public health/ healthcare services (e.g. primary health care unit, municipal secretary of health, state department of health, or national ministry or secretary of health). The acknowledgement letter does not mean there is a need for clearance for the project, as no technical assessment is needed at this level.
- TDR is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity in science. Researchers are encouraged to apply irrespective of gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious, cultural and social backgrounds, or (dis)ability status.
For more information, visit https://who.force.com/etdr/s/gs-solicitation/a0p3X00000gLKKRQA4/ca220015