TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, SIHI, the Social Innovation in Health Initiative, and WHO regional offices are pleased to issue this call for proposals to identify good practices in engaging communities in research for implementation and in social innovation, in low- and middle-income countries.
Applicants can choose to focus on one or more of the following areas with a specific focus on LMICs:
1. Identification of good practices in engaging communities in research and in social innovation in health to enhance health care delivery.
2. Identification of good practices in engaging communities in research and in social innovation in health to respond to health emergencies.
3. Involvement of community and other stakeholders in research governance, results translation and uptake.
4. Mapping of Ethics Review Committee practices in relation to the engagement of communities in research to enhance health care delivery.
Applications are invited from principal investigators and institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), as per the World Bank classification. In case of consortia, applications from any countries are accepted if the consortium includes at least one institution from LMIC and is led by an investigator from an LMIC.
Principal investigator and team must have prior documented experience in the selected field.
The proposal should address one or more of the areas described in the objectives.
Proposed budget: maximum US$30, 000.
Deadline for submission: 19 February 2021 at 23:59 GMT.
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