The Canadian International Development Research Corporation (IDRC) under its Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) is inviting Case examples to contribute to a Global Health Research Casebook. GHRI is the research funding partnership between five Canadian federal agencies and departments with the mandate of health, research and development assistance. The primary goal of GHRI is “to improve health and strengthen health systems in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) by supporting partnerships between Canadian and LMIC researchers.” It was launched in 2001 and since then, it has supported more than 125 research programs in over 60 countries.
Currently, GHRI is seeking Case examples to contribute to its Global Health Research Casebook. The purpose of this call is to consolidate lessons and experiences gained through applied gloal health research partnerships. “This Casebook will present concrete examples of how Canadian-LMIC research partnerships have operationalized efforts to reduce health inequities across a range of themes. This requires a context-specific understanding of the social, economic and political factors that determine people’s health, not only through their interactions with the health system and other sectors, but also through their access to a range of resources and opportunities”
Case abstracts should address global health research undertaken in one or more of the following thematic areas:
- Strengthening health systems
- Prevention and control of chronic diseases
- Health policy and governance
- Prevention and control of pandemics and/or emerging infectious diseases
- Interactions of health, environment and development
- Emerging issues and trends in global health research
The deadline to submit the case abstracts is 1 August 2010. For more information, visit this link.
