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Climate resilient Rural Infrastructure in Kampong Cham Province(as part of Rural Roads Improvement Project (RRIP-II)) (i)  rehabilitate about 240 km of vulnerable rural roads in Kampong Cham province including Tboung Khmum and the five islands in the Mekong River using innovative approaches such as bioengineering. (ii)  strengthen capacity of MRD and other agencies to mainstream climate change concerns into rural infrastructure planning and development. (iii)To develop and implement a multisector climate change adaptation framework for the five Mekong River islands. (iv.) To promote effective linkages between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Kampong Cham province.
The expected outcome of the project is a safe, climate-resilient, and cost effective rural road network in 10 project provinces to provide all-year access to markets, jobs, and social services.
Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Development Planning / Technical Assistance:  Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Development Planning of Key Vulnerable Sectors Support strengthening Cambodia’s capacity to mainstream climate resilience into national development planning, budgeting, and implementation
GMS Southern Economic Corridor Towns Development Project Stregthen urban-environmental infrastructure, institutional capacities, and flood control measures to improve productivity of economic enterprises in Battambang, Bavet, Neak Loeung, and Poipet
Provincial Roads Improvement Project - Climate Proofing of Roads in Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Kampong Chhnang and Kampong Speu Provinces Enhance the resilience of vital rural roadways in Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Kampong Chang, and Kampong Speu Provinces to combat erosion and build community awareness on road safety
Enhancement of Flood and Drought Management in Pursat Province Support the design and implementation of irrigation infrastructure and provide technical assistance to build community capacity in managing and mitigating climate risks, including the use of early warning systems
Climate Proofing of Agricultural Infrastructure and Business-focused Adaptation Provide policy-based loan and project loan to increase net incomes of stakeholders along the rice value chain with the natural resource base preserved.
Flood-resilient Infrastructure Development in Pursat and Kampong Chhnang Towns as part of the Integrated Urban Environmental Management in the Tonle Sap Basin Project Improve the quality, coverage, and reliability of urban services and enhance climate change resilience in Kampong Chhnang and Pursat municipalities by transforming key urban areas into competitive and green urban centers, thereby strengthening rural-urban subregion connectivity and improving public health
National Solar Parks Program The proposed National Solar Park Project (‘Project’) will support the national electricity utility, Electricite du Cambodge (EDC), in expanding access to clean energy and increasing solar energy generation in Cambodia. It will have two main outputs: 
(i) a solar park facility able to accommodate up to 100 megawatts (MW) of solar power generation on 150-200 hectares of land in selected provinces; and 
(ii) a 30-40-kilometer (km) 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line connection to an existing substation (grid substation 6 or GS6). The transmission interconnection system expansion will include a solar park substation with two transformers (one additional for redundancy), switchgear, controls, and a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system compatible with the EDC’s SCADA requirements. It will have a new bay with switchgear at the existing GS6 substation.
Supportive and Dignified Maternity Care (SDMC) - development and feasibility assessment of an intervention package for public health systems MRC PHIND award in supportive and Dignified Maternity Care (SDMC) - development and feasibility assessment of an intervention package for public health systems in Pakistan The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Maternal and Perinatal Health Research collaboration, India (MaatHRI): improving outcomes in pregnant women with iron deficiency anaemia CDA Sep 2016  RM 2017 award looking at improving outcomes in pregnant women with iron deficiency anaemia in India The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
The use of human monoclonal antibodies to inform and enhance influenza vaccine virus selection. Influenza infections each year cause a major burden of sickness and death (greater than 250,000 deaths each year world wide). The most effective means of reducing illness caused by influenza is by vaccination. The influenza virus evolves by changing its surface proteins each year in response to selective pressure from the human antibody response. The World Health Organisation coordinates a massive effort to monitor the evolution of influenza around the world to try and identify the viruses that are most likely to cause infections in the coming years, and select the best candidates for manufacture into a vaccine. The methods used to do this are both new, by sequencing virus genes to monitor genetic changes, and old, by testing the antibodies that ferrets make to candidate vaccine viruses for cross-reactivity with circulating strains. Ferret antibodies are traditionally used because these animals are susceptible to influenza infections in a way similar to humans. Overall the effectiveness (reduction in risk of becoming ill with influenza) of the vaccines selected by these methods is quite poor at ~54%, so there is room for improvement. Recent technical developments have provided a new method to analyse the evolution of influenza that uses human monoclonal antibodies. It is these human antibodies that are thought to be driving the evolution of influenza in nature. We have shown that human antibodies isolated from vaccinated or infected individuals can detect changes in the virus that the ferret antibodies miss. In addition the changes that human antibodies detect frequently correlate with the changes that are appearing in the influenza viruses currently circulating in the human population. We propose to develop panels of human monoclonal antibodies that can help predict the future evolution of the virus, which will be distributed to the WHO Collaborating Centres around the world, for comparison to the standard ferret antibodies to see if this new technology can improve vaccine selection. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Develop an interventional study on reducing antibiotic over-prescribing among children with URIs in rural Guangxi, China Irrational use of antibiotics is a serious issue globally. It is also very common among children with acute upper respiratory tract infection (URTI).  It left many children suffering from the bacterial resistance due to irrational use of antibiotics, especially in less developed rural area. Antibiotic widely abused in China, more severe in rural areas. However, few studies focused on this area in developing countries including China. We intend to carry out a feasibility study rural Guangxi, China to explore an effective approach of reducing irrational antibiotic prescription for upper respiratory infections (URTIs) among children.  To define the facilitators and barriers that influence antibiotic prescribing for childhood URIs in rural Guangxi, questionnaire will be used to interview policy makers from provincial, county Bureau of Health and leaders from township hospital. We will also interview these policy-makers, clinicians and caregivers to obtain their perspective opinions regarding rational antibiotic use. Then the theory based intervention package, which had been developed in Bangladesh and tested in Zhejiang province, will be evaluated in rural Guangxi once adapted further to be sensitive to the local context. Finally the intervention package will then be tested in 6 townships within one county. Six township hospitals will be divided into three groups. The arm A will be only targeted clinicians, with: operational guidelines and training on rational antibiotic use, mobile message reminder from pharmacist). Group B will be involving both clinicians and caregivers , which will include: the leaflet material and video information on rational antibiotic use, workshops between parents/caregivers and the trained kindergarten volunteers. The usual-care control group C will manage patients according to the clinicians' normal procedures without any intervention.  We will carry out the intervention for 6 months and collect inpatient and outpatient prescriptions for 6 months before and after interventions. A questionnaire survey will be conducted to see the changes among clinicians, caregivers and kindergarten teachers' knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) before and after intervention at each group. Interview and group discussion will be used to see if this study is feasible and acceptable with the intervention package. Also positive and negative factors for the intervention implementation will be carried out.  We will assess effectiveness though the difference in the antibiotic prescriptions rate among all the prescriptions between before and after intervention and between intervention and control groups. Those preliminary data will help us to aid in planning a larger effectiveness study in whole Guangxi province. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Technology-EnaSystem-Integratedbled Model of Care Aiming to Improve the Health of Stroke Patients in Resource-Poor Settings in China Stroke affects 62 million people worldwide and is a leading cause of death in low- and middle-income countries such as China. This serious condition has a high chance of recurrence and is also highly debilitating, leaving many survivors disabled. In family-oriented societies where significant health expenditure is out-of-pocket, a stroke constitutes a major life event that dramatically changes the life not only of the stroke survivors but also of the family caregivers.   In addition, for the large number of stroke patients living in rural areas, the care they receive is inadequate and far below evidence-based standards. To rely on specialists to provide such services is not only unrealistic but also unsustainable. Yet healthcare workers and family caregivers, who live in the same communities as the patients, lack the necessary knowledge, training and tools to provide high-quality care.   To address these problems, we have designed a model of care to train village doctors and family caregivers, equipping them with innovative digital health technology such as smartphone applications and text messaging. After training, they can deliver evidence-based care to the patients in their villages and families to improve their health status.   Based on nearly ten years of previous studies, we will first update, optimise and integrate the training products and component for the model. We will then roll out the intervention in 50 villages in Nanhe County in Hebei Province located in the stroke belt in China. We plan to train 5 physicians and 5 nurses in secondary healthcare facilities, who will in turn train 25 village doctors and 625 family caregivers, to provide services to 625 patients.    The model described and tested in this study has the potential to provide an example based on training, new technology and sharing of tasks by different players in the healthcare systems, to build up the capacities of many healthcare workers and caregivers in a scalable way, and to improve the health of stroke patients. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Designing and evaluating provider results-based financing for tuberculosis care in Georgia: understanding costs, mechanisms of effect and impact JHSR 3 Full 2016 award to design and evaluate provider resultsbased financing for Tuberculosis care in Georgia The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Dietary patterns, microbiome, metabolome and cardiovascular disease risk in transitioning India A growing number of people living in India are suffering from heart disease. Many researchers think that this is because of changes in diet (from traditional diets rich in cereals to western diets rich in sugars, fats and meat products) that occur when countries develop economically. The dietary changes in India appear to be different from other developing countries due to a strong cultural preference for vegetarian food. Therefore, our goal is to understand how dietary changes in India may be influencing the risk of heart disease. We are particularly interested in the role of bacteria that usually live harmlessly in our gut, as new research suggests their involvement in many health conditions.  For nearly two decades, we have been conducting health-related research in 29 villages on the edge of Hyderabad city in South India. Over the past decade, these villages have undergone rapid uneven development providing a unique opportunity to understand the health effects of dietary changes. In 2010-12, we collected data on diet and heart health of ~7,000 individuals from this community. We now plan to collect similar data on these individuals, including their blood and stool samples. We will use state-of-the-art technologies to identify the patterns of small molecules in the blood (i.e. metabolomics) and bacteria in the gut (i.e. microbiome). We will then analyse the data to understand how dietary patterns and gut bacteria may influence the risk of heart disease at a deeper (molecular) level. Findings from this research will inform dietary guidelines and food policy in India, and ultimately lead to a reduction in economic loss to the country from heart disease. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Enhancing National COVID-19 Diagnostic Support Capacity in Uganda Additional funding to Uganda Unit in response to the covid-19 outbreak COVID-19 The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Parenteral interventions to support families of children with neurodisability in low resource settings There are few services to support children with neurological disabilities and their families in resource poor settings, such as those found in sub-Saharan Africa. The parents and carers report that the two main features that impair their child's and family's quality of life are difficulties with their child's behaviour and communicating with the child. Recent reviews of the literature have supported that parent interventions may be the most acceptable and feasible way to improve communication and behaviour. In particular, the Stepping Stones parenting programme, which has been developed for parents of children with disabilities was suggested as an appropriate intervention, since it does not require specialised therapists, does not involve hours of therapy and empowers the parents and carers. This programme has been used in over 23 countries, shown to be effective in improving behaviour and communication in children with disabilities; but has not been tested in low-resource settings.  The World Health Organization has also recognised these interventions, and promotes them through the mental health treatment gap interventions for children with developmental disorders. In addition the WHO has developed a a parent based intervention i.e. Parent Skills Training to improve communication and behaviour, but this intervention has not been tested in the field.   The objectives of this grant are to examine the cultural acceptability and feasibility of administering two interventions i.e. Stepping Stones Programme and Patent Skills Training delivered through parents or carers to improve the communication, behaviour and quality of life of children with neurological disabilities. In particular we will identify the barriers to the administration of a parent intervention. In addition we will examine the reliability, validity and responsiveness of tools to measure behaviour, communication, parenting, stress and quality of life in these settings.   This data of this project will be used to develop an intervention to be tested in a randomised control trial. Testing the interventions are likely to provide some support to the children with disabilities and their families. The data will also be fed back to non-government organisations, the Ministrys of Health, Education and Social Services who support children with disabilities in Kenya. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Establishing the Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System (EthOSS): building a regional network to monitor severe outcomes of pregnancy GCRF Maternal and Neo Health award to establish a regional Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System (EthOSS) network to monitor severe maternal complications in twelve maternity units in Eastern Ethiopia and examine feasibility to implement a national EthO
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CARE: COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance in East-Africa – impact and response MRC GECO COVID a program of research in Uganda and Tanzania to investigate the extent to which COVID-19 has changed health-seeking behaviour for common bacterial illnesses and the availability and usage of Abs COVID-19 The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Rapid diagnosis of onchocerciasis using urinary biomarkers GCRF Foundation Infections 2016 to identify and validate biomarkers in urine from participants in Cameroon. That could indicate the presence of a viable, adult female Onchocerca volvulus worm in a patient suffering from onchocerciasis (river blindness). The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
Adapting the Stepping Stones intervention to strengthen HIV-related outcomes, and enable scale- up, for young men in South Africa MRC PHIND to develop a scalable group-based participatory intervention to improve men's health reducing their high HIV related mortality through the pathways of transforming men's masculinities and strengthening their livelihoods living in an area of rural South Africa. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
GCRF: The PRECISE (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) Network: a sub-Saharan network for placental disorders UKRI GROW award - The (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) project will gather life stories, pregnancy data and samples from women in The Gambia and Senegal, Kenya and Mozambique. Junior investigators will be trained and mentored in how to do pregnancy research, which should provide a lasting skill set in these countries. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.