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NIHR Global Health Research Group on developing strategies for hepatitis C in Ethiopia (DESTINE) Clinicians and the Ethiopian Government urgently seek the development of a Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) strategy for Ethiopia. 

They have identified the need for implementation and scale-up of testing and treatment, and development of effective preventive strategies. 

The DESTINE project is a collaboration of experts from the Universities of Dundee and Bristol, 4 Ethiopian Medical schools (Universities of Addis Ababa, Gondar, Jimma and Mekele) together with the Ethiopian Public Health and Armauer Hansen Institutes on behalf of the Ethiopian government. 

The team will investigate the extent of HCV infection in Ethiopia using epidemiological and modelling techniques. 

It will design pathways of care based around treatment pathways designed in the UK but moulded to suit the Ethiopian context. 

Ethiopian stakeholders and community members will be intrinsic to the project, ensuring that any outputs take account of local attitudes to provisions of services, stigma, regional and ethnic issues around services. 

The work of the project will inform Ethiopian government strategic planning for HCV. It will also enhance associated research skill sets within the 4 major Ethiopian Medical schools, thereby enhancing the research infrastructure in the country. Objectives: 
1.	To estimate how common Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is in 4 regions across Ethiopia, namely Addis Ababa, Gondar, Mekelle and Jimma. 
2.	To collect demographic data on age, sex, route and stage of infection.
3.	To estimate the risk of new infection, based on route of infection data and surveys of health care practices and other risk factors.
4.	To discover the molecular epidemiology of HCV by region.
5.	To estimate the causal contribution of HCV to incidence of Lymphoma and HCC. 
6.	To model the ongoing HCV epidemic in Ethiopia and the health consequences for those infected.
7.	To model the impact and cost-effectiveness of different testing and treatment strategies.
8.	To model the health economic impacts of different care pathways. 
9.	To develop sustainable public health strategies to prevent further HCV transmission.
10.	To develop models of care suitable for Ethiopian HCV strategy and health care system, utilising learning from international best practice.
11.	To pilot the efficacy and effectiveness of models of care to inform modelling in different environments in Ethiopia.
NIHR RIGHT2: Improving mental health in Africa for children with developmental disorders A UK and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) research partnership to improve the wellbeing and mental health of children with developmental disorders and their caregivers, by developing and evaluating a model of care with and for local Kenyan and Ethiopian communities. Many African children with developmental disorders (including intellectual disability and autism) and their caregivers experience severe challenges. Due to community stigma and parental blame, children with developmental disorders are often locked in their home. Many of these children do not attend school and receive no formal support. Affected families often live in poverty as care responsibilities mean caregivers are unable to work. Caregivers also report severe stress and social isolation, and associated mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts. This project seeks to improve the mental health of Kenyan and Ethiopian children and their caregivers through developing care-giver training packages, raising awareness and promoting community based support and inclusion.  The objectives and intended impacts are as follows: 
1. Working directly with communities to understand and break down barriers to accessing health and education services.  
2. Awareness raising and education activities to promote community based support and inclusion.
3. Training local caregivers to identify children with development disorders and facilitate referrals to a new “Caregivers Skills Training” (CST) package developed by the World Health Organization. The package teaches parents / caregivers strategies to support child development, and since it is a group delivered activity it also helps alleviate the social isolation experienced by the caregiver.
4. Evaluate how well the CST package works in improving the mental health and wellbeing of children with developmental disorders and their caregivers, and whether the package offers value for money.
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Health in Situations of Fragility A UK and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) partnership that aims to analyse the challenges of delivering health services and promoting health in fragile situations, with the aim of identifying sources of resilience within formal health systems and local community mechanisms to facilitate effective provision for health priorities - particularly mental health and non-communicable disease - in situations of fragility. This research has the direct and primary aim of improving the health, wellbeing and economic development of people in LMICs. 1) to develop a systematic program of research identifying effective strategies to enhance the quality, accountability, coverage, and accessibility of priority health interventions through an integrated ‘systems for health’ approach to the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health. 2) to deploy cutting-edge methodologies for participatory health systems analysis and appraisal of community dynamics and resources to ensure that strategies to support intervention effectiveness are identified through rigorous analytical assessment. 3) to support development of a generalisable framework for fragility assessment as well as focused evidence regarding strategies to mitigate fragility for specific health interventions in localised settings.
NIHR Global Health Research Units: Call 2 The NIHR's second Global Health Research call for Units. UK universities and research institutes were invited to submit applications, working in equitable partnerships with researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), to develop their ambitions to deliver world-class applied global health research to address under-funded or under-researched global health areas specific to those countries.
Global Health Research Units are defined as a well-established research partnership or network of universities and research institutes in LMICs and the UK:
1. With an existing track-record of delivering internationally recognised applied global health research addressing unmet health needs in ODA-eligible countries;
2. Who wish to consolidate and expand this work, supporting and developing thematic research and capacity strengthening networks, through regional and global hubs;
3. Who will deliver a large scale, ambitious programme of applied health research through a range of trials and studies;
4. Who are able to leverage the strength of the existing partnership consortium to improve practice and inform policy based on scientific evidence;
5. Who will set up and deliver a substantial and sustainable programme of capacity and capability strengthening at individual and institutional level. The strategic aim across the Global Health Research Units programme is to:
1. Address locally-identified challenges in LMICs through equitable research partnerships between researchers and institutions in the UK and ODA-eligible countries
2. To generate the scientific evidence that can improve health outcomes for people in low resource setting through improving practice and informing policy.
3. Strengthen research and research management capacity and capability to support future sustainability of research in partner countries.
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Genomic Surveillance of Malaria in West Africa A UK and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) partnership that aims to establish local capacity in West Africa for genomic surveillance of malaria parasites and vectors, and to develop analytical outputs that will be of practical value to National Malaria Control Programmes (NMCPs) in planning effective interventions in the face of increasing drug and insecticide resistance. 1) Establish laboratory and computational systems for genomic surveillance of malaria at the University of Ghana in Accra and the Medical Research Council (MRC) Unit in The Gambia. 2) Work with local partners to optimise the pipeline for reliability, scalability and cost-effectiveness, and to learn how to integrate it most effectively into NMCP operations. 3) We aim to learn how to translate genomic data into actionable knowledge, e.g. by providing early warning of newly emerging resistance, and by showing how specific interventions are causing levels of resistance to rise or fall. 4) Develop sufficient proof of concept to start integrating these systems into the routine working practices of NMCPs in Ghana and The Gambia, and to provide a working example of how such systems could be deployed at other  locations in Africa.
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Psychosis Outcomes: the Warwick­India-Canada (WIC) Network A UK and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) partnership that aims to improve outcomes of psychotic disorders, harnessing the potential of digital and mobile technologies. This research has the direct and primary aim of improving the health, wellbeing and economic development of people in LMICs. 1) Develop and evaluate evidence-informed psychosis interventions to make sustained health improvements for poorly-served vulnerable individuals. 2) Understand pathways of care to develop early detection strategies in India. 3) Create a dataset of well-characterised inception cohorts of FEP with ‘research readiness’ systems and processes. 4) Investigate clinical and cost-effectiveness of innovative community care models including digital and mobile applications. 5) Build capacity by providing a strong multidisciplinary research and training programme.
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Patient-centred sickle cell disease management in sub-Saharan Africa (PACTS) There is substantial evidence from high-income countries that infection prevention, hydroxyurea and blood transfusions can reduce mortality and morbidity in sickle cell disease (SCD) These are not widely used in sub-Saharan Africa where most patients are not diagnosed and die before 5 years of age. We will put patients in Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia at the centre of our research, involving them in every aspect and empowering them, in collaboration with health workers, to find solutions to, and overcome, the barriers they face in accessing care for SCD. This will be complemented by research in health facilities to optimise the implementation of standards of care for SCD. Our research and complementary capacity strengthening activities will use the implementation research methods of participatory action cycles and standards-based audit. Our research is underpinned by a realist evaluation to understand what worked (or not), why, for whom and in what context, and a comprehensive dissemination and engagement strategy to share with, and learn from, communities, policy-makers and journalists. TBC during start-up
NIHR Global Health Policy and Systems Research The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds outstanding global health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR has identified health policy and systems research (HPSR) as a strategic global health research priority. Through a process of stakeholder consultation, NIHR aims to develop a portfolio of activities that will support health policy and systems research for the direct and primary benefit of people in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). 1) Support applied and implementation research that promotes the coverage, quality, efficiency and equity of health systems in LMICs. 2) Leverage NIHR expertise in health services and health systems research, and work with leading health research funders to develop initiatives that complement the existing global HSR funding landscape. 3) Contribute towards the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (SDG 3.8).
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Mucosal Pathogens (MPRU) A UK and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) partnership that aims to optimise control of mucosal pathogens causing pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis in young children. This research has the direct and primary aim of improving the health, wellbeing and economic development of people in LMICs. 1) Improved Diseases Intelligence: targeted surveillance of mucosal pathogens incorporating new molecular epidemiology, mathematical modelling and diagnostic tools to support vaccine evaluation, uptake and safety monitoring.  2) New Measures of Immunity: novel approaches to measuring protective immunity to determine how best to use new and existing vaccines; and determine how other non-vaccine interventions, such as harmless “commensal bacteria” will impact on disease. 3) Testing Interventions: as a prelude to large-scale trials, develop novel trial designs and feasibility studies of vaccine and other interventions. 4) Public Engagement: encourage a two-way dialogue with public and policymaker input into their thinking, ensuring that MPRU research is grounded in experience and needs of the public/policymakers. In collaboration with the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Immunisation, MPRU will support national/international policymaking through model development and research briefs. Public engagement will use websites, newsletters and social media; events involving policymakers, interest groups, schools and industry.
NIHR RIGHT 5: Improving business continuity for health services following extreme weather events A UK and low-and-middle-income-country (LMIC) partnership jointly led by the University of East Anglia and the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi. 

Beginning in January 2024, the four-year project builds on key recommendations derived from the 2012 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report. These include a portfolio of actions to reduce risk; a multi hazard risk management approach; and the importance of integration of local and scientific knowledge. 

The award consists of a four-phase research plan. 

Phase one involves the collation, synthesis and improved knowledge of the effects of extreme weather events on healthcare systems globally, and of factors affecting healthcare system resilience. 

Phase two involves an in-depth investigation using several different approaches and four case-study areas within Malawi, Vietnam, Tanzania and Uganda. 

Phase three will build on the baseline analysis to deploy a novel integration of business continuity planning, resilience engineering and participatory research methods to develop and deliver a set of tools for extreme weather event mitigation preparedness, response, and recovery. 

Phase four focuses on the evaluation of co-designed tools in other district level health services to enhance healthcare resilience. 

The research will include work with national governments, non-governmental organisations and international agencies (World Health Organization and International Organization for Standardization to help drive improvements in health care system resilience globally. To help enhance research capacity in the global south, as the project progresses, the co-creation of research activities and project leadership will increasingly transfer to southern partners. The project has four objectives: 

1. Improve knowledge of the impact that extreme weather events have on healthcare systems globally and what factors affect systems’ resilience in the face of such events (Work Package 1).

2. Describe the healthcare systems in the case study areas, their served communities and how both have been affected by, and responded to, extreme weather events to provide a foundation for locally relevant insights into processes and adaptations, and their influence on health outcomes (Work Package 2).

3. Develop protocols for extreme weather event preparedness, response and recovery, and guidance on good practices, knowledge exchange, and interventions development with local partners as a process for enhancing resilient healthcare delivery (Work Package 3).

4. Apply and evaluate the interventions, targeting specific levels of healthcare systems, and embed resources and processes to sustain and enhance broader healthcare system resilience, with feedback into global frameworks (Work Package 4).
NIHR HPSR-CA: Development and evaluation of an integrated community-based management for chronic diseases in Tanzania and Uganda We are the NIHR Group on the Management and Prevention of HIV-infection, Diabetes and Hypertension. In our NIHR Group award we had an ambitious objective to bring together vertically delivered HIV services (generally well-resourced and protected) and diabetes and hypertension care (currently less structured and poorly resourced), under one roof in Tanzania and Uganda. This approach was innovative, unique and risky. With support and in partnership with policy makers and disease control programme managers, we have successfully established and are currently evaluating this “integrated care clinic” model. However, the prevalence of chronic conditions is so high that clinic-based care alone cannot meet demand. Our NIHR Group is being urged by health services to evaluate decentralising integrated care to the community-level.
Our primary research question for the proposed research is:
How can we design community-based integrated management of HIV-infection, diabetes and hypertension, and what is its effectiveness in comparison to clinic-based integrated management of these conditions in terms of patient outcomes?
Moreover, we want to know how an effective model of community-based integrated management can be scaled up and sustained across different country contexts in Africa.
The proposed research will likely be more challenging than clinic-based integration, in part, because examples of community management, particularly of an integrated nature, are rare. The agenda has been defined after almost 2 years of discussions with African health policy makers in Tanzania and Uganda, and with input from patient and community representatives. Our primary question is: 
How can we design community-based integrated management of HIV-infection, diabetes and hypertension, and what is its effectiveness in comparison to clinic-based integrated management of these conditions in terms of patient outcomes?
Moreover, we want to know how an effective model of community-based integrated management can be scaled up and sustained across different country contexts in Africa.
NIHR satellite session at the 5th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research To inform the development of a dedicated NIHR-led Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) programme and the co-creation of strategic partnerships addressing global HPSR, NIHR is undertaking outreach and consultation activities to establish areas where there is an unmet need or skill shortage, and areas which are under-funded or under-researched. The 5th Global HSR Symposium (a biennial event held in the UK for the first time in 2018) presented a unique opportunity for NIHR to engage in an international event and consult stakeholders through the organisation of a dedicated satellite session. 1) Raise the profile of NIHR in the global health research funding landscape. 2) Bring together researchers and thought-leaders to inform the development of the GHR team’s future activities in global HSR. 3) Provide support to the participation of low- and middle-income country (LMIC)-based speakers in the Symposium.
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Preterm Birth and Stillbirth (the DIPLOMATIC Collaboration) A UK and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) partnership that aims to reduce preterm birth and stillbirth and to optimise outcomes for babies born preterm. 1) Enhance clinical care strategies for the prevention of stillbirth and preterm birth in Malawi and Zambia, reducing rates of preterm birth, stillbirth and under-5 deaths. 2) Generate new knowledge on the effectiveness of interventions and on how best to implement them. 3) Develop a clinical trials platform to test novel interventions, initially for stillbirth and preterm birth, but longterm in an NIHR unit on maternal newborn global health. 4) Enhance the collection of perinatal outcomes in vital statistics and hospital datasets. 5) Increase the accuracy of prematurity estimates by using first trimester ultrasound scanning to optimise assessment of gestational age.
NIHR RIGHT1:Reducing the Burden of Severe Stigmatising Skin Diseases Through Equitable Approaches to Health Systems Strengthening A UK and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) research partnership that aims to reduce illness, stigma, mental distress, social exclusion and poverty caused by severe stigmatising skin diseases in Liberia. Using a person-centred approach, evaluate, develop and adapt health systems interventions for the management of severe stigmatising skin diseases (SSSDs) in Liberia to generate learning for other settings in sub-Saharan Africa by: 
1. Identifying effective strategies to detect, refer, treat and support people living with SSSDs that are acceptable, affordable and sustainable especially amongst the most vulnerable 
2. Designing and testing innovative health systems interventions that are responsive to biomedical, psychological and social support needs by assessing persons living with SSSDs, family, and provider perspectives and priorities at different levels 
3. Enhancing quality and equity of approaches that will see all persons living with SSSDs receiving essential, effective and affordable treatment, care and support at the individual, family, community and facility level. 
Additionally, the project will also work toward developing a strong and sustainable research infrastructure for multi-disciplinary applied health research which focuses on severe stigmatising skin diseases and associated interventions in Liberia.
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Developing Psycho-Social Interventions for Mental Health Care A UK and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) partnership that aims to Develop psycho-social interventions for people with severe mental illnesses, utilising existing resources in communities. This research has the direct and primary aim of improving the health, wellbeing and economic development of people in LMICs. 1) To explore alternative forms of care that utilise existing personal and social resources, which can be provided through trained lay people, volunteers, peers, and families. 2) To build up the capacity and local expertise to conduct such research in three LMICs: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia and Uganda.
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery A UK and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) partnership that aims to develop context-appropriate global surgical research by establishing sustainable international research hubs and delivering practice-changing research for better patient outcomes. This research has the direct and primary aim of improving the health, wellbeing and economic development of people in LMICs. To create a sustainable platform where patients and surgeons from LMIC can identify priority areas, perform studies to find solutions, and find ways to bring these solutions to their patients. This will initially focus on surgery of the abdomen, but will cross over into other neglected areas of surgery, including women’s health and cancer treatment.