23 May 2017 – Twelve health research proposals have been recommended for funding under the Research in Priority Areas of Public Health (RPPH) 2016–2017 grant scheme. Selected projects covered the priority areas pertaining to WHO’s strategic areas of work, namely: health system development and strengthening; emergency preparedness and response; communicable disease prevention and control; maternal, child, adolescent health and nutrition; and prevention and control of noncommunicable and mental health disorders.
RPPH grants aim at translating research results into policy and practice, improving health and promoting the engagement of individuals and communities in using research evidence to promote health and reduce the disease burden in their respective countries.
118 proposals were reviewed from 17 countries (Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen), out of which 12 were funded (Table 1).
Table 1. RPPH 2016–2017 grantees
|
Country |
Proposal title |
Principal Investigators |
Institution |
|
Egypt |
Integration of Adolescent Health Needs Into Primary Health Care Services: Designing Care Model |
Faten Rabee |
Assuit University, Egypt |
|
Egypt |
Health seeking behavior and medical management of Pneumonia among under five children in Alex, Egypt, mothers' perspectives |
Noha Fadl |
High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University |
|
Islamic Republic of Iran |
Study and Mapping of Natural Disaster (earthquake and Drought) risk Perception of Society in Kerman, Iran province |
Gholamreza Khademipour |
Kerman University of Medical Sciences |
|
Jordan |
Rate, causes, and risk factors of cesarean section in north of Jordan and its associated maternal and perinatal risks |
Yousef S Khader |
Jordan University of Science and Technology |
|
Lebanon |
Intakes and sources of fat, free sugars and salt amongst Lebanese children and adolescents |
Lara Nasriddine |
American University in Beirut |
|
Lebanon |
Understanding and addressing the determinants of antimicrobial medicines abuse in Lebanon |
Mona Osman |
American University in Beirut |
|
Libya |
Designing an ideal Primary Care Service Area: for provision of quality primary health care services, Benghazi Libya 2017 |
Amina Shekteria |
Libyan International medical University |
|
Pakistan |
Pattern of healthy and unhealthy food consumption among Pakistani population and estimating the price difference |
Ibrar Rafique |
Pakistan Health Research Council |
|
Pakistan |
Abuse and its association with school grades and mental health, in adolescent students of district Peshawar: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
Muhammad Khan |
Khyber Medical University |
|
Pakistan |
Health Assessment Of Migrant Child Laborers In And Around Karachi: An Area Of Urgent Unmet Need For Action Among Flood Affectees |
Asaad Nafees |
Aga Khan University |
|
Palestine |
Evaluation of Communicable Diseases Surveillance System in The Gaza Strip, 2017 |
Oxana Abu-Saada |
Ministry of Health |
|
Sudan |
Implications of internal and external Health Workforce Mobility on Health System Performance in Sudan |
Nour Youssef |
Academy of Health Sciences, Federal Ministry of Health |
