The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (Research Promotion & Development; Health
Systems in Emergencies Lab), the Special Programme for Research and Training in
Tropical Diseases (TDR) in collaboration with the WHO Global Programme on
Health and Migration (PHM) are pleased to announce the Call for Applications
for “Migration Health Research”.
In May 2017, the World Health Assembly endorsed Resolution
70.15 on Promoting the health of refugees and migrants. In line with this,
a global action plan 2019-2023, a resolution at the 2019 World Health
Assembly (A72-25-Rev1) called to promote the health of refugees and
migrants.
This call supports the generation of related
evidence on migrant health needs, concerns and situations, including outcomes
of short-term surveys and situation analysis, rapid reviews of evidence and
needs assessment, analysis of grey literature from emergency and humanitarian
organizations and NGOs, scoping reviews, as well as implementation research of
current programs or activities focused on the needs of migrant populations or
other approaches.
Priority Areas
- Universal health coverage and
inclusion in national health systems
- Social determinants of health
of refugees and migrants, including how sex, gender and other social
variables interact and influence health status and health-related
experiences of migrant and refugee populations (in all phases of the
migration or refugee trajectory).
- Preparedness for and response
to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Priority communicable (e.g.
viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases) and
non-communicable diseases (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, cancer, chronic
respiratory conditions, mental health disorders)
- Continuity of health care
throughout the migration routes
- Health care finance for
refugees and migrants
Funding Information
- Amount: US$ 5000-10,000 per grant.
- Co-funding from domestic or
other sources is encouraged.
Eligibility Criteria
Health care workers and researchers are eligible
to apply for this grant, including those working in institutions such as
regional or national disease control programmes embedded within ministries of
health, academic institutions, research institutes, and non-governmental
organizations (including professional societies and civil service
organizations). Applications that involve researchers from different
institutions, especially from more than one country in the region, are strongly
encouraged.
Post Date - 18-Jan-2021