Health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face the challenges of substantial socioeconomic and health inequalities, rapid globalisation and evolving disease burdens. A robust evidence base is required to underpin health systems strengthening and delivery of health interventions in the context of those challenges.
The current debate on strengthening social and health systems highlights the urgent need to foster genuine interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, suggesting that the greatest potential impact on efforts to improve health in LMICs, can be achieved through context-sensitive, integrated programmes that include a wide range of social science (eg economics, anthropology, health policy research) and biomedical disciplines.
This call for proposals is the first of three annual Health Systems Research Initiative calls, jointly supported by the Department for International Development (DFID), ESRC, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Wellcome Trust. The aim is to fund:
Rigorous, high quality research that will generate evidence for how to strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes in LMICsResearch which should inform the delivery of evidence-based interventions or structural changesResearch which will provide evidence that is of direct relevance to decision makers and users in the fieldThe call is administered by MRC. Please refer to the MRC website for more information on what is included, eligibility criteria and the application process.
Deadline 16.00 GMT, 14 January 2014
Applicants who wish to discuss their proposal informally can do so by contacting
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