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Social, Economic and Behavioural Research |
New
awards
July 2005 |
The TDR Committee on Social, Economic
& Behavioural Research (SEB) [workplan] met in Geneva, Switzerland, in May/June 2005, to deliberate
and recommend projects for funding by TDR. The projects listed below were selected from among a large number of applications received
from investigators worldwide.
New
grants in social, economic and
behavioural research
These grants will be funded for one year in the first instance, and for additional year, if sufficient progress is made in the first year towards
reaching the scientific objectives, and if sufficient funds are available.
Project
ID |
Principal
Investigator |
Institution |
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Project
Title |
Funding
in US$ |
| A50269 |
Dr
Patricia Akweongo |
Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Ghana |
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An exploratory study of inequality in access and utilization of treatment information for malaria management in children |
40,277 |
| A50245 |
Dr Olga Beatriz
Avila Fuenmayor |
Laboratorio de Ciencias Sociales, Caracas, Venezuela |
|
Social inequality,
re-emergence of Chagas disease and presence of Leishmaniasis in Andre E. Blanco Municipality, Venezuela |
40,000 |
| A50202 |
Dr Salome R. A.
Bukachi |
Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute (KETRI), Kikuyu, Kenya |
|
Community participation in control of African Trypanosomiasis: effect of differential access to its control technologies |
25,000 |
| A50185 |
Dr Li
Shunping |
Shandong Medical University, Shandong, China |
|
Access and health seeking behaviour to TB care for drug users in Yunnan, China |
34,800 |
| A50268 |
Dr Chris
Mugasha-Mugarura |
Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda |
|
The impact of civil war in northern Uganda on the health systems and factors affecting response to malaria control |
38,640 |
| A50203 |
Dr Theodora
Adaeze |
University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria |
|
Rural-urban inequity in access to treatment of childhood malaria: implications for control of malaria in S.E. Nigeria |
32,300 |
| A50257 |
Dr Elvis Neba Shu |
University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria |
|
Inequities in access to interventions of malaria control in children under five years and pregnant women in S.E. Nigeria |
31,200 |
| A50343 |
Dr Qiang Sun |
Shandong Medical University, Shandong, China |
|
Pulmonary tuberculosis and health-seeking behaviour: delayed presentation to DOTS treatment in rural Shandong, China |
36,100 |
| A50384 |
Dr Susilowati
Tana |
Center for Health Policy and Social Studies, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
|
Understanding factors contributing to the resiliency of Aceh health workforce |
62,718 |
| A50121 (Project Development Grant) |
Dr
Myo Than |
University of Community Health, Magway, Myanmar |
|
Access of Community to prevention, information and treatment of tuberculosis in Magway division, Central Myanmar |
5,000 |
Renewed grants
in social, economic and
behavioural research
These projects were funded for the initial 12 months either in 2002, 2003 or 2004. The projects funded in 2003 were provided interim award
for six months in December 2004 in order to avoid hiatus in activities on the projects and because of the change in dates of the committee
meeting. Each of the projects are now being renewed for either a further six months (those funded in 2003) or a further year following the
successful progress made towards meeting the objectives during the first year.
Project
ID |
Principal
Investigator |
Institution |
|
Project
Title |
Funding
in US$ |
| A30401 |
Dr Mamuka
Djibuti |
State Medical Academy, Tbilisi, Georgia |
|
Social and economic impact of tuberculosis in Georgian households: a cohort study |
7,745 |
| A30367 |
Dr Ann
J Mills |
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK |
|
Understanding health seeking behaviour in South Africa: implications for improving health equity |
10,530 |
| A20104 |
Dr Frank
Nyonator |
Ghana Health Services, Ho, Ghana |
|
A study of the impact of mutual health organizations on inequities in financing treatment for malaria |
25,675 |
| A30419 |
Dr Kamolnetr
Okanurak |
Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand |
|
Factors associating with completion & default among DOTS and self-administered therapy (SAT) for treatment of TB |
12,500 |
| A41203 |
Dr Adewale Ezekiel
Oke |
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria |
|
The growing crisis of tuberculosis in Nigeria: a case study of Oyo State |
28,508 |
| A30276 |
Dr Yang
Wang |
Chongqing Medical University, Chongquing, China |
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Comparing access to TB diagnosis between migrants and residents in Chongqing, China |
24,890 |
| A30244 |
Dr Biao
Xu |
Fudan University, Shanghai, China |
|
Does TB care reach the poor? study of TB control programme in two counties in rural China |
12,500 |
| A30298 |
Dr Xiao-Nong
Zhou |
Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, China |
|
Biosocial & environmental risks related to disease burden of schistosomiasis in the Yangtze river basin, China |
37,950 |
TDR expresses sincere gratitude to
Members of the Steering Committee for their critical assessment and
contributions to the selection process.
TDR would like to thank, those
investigators who were not funded. A large number of projects were
reviewed but only a few were selected due to the high competitive
selection process. TDR wishes to encourage these investigators to
continue their good work and to re-compete next year (see
deadline for submission of
new applications). Detailed
information on funding and how to apply for support from the Committee
on Social, Economic & Behavioural Research (SEB) can be obtained
from the following web site http://www.who.int/tdr/grants TDR
contact: Dr J Sommerfeld
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