Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC) is a programme of the
Research Council of Norway. Its primary objective is to support high-quality research with potential for high impact that can contribute to sustainable improvements in health and health equity for poor people in low- and lower-middle income countries (LMIC). Norwegians institutions may apply for grants in collaboration with researchers in other countries.
About the GlobVac programme
(Norwegian) Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
As all programmes of the Research Council of Norway it is led by a programme board appointed by the Division Board for Society and Health at the Research Council. The programme board for the period 2011–2014 is chaired by Peter Smith (epidemiologist)
Peter George Smith (born 3 May 1942) CBE BSc DSc HonMFPHM FMedSci, is an eminent epidemiologist and Professor of Tropical Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
Background
Peter Smith graduated in mathematic ...
. Other members include Prof. Nelson Sewankambo
Nelson Kawulukusi Sewankambo, MBChB, MMed, MSc, FRCP, LLD (Hon), sometimes spelled as Nelson Ssewankambo, is a Ugandan physician, academician, medical researcher, and medical administrator. He is a professor of medicine and former principal o ...
and Prof. Rifat Atun
Rifat Atun is a British physician and academic who, as of January 2024, serves as the Professor of Global Health Systems and Director of the Health System Innovation Lab at Harvard University. He is one of the most important figures in the c ...
It prioritizes projects in the following thematic areas:
#Prevention and treatment of, and diagnostics for, communicable diseases with particular relevance for low and lower-middle income countries.
#Family planning, reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and youth health.
#Health systems and health policy research: that is production and application of knowledge to improve how societies organize themselves in order to achieve health goals.
#Implementation research: research on the promotion of uptake of research findings into public health programmes, and to expand knowledge on strategies for implementation and wider scaling-up of effective health interventions and health services.
#Innovation in technology and methods development for maternal and child health in settings where appropriate technologies are not available or non-existing.
References
External links
Official web site
Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
Research projects
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