The Global Health Research Initiative is a partnership of three Canadian government agencies and departments. The partners are:

• We fund individual researchers and research teams investigating a variety of issues that affect health. We support researchers in Canada and in low- and middle-income countries. Several of the teams include low- and middle-income country decision-makers who develop and implement policies, programs, and strategies to improve health in their countries.
  
  
• We support activities to strengthen and expand the capacity of low- and middle-income country researchers and decision-makers to carry out and use research.
  
  
• We support a variety of activities involving researchers, decision-makers, communities, and other stakeholders that encourage the use of health research results. These activities also show the beneficial role research can play in improving people’s health, strengthening health systems, and reducing persistent health inequities within and between countries.
  

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Through the GHRI, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) contribute to practical solutions that address global health challenges through collaborative research and knowledge translation involving Canada and other nations. GHRI research is in accordance with the mandate of the CIHR as stated in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act passed in June 2000.

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Through the GHRI, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) contributes to research partnerships that focus on evidence-based approaches to meeting population health challenges in low- and middle-income countries. GHRI research contributes to CIDA’s success in delivering effective Overseas Development Aid (ODI) designed to strengthen health systems and eliminate poverty-linked disease.

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Through the GHRI, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) increases the resources available for researchers in the developing world working to extend the reach and impact of research for health in their countries. GHRI research supports IDRC activities aimed at strengthening health systems in order to make a real difference in the lives of people and communities in the developing world.