Supporting action on global health

The Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) supports researchers and decision-makers as they develop and share knowledge on pressing global health issues. Their work addresses the health challenges developing countries face, from designing policies to running health systems.

GHRI has four ongoing programs: 
  • Africa Health Systems Initiative - Support to African Research Partnerships Program (2008-2013)
  • Canadian International Immunization Initiative for Haiti (2008-2013)
  • HIV/AIDS Prevention Trials Capacity Building Grants Phase 2 (2009-2014)
  • Teasdale-Corti Global Health Research Partnership Program (2006-2012)
You can search projects by keyword (including keywords from program names), region or theme:

Projects for Global Health Research Initiative

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Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI) : a Centre of Excellence for East Africa

This project is a joint initiative between the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and the universities of Manitoba and Toronto, Canada. The overall objective is to establish the Kenya Aids Vaccine Initiati

Building Capacity for Conducting HIV Prevention Trials in the Health Care Workplace

Healthcare workers are a priority group for HIV prevention trials because they constitute a large relatively healthy group at risk from blood-borne diseases (hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS), as well as tubercu

West African Platform for HIV Intervention Research (WAPHIR)

This grant will establish a West African-driven partnership with Canadian and European collaborators to enhance HIV research and carry out clinical trials in Sénégal (Université Cheikh Anta Diop), the

African Development of AIDS Prevention Trials (ADAPT2)

The African Development of AIDS Prevention Trials (ADAPT2) capacity building initiative is an African-Canadian partnership that aims to increase the number and quality of HIV prevention trials led by

Building Capacity for HIV/AIDS Prevention Trials Research and Clinical Care

A relatively small number of African sites have the clinical and laboratory capacity to design, manage and carry out HIV/AIDS prevention trials. This project is based on the premise that many of the r

Creating a Common Platform for HIV Vaccine Research and HIV Care and Treatment Program

Second only to South Africa in HIV burden, Nigeria's complex epidemic of HIV viral subtypes is a vital target for HIV vaccine evaluation research. This grant will support a partnership between the Ins

Canada-Africa Prevention Trials Network : Building African Capacity for HIV/AIDS Prevention Trials

The Canada-Africa Prevention Trials Network (CAPT Network) was formed through a capacity building grant from the Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI). The Network comprises eight African centres (

TanZamBo Capacity Building for HIV Prevention Research Network

This grant will support the development of HIV/AIDS prevention trial expertise in Botswana, Tanzania and Zambia using existing collaborations between Africa, Canada and the United States. The Botswana

Global Health Research Casebook : Peer Review and Publication

The Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) is planning to publish a collection of cases to consolidate lessons learned and experience gained through applied health research partnerships between Cana

BioMed Central Special Journal Supplement on Global Health Research Case Studies

IDRC's Governance, Equity, and Health (GEH) program initiative has solicited and selected 10 global health case studies through a competitive peer review process. The Case studies will be published t

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IDRC funds researchers in the developing world so they can build healthier, more prosperous societies
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