SIHI Call For Letters of Interest for Building research partnerships in low- and middle-income countries to disseminate social innovation in health

TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, co-sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank and WHO, is pleased to announce a call for Letters of Interest for Building research partnerships in low- and middle-income countries to disseminate social innovation in health. The selected partnerships will build upon, contribute to and synergize with the Social Innovation in Health Initiative’s (SIHI) work to contribute to universal health coverage.

SIHI’s vision is to create an enabling environment for social innovations to thrive and where an increasing number of research institutions in low- and middle-income countries are playing a leadership role in advancing social innovation through advocacy, research and capacity strengthening to transform health care delivery. 

The purpose of this call is to build upon the work of the SIHI research country hubs and support research institutions in other low- and middle-income countries to embed social innovation in their programmes. This will be done through creating research partnerships in low- and middle-income countries between (i) research institutions having the capacity and experience in advancing social innovation in health through advocacy, research and capacity strengthening and (ii) research institutions focusing on infectious diseases of poverty that are willing to engage and embed this approach in their organizations.

Eligibility criteria:

1. Applicants are part of a partnership that may be established for this grant and that includes at least two universities or research institutes based in different countries in low- and middle-income countries. They will apply in collaboration with various health system actors as relevant.
2. South-South-North collaborations are encouraged. However, grant holders must be institutions in low- and middle-income countries.
3. Applicants demonstrate interest and commitment to promote and support social innovation in health through research and in collaboration with SIHI network.
4. At least one of the universities or research institutes has the capacity and experience to advance social innovation in health and the commitment to support other institutions to engage in and embed social innovation in their organizations and their country health systems.
5. At least one of the universities or research institutes is committed to engage and embed social innovation in their organizations and their country health systems; these institutions have a strong engagement in research for infectious diseases of poverty.
6. Support from government at appropriate level (e.g. letter of support).

Application deadline is October 11, 2019. Read more and apply here.