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Deadline for submission of letter of intent: 19 September 2011

The objectives of the Regional Implementation Research are to:

1. Intersectoral approaches to vector control based on environmental management practices, combined with community mobilization, for example, through partnerships between communities and municipal services to improve water management and solid waste disposal. Improved water management and vector control efforts focusing on productive water container types.
2. Propose and implement innovative strategies for strengthening human resources for implementation research and accompanying M&E frameworks at the interface between implementation research and health systems.
3. Support UNICEF strategic results areas level 3 activities and improve the measurement and understanding of progress (or lack of progress) and its drivers.

IV. Eligibility criteria
All sub-Saharan African countries are eligible. Letters of intent should demonstrate involvement of key stakeholders at the country level. The country implementation research team will be responsible for defining the research question/s, developing the country focused proposal and protocol. TDR and UNICEF HQ will provide technical assistance as needed. It is recommended that the country team should include at the minimum the following representation; UNICEF country office, Ministry of Health, relevant health authorities or public health agencies, research institutions and/or university departments, relevant NGOs. Depending on the intended research questions, necessary expertise within the national research team will include all or a combination of the following: epidemiologist, statistician, social scientist, economist, vector control, nutritionist, water sanitation and medical doctor (public health officer). The linkage between research and control is necessary. Although it is preferable for each country to submit only one letter of intent, consideration of two letters of intent will be given where the research questions need two separate teams because of the type of expertise and partnership involved.

Letters of Intent must be submitted not later than 19 September 2011.

The letters of intent should be submitted by Email with attached documents to: tdrgrant@who.int

Feedback to all applicants will be provided by 10 October 2011. The proposal finalization workshop to be organized in November 2011.

For further details, please contact: Dr Jane Kengeya-Kayondo

Journal for Malaria Researchers, but with articles which are adaptable to other areas of research, for example some interesting methods papers on how to design, set up a lab, do stats and assessment in a Vaccine trial.

The Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) is pleased to announce that its highly acclaimed Health Management Programmes will now be offered to students in 8 countries in Africa, namely Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland. Through a generous grant from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), the FPD is able to provide scholarships on the following two programmes: Health Management and Advanced Health Management.