Date
9 March 2021
Venue
Via Zoom
Present members
- Professor Stephen Tollman (Chair)
Director, Medical Research Council (MRC) / Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) and Head Health and Population Division in the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa - Professor Jane Norman (Deputy Chair)
Dean for the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Bristol, UK - Professor Bertie Squire (Deputy Chair)
Professor of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Dean of Clinical Sciences & International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
Core Members
- Professor Moses Chimbari
Professor of Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Professor Fadi El Jardali
Associate Professor of Health Policy and Systems, American University of Beirut, Lebanon - Dr Evelyn Gitau
Director of Research Capacity Strengthening at the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), KEMRI-Wellcome, Kenya - Dr Caroline Jones
Senior Social Scientist, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya - Professor Malabika Sarker
Associate Dean & Director CoE for Science of Implementation and Scale-up, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh
Members
- Dr Dorcas Kamuya
Head of Health Systems and Research Ethics, KEMRI -Wellcome Trust, Kenya - Dr Tara Tancred
Senior Research Associate, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK - Dr Anna Dare
Clinician and Epidemiologist, University of Toronto, Canada - Professor Gail Davey
Professor of Global Health Epidemiology, Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), Falmer, UK - Professor Alison Elliott
Based at the MRC Unit, Uganda (Professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK), UVRI and Makerere University – LSHTM & Uganda - Professor Carlos Gomez-Restrepo
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia - Professor Rob Heyderman
Head, Research Department of Infection, UCL, UK - Professor Alafia Samuels
Honorary professor (retired), Caribbean Centre for Health Research, University of the West Indies, Barbados - Dr Alan Sanchez
Principal Investigator, Young Lives Peru, University of Oxford, UK - Professor Dong (Roman) Xu
Professor of Global Health and Health Systems, Southern Medical University, School of Health Management, China
NETSCC Secretariat
- Dr Sarah Puddicombe
Assistant Director - Dr Jason Horsley
Consultant Advisor - Mrs Stephanie Russell
Senior Research Manager - Mrs Fay Habens
Research Manager - Mrs Rebecca Evans (Minutes)
Research Manager - Mrs Natalija Edwards
Senior Finance Manager - Mrs Renee Lewin
Research Awards Manager - Mrs Stella Burton
Assistant Research Manager - Ms Naomi Kerr
Assistant Research Manager - Miss Linda Welch
Assistant Research Manager - Mrs Marlina Barnes
Administrator
Apologies
- Dr Taye Balcha
Team lead, McKinsey & Company, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Professor Suneela Garg
Professor of Community Medicine, Malana Azad Medical College, India
Observers
- Dr Alex Ademokun (in part)
Head of Global Health Research Programmes, DHSC - Charlotte Seeley-Musgrave (in part)
Global Health Research Officer (Partnerships), DHSC - Val Snewin (in part)
Head of Global Health Research Partnerships, DHSC - Ms Laurence Poos (all day)
Global Health Research Portfolio Delivery Manager, DHSC
Quoracy Information
17 voting members present (15 committee members + 2 deputy chairs) out of 19 members invited: 89% quoracy.
Call 2 Units Application Outcomes
Project ref: 132027
Professor Dame Tina Lavender, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
Professor Angela Chimwaza, Kamazu College of Nursing, University of Malawi
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on the prevention and management of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Chair Stephen Tollman
Conflicts Bertie Squire, Tara Tancred, Jane Norman
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Recommend for fund with change
Project ref: 132924
Professor Robert Heyderman, University College London, UK
Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya
NIHR Global Health Research Unit Mucosal Pathogens
Chair Stephen Tollman, Jane Norman (deputy)
Conflicts Bertie Squire, Evelyn Gitau, Rob Heyderman, Caroline Jones, Dorcas Kamuya, Alison Elliott
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome The final DHSC funding decision on this application to be deferred until after the phase two funding committee in September 2021.
Project ref: 132826
Professor Harry Campbell, University of Edinburgh, UK
Professor Ee Ming Khoo, University of Malaysia
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE-2)
Chair Nyovani Madise joined the meeting to Chair this item
Conflicts Stephen Tollman, Jane Norman, Bertie Squire, Rob Heyderman
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome The final DHSC funding decision on this application to be deferred until after the phase two funding committee in September 2021.
Project ref: 133228
Professor Neville Stanton, University of Southampton, UK
Professor Md. Shamsul Hoque, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Road Safety: SocioTechnical Approach to Road Safety (STARS)
Chair Stephen Tollman, Bertie Squire (deputy)
Conflicts None declared
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Decline
Project ref: 133120
Professor Feng He, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Dr Ha Do, National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Action on Salt and Sugar in Asia Pacific (ASAP)
Chair Stephen Tollman, Bertie Squire (deputy)
Conflicts None declared
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Decline
Project ref: 133260
Professor Colin Palmer, University of Dundee, UK
Dr Viswanathan Mohan, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, India
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Diabetes Outcomes: A global platform for precision medicine in diabetes.
Chair Stephen Tollman, Bertie Squire (deputy)
Conflicts None declared
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Decline
Project ref: 133311
Professor Stefan Priebe, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Professor Carlos Gomez Restrepo, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Psychosocial interventions in low and middle income countries
Chair Jane Norman, Stephen Tollman (deputy)
Conflicts Carlos Gomez-Restrepo, Alan Sanchez
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Decline
Project ref: 133364
Professor Dion Morton, University of Birmingham, UK
Professor Stephen Tabiri, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery: Establishing a Sustainable Network of Surgical Research Hubs
Chair Stephen Tollman, Jane Norman (deputy)
Conflicts Anna Dare
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Recommend for fund with changes
Project ref: 133223
Professor Robert Wilkinson, Imperial College, London, UK
Professor Mpiko Ntsekhe, University of Cape Town, South Africa
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on South African Infection and Non-communicable disease interactions
Chair Bertie Squire, Stephen Tollman (deputy)
Conflicts Alison Elliott, Rob Heyderman
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Decline
Project ref: 133178
Professor Munir Pirmohamed, University of Liverpool, UK
Associate Professor Karen Cohen, University of Cape Town, South Africa
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Oral Anticoagulation
Chair Stephen Tollman, Jane Norman (deputy)
Conflicts Bertie Squire, Alafia Samuels
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome The final DHSC funding decision on this application has been deferred until after the phase two funding committee in September 2021.
Project ref: 133129
Professor Clare Chandler, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Professor Moses Kamya, Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Uganda
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on AMR Impact (CAMRI)
Chair Bertie Squire, Stephen Tollman (deputy)
Conflicts Caroline Jones, Alison Elliott
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Decline
Project ref: 133334
Professor Alastair Ager, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
Dr Ivdity Chikovani, Curatio Foundation International, Tbilisi, Georgia
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Health in Situations of Fragility
Chair Bertie Squire, Jane Norman (deputy)
Conflicts Stephen Tollman, Fadi El Jardali
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Decline
Project ref: 132960
Professor John Chambers, Imperial College, London, UK
Dr R M Anjana, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, India
NIHR Global Health Research Unit and Nework for Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease in South Asia
Chair Stephen Tollman, Jane Norman (deputy)
Conflicts Malabika Sarker, Alafia Samuels
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Recommend for fund with changes
Project ref: 133307
Professor David Aanensen, University of Oxford, UK
Professor Iruka Okeke, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Genomic Surveillance of AMR
Chair Bertie Squire, Stephen Tollman (deputy)
Conflicts None declared
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome The final DHSC funding decision on this application has been deferred until after the phase two funding committee in September 2021.
Project ref: 131996
Professor Melanie Newport, University of Sussex
Professor Abebaw Fekadu, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Neglected Tropical Diseases at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (Phase 2)
Chair Stephen Tollman, Jane Norman (deputy)
Conflicts Gail Davey
ODA compliant Yes
Outcome Recommend for fund with changes
Summary
| NIHR Reference | UK Lead & Joint Lead | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132027 | Lavender & Chimwaza | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on the prevention and management of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia | Recommend for funding with changes |
| 132924 | Heyderman & Adetifa | NIHR Global Health Research Unit Mucosal Pathogens | Decision deferred |
| 132826 | Campbell & Khoo | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE-2) | Decision deferred |
| 133228 | Stanton & Hoque | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Road Safety: Socio-Technical Approach to Road Safety (STARS) | Decline |
| 133120 | He & Do | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Action on Salt and Sugar in Asia Pacific (ASAP) | Decline |
| 133260 | Palmer & Mohan | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Diabetes Outcomes: A global platform for precision medicine in diabetes | Decline |
| 133311 | Priebe & Restrepo | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Psychosocial interventions in low-and middle-income countries | Decline |
| 133364 | Morton & Tabiri | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery: Establishing a Sustainable Network of Surgical Research Hubs | Recommend for funding with changes |
| 133223 | Wilkinson & Ntsekhe | NIHR Global Health Research unit on South African Infection and Non-communicable disease interactions | Decline |
| 133307 | Aanensen & Okeke | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Genomic Surveillance of AMR | Decision deferred |
| 133129 | Chandler & Kamya | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on AMR Impact (CAMRI) | Decline |
| 133334 | Ager & Curatia | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Health in Situations of Fragility | Decline |
| 132960 | Chambers & Anjana | NIHR Global Health Research Unit and Network for Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease in South Asia | Recommend for funding with changes |
| 133178 | Pirmohamed & Cohen | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Oral Anticoagulation | Decision deferred |
| 131996 | Newport & Fekadu | NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Neglected Tropical Diseases at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (Phase 2) | Recommend for funding with changes |