Minutes of the Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation (RIGHT) programme triage meeting for call 4 stage 1.
Date and location
Meeting held on Wednesday 9th June 2021, 09:00 via Zoom Virtual Meeting
In attendance
Funding Committee Members present
- Professor Tom Solomon (Co-Chair)
- Professor Pascale Allotey (Co-Chair)
- Professor Pamela Abbott
- Professor Samath Dharmaratne
- Professor Rakhi Dandona
- Professor Li Yang Hsu
- Professor Wilson Odero
- Dr Eugênia Rodrigues
- Dr Rahul Shidhaye
- Professor Rod Taylor
- Professor Jo Wilmshurst
Observers
- Dr Alex Ademokun
- Ms Alison MacEwen
- Mrs Stephanie Russell
- Miss Aaronjay Tidball
Secretariat
- Mr Curtis Dixon
- Dr Louise Kim
- Dr Mike Rogers
- Mrs Kathryn Rumney
- Ms Anneke van de Stege
- Dr Debbie Willis
- Mr Alex Zabala Findlay
RIGHT Call 4 stage 1 applications considered
NIHR203062: Rwanda912: Use of an electronic communications platform to improve pre-hospital transport of injured people
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Justine Davies, University of Birmingham
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Jean Claude Byiringiro, University of Rwanda
Conflicts: Professor Pamela Abbott
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203064: Sustainable solutions for drowning prevention in India: implementation and policy research (SUSTAIN-DP)
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Jagnoor Jagnoor, The George Institute for Global Health
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Margaret Peden, Imperial College London
Conflicts: Professor Rakhi Dandona and Dr Eugênia Rodrigues
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203140: Preventing Deaths from Acute Poisoning in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Michael Eddleston, University of Edinburgh
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Indika Gawarammana, University of Peradeniya
Conflicts: Professor Samath Dharmaratne
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203147: Limb trauma & reconstruction in Kampala, Uganda: the socioeconomic burden and prospects for change
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Adam Reid, The University of Manchester
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Makerere University School of Public Health
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203164: Rural Sub-Saharan African Model for Post-Amputation Rehabilitation and Management: RAMP-RM
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Anthony Bull, Imperial College London
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Kathryn Chu, Stellenbosch University
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203216: Drowning Prevention for children aged 2 years and under in Bangladesh
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Edwin van Teijlingen, Bournemouth University
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Aminur Rahman, Center for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203223: Improving injury outcomes through community-based lifesaving decisions and actions in low resource settings
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Junaid Razzak, Aga Khan University
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Adil Haider, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203230: Digital Innovations in Road Safety Data Network (DIRS-D)
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Andrew Morris, Loughborough University
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Faustin Ntirenganya, University of Rwanda
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203057: Prioritising Road Safety Interventions using Community Engagement and Economics (the PRICEE Study)
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Karen Hofman, University of the Witwatersrand
Conflicts: Dr Eugênia Rodrigues
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203082: Burns Rehabilitation: A multidisciplinary program for burns management, treatment and prevention in low income countries
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Nasim Chaudhry, Pakistan Institute Of Living and Learning
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Maria Panagioti, The University of Manchester
Conflicts: Professor Rod Taylor
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203087: Ghana: Reducing Injuries to Young Pedestrians (GRIYP)
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Richard Rowe, University of Sheffield
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Enoch Teye-Kwadjo, University of Ghana
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203237: Changing First Response to Accidents by Strengthening “Golden Hour” Prehospital Approaches with Motorcycle Drivers (CRASHPAD)
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Shevin Jacob, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Annet Alenyo Ngabirano, Walimu
Conflicts: Professor Jo Wilmshurst
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203107: A Systems Improvement Approach, Articulating a Framework for Reducing Incidence, Complications and Adverse Trauma outcomes
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor P John Clarkson, University of Cambridge Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Mrs Nalukui Naleli Siame, First Aid Africa Zambia
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203117: PROGRESS: imPROvinG trauma care in low ResourcE SettingS
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Lee Wallis, University of Cape Town
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Fiona E Lecky, University of Sheffield
Conflicts: Professor Jo Wilmshurst and Dr Eugênia Rodrigues
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203137: QUIILTS study: Quality Improvement Interventions for Low resource Trauma Systems: Injury care across three continents
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Andres M Rubiano, Universidad El Bosque Colombia
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Nobhojit Roy, The George Institute for Global Health
Conflicts: Professor Rakhi Dandona and Dr Eugênia Rodrigues
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203144: Drowning prevention in Lake Victoria fishing communities in Tanzania and Uganda: A mixed-methods study
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Hilary Whitworth, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Mrs Gertrude Nanyonjo Gawaya, UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine Program Uganda
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203096: Developing a research and implementation framework to optimise injury management in Ugandan emergency care
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Alasdair Gray, University of Edinburgh
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Tonny Luggya, Makerere University Kampala
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203179: Creating a whole system approach to responding to road traffic collisions in Malawi
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Edward Duncan, University of Stirling
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Wakisa Mulwafu, University of Malawi
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203153: STAR3: SocioTechnical Approach to Roadside Response and Recovery
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Rich McIlroy, University of Southampton
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Md. Shamsul Hoque, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203156: Investigating compliance with and enforcement of seatbelt and motorcycle crash helmet use in Ghana
Contracting Lead applicant: Mr Paul Okyere, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Anne-Marie Bagnall, Leeds Beckett University
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203122: Bone Setter Associated Disability study
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor William Harrison, Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Mengistu Gebreyohanes Mengesha, Hawassa University
Conflicts: Professor Tom Solomon
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203159: Occupational injuries among formal and informal workers
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Catia Nicodemo, University of Oxford
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Pablo Lavado, Universidad del Pacífico Peru
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203210: Pedestrian crashes in Ghana: an implementation research using evidence to reduce Road traffic crashes
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Thomas Ojo, University of Cape Coast
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Kingsley Pereko, University of Cape Coast
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203214: Community mobilisation to prevent unintentional Childhood injuries in Bangladesh and Malawi (CIRCLE project)
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Hassan Haghparast Bidgoli, University College London
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Kishwar Azad, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh
Conflicts: Professor Pamela Abbott
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203074: Prevention of burn injuries in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC)
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Naiem Moiemen, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Saidur Mashreky, Center for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh
Conflicts: Professor Tom Solomon
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203157: Transformative social-technological approach to unintentional hip injuries emergency care in Mexico
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Thomas Joyce, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Carlos Poblano-Salas, CIATEQ – Mexico
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203180: Gaps and Developing of interventions to improve treatment at the scene of road accidents
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Tecla Chelagat, Strathmore University Business School
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203029: Transforming Hip Fracture Care to Improve Patient Outcomes-The Brazilian Hip Fracture Implementation Toolkit
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Opinder Sahota, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Paula Gaiolla, São Paulo State University
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203194: HIPCARE: a cluster randomised controlled trial with embedded process evaluation
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Matt Costa, University of Oxford
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Sarath Lekamwasam, University of Ruhuna
Conflicts: Professor Rakhi Dandona and Dr Eugênia Rodrigues
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR203054: A Frugal Technological Approach to Reduction of Unintentional Injuries Caused by Traffic Accident
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Syed Masud Ahmed, BRAC University - School of Public Health
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203112: Evaluating the impact of context appropriate trauma care systems to trauma patient outcomes in Ethiopia
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Menbeu Sultan Mohammed, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Teferi Abegaz Shifaw, Addis Ababa University
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203176: Wound dressings from local natural materials to mitigate skin wound from unintentional injuries
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Nguyen Hiep, Ho Chi Minh City International University
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203198: Community-led Engagement and interventions to Reduce Trauma And INjury from road traffic accidents (CERTAIN)
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Samantha Jamson, University of Leeds Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Ramesh Kumar Maharjan, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203203: Refugee Child Injury: Using the IMPACIT intervention to reduce injuries and Improve Health in LMICs
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Samar Al-Hajj, American University of Beirut
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203209: Public rehabilitation potentiation for young adults and children with traumatic brain injury in East Europe
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Serghei Cebanu, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Nicolae Testemitanu'
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203232: Identification and piloting the remedy of key opportunities for trauma care improvement in Sudan
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Ahmed ElSayed, Alzaiem Alazhari University
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Thomas Weiser, University of Edinburgh
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203236: Improving Driver Behavior & Road Safety: LIDAR – Reinforcement-Learning, Incident-Data Analysis, Light-Detection & Ranging
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Pawinee Iamtrakul, Thammasat University
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203021: Developing and implementing a community-based burns rehabilitation programme in Ghana: A Multi-Method Study
Contracting Lead applicant: Mr Jonathan Bayuo, Presbyterian University College
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203066: Reducing Injury Inequities in Nepal: Applied research for system and policy change
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Emer Brangan, University of the West of England, Bristol
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Sunil Kumar Joshi, Kathmandu Medical College
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203085: Addressing Road Traffic Accidents to Improve Urgent Care & Prevention Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Sanjoy Bhattacharya, University of York
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Joconiah Chirenda, University of Zimbabwe
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203111: Use of Mhealth to optimize outcomes after hip fracture surgery
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Sanjoy Bhattacharya, University of York
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203135: Kisii Emergency Care Project: From roadside to Resus – improving the patient journey
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Raymond Oigara, Kisii University
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Mr Darren Walter, The University of Manchester
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203189: A Sustainable Holistic approach to care of the injured in Bangladesh (SHeBa)
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor AKM Fazlur Rahman, Center for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203192: The use of allied health and law enforcement trauma teams and registries in Uganda
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Herman Lule, Kampala International University
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203196: Falls in India: capacity building, burden, and development of culturally appropriate preventive healthcare (FAITH)
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Garry Tew, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor D Prabhakaran, Public Health Foundation of India
Conflicts: Dr Rahul Shidhaye and Professor Rakhi Dando
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203212: Road traffic accidents in Brazil: Evaluation of the impact of the Life in Traffic Program
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Rafael Guimarães, Federal University of Goiás
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203227: Using non-physician providers to improve early trauma care: a controlled outcome study in rural Pakistan
Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Rashid Jooma, Aga Khan University
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Professor Zafar Fatmi, Aga Khan University
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR203239: A Resource-Based Capacity Building Programme for Road Crashes in South-East Asia (REBCAB-ROCSEA)
Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Harry Evdorides, University of Birmingham
Non-Contracting Lead applicant: Dr Rohit Baluja, Institute of Road Traffic Education
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject