Global Health and Vaccination Research

Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC) is a programme of the Research Council of Norway. Its primary objective is to support high-quality research with potential for high impact that can contribute to sustainable improvements in health and health equity for poor people in low- and lower-middle income countries (LMIC). Norwegians institutions may apply for grants in collaboration with researchers in other countries.[1]

As all programmes of the Research Council of Norway it is led by a programme board appointed by the Division Board for Society and Health at the Research Council. The programme board for the period 2011 - 2014 is chaired by Peter Smith (epidemiologist). Other members include Prof. Nelson Sewankambo and Prof. Rifat Atun

It prioritizes projects in the following thematic areas:

1. Prevention and treatment of, and diagnostics for, communicable diseases with particular relevance for low and lower-middle income countries.

1. Family planning, reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and youth health.
2. Health systems and health policy research: that is production and application of knowledge to improve how societies organize themselves in order to achieve health goals.
3. Implementation research: research on the promotion of uptake of research findings into public health programmes, and to expand knowledge on strategies for implementation and wider scaling-up of effective health interventions and health services.
4. Innovation in technology and methods development for maternal and child health in settings where appropriate technologies are not available or non-existing.