Objective Inequalities and vulnerable groups’ health, as well as the slow advances to achieve the health- related Millennium Development Goals, are concerns that need to be addressed, notably for low and middle-income countries. While some countries have made advances, these remain unknown to other ones which could still benefit from their experience. Higher collaboration could help but is quite difficult to achieve. The MASCOT project gathers therefore 11 partners from 3 geographical areas (Europe, Latin America & Africa), an advisory board and additional relevant experts to answer this problematic.The work is specifically designed to achieve defined objectives:- to create links between North-South and South-South efforts in addressing maternal and child health and health inequalities (MCH&I) in developing countries- to provide evidence on best practice and policy advice for the development of future public health and health systems interventions.Following a first step of standardisation and quality control procedures, the project will implement mapping activities in individual countries of the 3 regions of interest in order to assess the current situation of MCH inequalities, to identify institutions and research teams performing research in this area, to detect promising projects and research results as well as strategies, programs and policies implemented to tackle MCH inequalities. This will result in recommendations of best practices and policy advice to countries willing to implement actions to improve MCH&I. An important part of the work will also stimulate multi-lateral collaboration and knowledge transfer as a key activity of MASCOT. All along the project, different tools such as meetings, workshops, partnering event, website, and brochures will be used to communicate and promote the exchange between health stakeholders and policy-makers. Ultimately MASCOT should thus allow reducing gaps in health inequalities between and within different regions of the world. Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthsocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalities Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH.2011.3.4-3 - Multilateral cooperation between Europe, Africa and Latin America on public health and health services research Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator COUNCIL ON HEALTH RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Address Route des morillons 1-5 1218 Le grand-saconnex Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Other Administrative Contact Thierry Delachaux (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 435 529,00 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EUROQUALITY SAS France EU contribution € 238 132,00 Address 39 rue saint lazare 75009 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marc Ponsar (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE INOVACAO CONSULTADORIA EMPRESARIAL E FOMENTO DA INOVACAO SA Portugal EU contribution € 202 491,00 Address Av marechal gomes da costa 1376 porto concelho foz do douro 4150 356 Porto See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Mónica Coelho (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FUNDACION INSTITUTO CENTRO AMERICANO DE SALUD INTERNATIONAL Costa Rica EU contribution € 195 542,00 Address Calles 35 y 37 avenida 7 barrio escalante 10101 San jose See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mario Tristan (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PUBLICA Mexico EU contribution € 148 195,00 Address Av. universidad 655 62100 Cuernavaca morelos See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact José Ignacio Domínguez Castillo (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE LA SANTISIMA CONCEPCION Chile EU contribution € 93 090,00 Address Caupolican 491 4070129 Concepcion See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mariella Andrea Gutiérrez (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND JOHANNESBURG South Africa EU contribution € 211 432,00 Address Jan smuts avenue 1 2001 Johannesburg See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Thembi Tshabalala (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH Tanzania EU contribution € 85 534,00 Address Sokoine luthuli drive ocean road 255 Dar es salaam See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mwelecela Ntuli Malecela (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF GHANA Ghana EU contribution € 99 230,00 Address Legon boundary road N/A Legon accra See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Fred Newton Binka (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window HEALTH ACTION PARTNERSHIP INTERNATIONAL C.I.C United Kingdom EU contribution € 205 120,00 Address Tavistock house -entrance b- tavistock square WC1H 9HX London See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Chris Brookes (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window HOPITAL FARHAT HACHED DE SOUSSE Tunisia EU contribution € 85 600,00 Address Avenue ibn el jazzar 4000 Sousse See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Mohamed Faouzi Kraiem (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window