Objective The major causes of poor health are rooted in our societies. Governments are encouraged to lead global action on the social determinants of health with the aim of achieving health equity. This requires setting-specific, timely and relevant evidence on the relationship between determinants and outcomes which is yet limited, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This calls for research on social determinants of health and demands capacity-building activities to enable such research.INTREC collaboration action is envisioned to address health inequities in LMICs of Africa and Asia by developing sustainable capacity for research for health and its social determinants, and by facilitating translation of research findings into policy and practice in both regions. INTREC also advocates for gender equity in health research by promoting women scientists.INTREC activities will cover three African (Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania) and four Asian countries (Indonesia, Viet Nam, Bangladesh, India) and will be concentrated in two training centres in Ghana and Indonesia. The centers are to become focal points for research on social determinants of health in LMICs, thus enabling extensive South-South and North-South networks and research cooperation.INTREC approach to capacity-building is holistic and includes both, providing state-of-the-art region-specific training for young researchers, and educating decision-makers on social determinants of health. The work will be carried by a strong Consortium team of five university-based centres in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, the United States of America and Indonesia and by one research network of demographic surveillance sites in LMICs with headquarters in Ghana (INDEPTH).INTREC approach will be evaluated at the end of a 3,5-year period. Based on the results of this evaluation, a conceptual framework on how to build sustainable capacity for research on health and its social determinants that could be applied in other LMICs will be developed. Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH.2011.3.4-2 - Building sustainable capacity for research for health and its social determinants in low and middle income countries Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator UMEA UNIVERSITET Address Universitetomradet 901 87 Umea Sweden See on map Region Norra Sverige Övre Norrland Västerbottens län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM HEIDELBERG Germany EU contribution € 227 861,85 Address Im neuenheimer feld 672 69120 Heidelberg See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data INDEPTH NETWORK Ghana EU contribution € 422 182,41 Address Mensah wood street, east legon 11 KD Accra See on map Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY Indonesia EU contribution € 191 344,89 Address Bulaksumur 55281 Yogyakarta See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM Netherlands EU contribution € 163 081,00 Address Spui 21 1012WX Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data HARVARD GLOBAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT SERVICES INC. United States EU contribution € 396 810,96 Address Office of the general counsel, holyoke center, suite 980, massachusetts avenue 1350 02138 Cambridge See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data
