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DFID priorities Malaria & NTD research

DFID priorities Malaria & NTD research. Dr Sue Kinn Head Health Research Research and Evidence Division APPG meeting 18 th March 2014. DFID’s Research Programme. Three broad aims: Development of new technologies which will have an impact on poverty

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DFID priorities Malaria & NTD research

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  1. DFID prioritiesMalaria & NTD research Dr Sue Kinn Head Health Research Research and Evidence Division APPG meeting 18th March 2014

  2. DFID’s Research Programme • Three broad aims: • Development of new technologies which will have an impact on poverty • Better and more cost-effective ways of delivering aid and development assistance • Understanding the context for policy choices and delivery • To provide new knowledge and rigorous evidence to address the challenges of poverty reduction • Research is seen as a development intervention – research which will have development outcomes and impact. • Research to be linked with programmes, as well as high-quality global public goods

  3. Research and Evidence Division 3 pillars in the division: • Research Commissioning teams (£252m) • Evidence and Evaluation (£62m) • Professional Development (£5m) • Total approx. £320m

  4. Research spend by commissioning teamProvisional figures for 2013-14 (£252m)

  5. DFID commissioned research First consideration ALWAYS is high quality • Focus on: • Poverty reduction • Problems being faced in developing countries, by Governments, service providers and citizens • Getting research findings into policy and practice (GRIPP) quickly • Strong focus on the development part of R&D • Actively encourage partnerships between institutions in the north and those based in developing countries, to enable capacity building and genuine collaboration • Increasingly encouraging partnerships between the public and private sectors.

  6. What does DFID want to achieve with its research? • Innovation and risk as well as more established research • Mix of research methods • Working with the private sector • Capacity building in various ways • GRIPP • Effective partnerships and influencing

  7. Existing portfolio for Malaria and NTDs • New drugs, diagnostics, insecticides • MMV, DNDi, FIND, PATH-DxG, IVCC • Delivering effectively • RPCs, TDR, Health Systems Implementation Research*, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, icddr,b, Global Health Trials*, DFID-MRC Concordat*, ZELS* • Understanding the context • TRAC * Responsive programmes (Research Councils and/or Wellcome Trust)

  8. PDP funders group • Share information and experiences to make better informed funding decisions • Identify and address areas where it is beneficial for funders to work together in a coordinated manner • Harmonise funder’s requirements where possible (e.g. reporting, reviews/evaluations, meetings) to reduce transaction costs for both funders and PDPs • Currently chaired by DFID

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