Grants awarded by the WHO Regional Office for Research in Priority Areas of Public Health, 2020–2021: COVID-19 research

8 November 2020 – 14 research projects have been recommended for funding following a call for applications that aims to promote health research as a tool for national development programming, and to increase the use of evidence-based action and health planning for provision of equitable health care.  This special round of grants focuses on COVID-19 research in response to the current pandemic and its importance for all Member States in the Region.

Country


Institution


Project title


United Arab Emirates

Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital

Assessing knowledge and use of novel tobacco products among young adults particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pakistan

Quaid-i-Azam University and the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination

Assessment and training of occupational health and safety measures for sanitation staff working in COVID-I9 health care facilities

Palestine

Al-Quds University

Healthcare workers’ emotions, perceived stressors and coping strategies during COVID-19 pandemic in Palestine

Egypt

High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University

GIS-based model for analyzing spatial pattern and predicting of COVID-19 occurrence

Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran Occupational Health Research Center

Assessment of factors contributing to infection of COVID-19 among staff of hospitals affiliated with the Iran University of Medical Sciences

Palestine

Ministry of Health

Assessment of health system preparedness for response in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in Gaza Strip

Jordan

King Hussein Cancer Center

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies seroconversion in healthcare workers at a tertiary cancer center

Qatar

Ministry of Public Health

COVID-19 among labour in Qatar

Islamic Republic of Iran

Ardabil University of Medical Sciences.

Assessment of women's empowerment to predict the outcome of COVID-19 infections.

 

Islamic Republic of Iran

Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 infection among cancer patients in overall and by cancer-specific parameters in comparison with non-cancer patients

 

Islamic Republic of Iran

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Estimation of the decay rate of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces, air and waste water by using of computational intelligence systems techniques in selected reference hospitals in Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran

Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Short and long-term consequences of COVID-19 disease among hospitalized patients with pre-existing noncommunicable diseases

Pakistan

University of Management Technology, Lahore

Exploring the risk factors for severity among COVID-19 patients in Pakistan

Islamic Republic of Iran

Shahid Beheshti University

Geographical tracking and geospatial analysis of COVID-19 disease through urban form aspects and patients' locations and patients' movement behavior effects on spatial transmission pattern

Pakistan

Information Technology University

COVID-19 and slum communities: assessing the health and economic impacts

Islamic Republic of Iran

Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences

Domestic violence and its correlates among married women attending healthcare centers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Pakistan

Aga Khan University

Promoting maternal mental health and children’s social-emotional competence during COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan

Palestine

Al-Najah National University

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (seroconversion) among Palestinians: a nationwide, cross-sectional and serological study