ICRW’s groundbreaking research makes the invisible visible. Our work
uncovers the realities of women’s lives in the developing world – their
roles and responsibilities, needs and concerns, contributions and
constraints. These insights inform evidence-based solutions that help
empower women.
More than a think tank, we are a “do-tank” that translates our research
into action. We collaborate with local partners to integrate women’s
needs into policies and programs. ICRW develops practical solutions that
achieve high impact, ensure efficient use of resources, and most
importantly, empower women to improve their own lives and their
communities.
The Asia Regional Office focuses on the following issues – adolescence,
HIV and AIDS, gender-based violence, and economic development for women –
and works with local partners to disseminate its findings to policy and
broader development audiences. For details about ICRW, please visit: http://www.icrw.org/asia/
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The Institute for Community Research, Connecticut, is one of a few
independent research institutes conducting community-based research in
the U.S. and internationally. The Institute includes approximately 50
researchers conducting collaborative studies in the U.S., India, China
and El Salvador, and has carried out U.S. National Institutes of Health,
Centers for Disease Control and other federally funded studies
addressing substance use and HIV since 1988. From 2001 to the present,
ICR has collaborated with IIPS in training, and conduct of research on
alcohol and HIV related topics, with funding from the World AIDS
Foundation and the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
In addition to its research history, it has hosted a variety of
innovative dissemination events and conferences, both national and local
including national conferences on HIV (1988), diversity in the
workforce (1989), children in difficult circumstances, changing
risk/risking change, implications of multisector privatization, female
condom use, HIV epidemiology, community based research partnerships and
community based research for social justice, each of which has been
attended by 150 to 600 people. ICR trains high school, undergraduate,
graduate and postdoctoral students in community based research on health
and prevention of high risk behaviors.
For details about ICR, please visit : www.incommunityresearch.org
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About the Foundation
PHFI was launched on March 28, 2006 by the Honorable Prime Minister of
India, Dr. Manmohan Singh at New Delhi, to strengthen public health
capacity in the country. It is a public private partnership, with
initial funding from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(Government of India), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and notable
Indian philanthropists. Structured as an autonomously governed society,
PHFI is led by a Governing Board comprising senior Government
officials, eminent Indian and international academic and scientific
leaders, civil society representatives and industry leaders. The PHFI is
headed by Professor K Srinath Reddy, former Head, Department of
Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Mandate of PHFI
PHFI has a mandate to strengthen the public health capacity in India by:
- Establishing a network of new Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs)
- Assisting the growth of existing public health training institutions/departments
- Establishing a strong national research network
- Generating policy recommendations & developing a vigorous advocacy platform
- Facilitating creation of an accreditation body for public health education in India
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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead agency in this country for research on alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and other health effects of alcohol. NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems by:
- Conducting and supporting research in a wide range of scientific areas including genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, health risks and benefits of alcohol consumption, prevention, and treatment
- Coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes and Federal Programs on alcohol-related issues
- Collaborating with international, national, state, and local institutions, organizations, agencies, and programs engaged in alcohol-related work
- Translating and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public
NIAAA has fostered and funded research on biological, medical, and behavioral aspects of alcohol use and HIV infection for the past decade, with studies in the United States, Russia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and other areas of East Africa as well as India and China. The NIH/NIAAA Strategic Plan 2007 – 2011 identifies areas of research that are of current priority interest. For details about NIAAA, please visit:
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