New global health research to reduce the impacts of COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to impact the lives and wellbeing of people around the globe, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), in partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has announced 12 new research projects specifically aimed at tackling the multiple health consequences of the pandemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
The new research spans more than 18 countries across Africa, South America and South East Asia and covers topics such as transmission and infection control, and how people are affected by the disease in different settings and their long-term outcomes, including the risk of neurological problems. Other projects focus on the indirect consequences of the pandemic, for example on mental health, tuberculosis, and provision of HIV care and other health services.