Child Health and Nutrition (CHN) Research in Asia and the Pacific is a component of the Global Forum for Health Research - OSLO CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER's regional assessments in the developing world. The Asia-Pacific Regional Assessment is one of a three-continent (Africa,Central and Latin America, and Asia and the Pacific) review using available data and resources to describe the progress and status of child health and nutrition, identify various stakeholders in CHN and how research has contributed to this condition.

Since 2001 OCHRC is promoting and funding priority context-specific and resource-sensitive researches to address the ever growing burden of childhood diseases in developing countries. Since conception OCHRC has funded nine research projects under the four requests for proposals (RFPs). Through an open process of advertisement and competitive selection, individuals or institutions from low and middle income countries are selected to carry out OCHRC’s research interests.  OCHRC provides administrative oversight to the projects, assuring that the research are systematically evaluated, and that partners  and broader global audiences are kept informed through dissemination of information. 

The four RFPs and the research projects funded under these are as follows:

 

RFP 1 (2001):

RFP 1 (Africa):

Institution: University of Cape Town, South Africa was awarded RFP-1 Africa.

The Project:  Child Health and Nutrition Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Regional Profile of Research Priorities and Role Players

RFP 1 (Asia):

Institution: Institute of Clinical Epidemiology (ICE) of University of Philippines, Manila

The Project:  Child Health and Nutrition Research in Asia-Pacific: An Assessment of Research Priorities in Research Institutions

RFP 1 (Latin America):

Institution: Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), Chile

The Project:  Challenges for Childhood Health and Nutrition Research in Latin America Addressing the 90/10 Gap: A Regional Latin American Agenda for Applied Health and Nutrition Research

RFP 2 (2002):

RFP 2 (Bolivia):

Institution: Comite Tecnico de Apoyo a la Lactancia Materna (COTALMA) Bolivia

The Project:  Extending the Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding in El Alto, Bolivia through a Community-based Approach and Provision of Health Services

RFP 2 (Madagascar):

Institution: Academy of Educational Development (AED) Madagascar

The Project:  Promoting Exclusive Breastfeeding in Madagascar: A Streamlined Approach to Expand to Two New Regions

RFP 3 (2003):

RFP 3 (Bangladesh):

Institution: ICDDR,B, Bangladesh

The Project:  Low Birth Weight and Prematurity in Rural Bangladesh: Levels, Determinants and Consequences for Neonatal Morbidity and Survival

RFP 3 (Gambia):

Institution: University of The Gambia

The Project:  Low Birth Weight: A Prospective Study of Burden, Risk Factors and Neonatal Mortality

RFP 4 (2005):

RFP 4 (Mali):

Institution: Child Survival Research and Documentation Centre – CREDOS, Bamako, Mali

The Project:  Assessing the Effectiveness of Semi-annual Vitamin A Capsule Distribution in Mali through National Nutrition Week (SIAN)

RFP 4 (Papua New Guinea):

Institution: The Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research

The Project:  Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIA) 2003 – 2005