Small Grants Initiative
Financing : WHO – World Health Organization
Coordinator: Dr. Luis Bahamondes
Research Line : Sexual and Reproductive Health
A joint initiative between the HRP Alliance, part of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme for Research, Development and Training in Human Reproduction Research (HRP); the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR); in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for the Americas – the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women’s and Reproductive Health (CLAP); and the Center for Reproductive Health Research in Campinas (CEMICAMP) in Brazil, a regional hub for HRP Alliance Research Capacity Strengthening, announced a 2019 call for low-budget projects aimed at strengthening local research capacity and evidence generation. Of the 62 proposals, 12 were selected. At this moment we are preparing the articles to be published in a special supplement in the PAHO Journal. Below are the selected projects:
# |
Country |
Project (Original Title) |
| 1 | Brazil | HIV and syphilis coping strategies for migrant women: the case of Brazil |
| 2 | Colombia | Roconocimiento y activación y rutas para la atención integral del aboramiento y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos en mujeres migrantes en Colombia |
| 3 | Colombia | Necesidades y prácticas en salud sexual y reproductiva en población migrante en Santiago, de Cali, Colombia |
| 4 | Colombia | Perceptions, behaviors and unmet sexual health needs of Venezolans migrant sex workers in Colombia |
| 5 | Colombia | Risk factors, perceptions, social practices, access to SRH services and antiretroviral resistance in Venezuelan HIV migrants |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | Health, sexual and reproductive rights of migrant women of Venezuelan origin who perform sex work in Dominican Republic |
| 7 | Ecuador | Use of sexual and reproductive health services in a population of Venezolans migrant women in Quito, Ecuador: A Situation Analysis |
| 8 | El Salvador | Challenges and challenges for El Salvador in fulfilling the directives on migration and health issued by PAHO |
| 9 | Guatemala | Exploratory Study of the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Migrant Women and Children from the Northern Triangle |
| 10 | Mexico | Sexual practices, health care and reproductive behaviors of Central American migrants in the northern border of Mexico |
| 11 | Mexico | Syphilis and sexually transmitted infections in migrants from Chiapas |
| 12 | Peru | Responsive and accessible sexual and reproductive health services for migrant women in Peru |