R2HC in numbers
We’ve achieved a lot in the first decade of R2HC. Here’s a snapshot of where we focus our efforts.
Our research studies
These six short blogs tell our story. We explore and reflect on topics that have played a key role in shaping the programme, and continue to inform our future direction.
77
Studies funded through annual open funding calls
32
Studies funded through responsive or thematic funding calls
Number of studies funded, by focus area
R2HC grantees, by organisation type
Who and where we fund
Our purpose is clear: to empower the humanitarian community to improve humanitarian response. We make this happen by supporting and championing the outcomes of robust research across the world.
Research outputs
Research outputs summarise the findings and implications for humanitarian operational organisations.
196
Peer-reviewed publications
7,578
Citations
106
Grey literature outputs
45
Research snapshots
20
Impact case studies
Our key publications
Our resources support the humanitarian health research community to respond to evidence gaps and deliver high-quality research.
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Impact Case Study: Strengthening post-abortion care – Evidence driving action in humanitarian contexts
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Real ethics has dirty feet: Data collector perspectives on risk exposure during data collection in conflict-affected Eastern DRC
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IMPACT Initiatives: Piloting Longitudinal Monitoring of Displacement Intentions to Understand Drivers of Movement and Improve Data Integrity
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IMPACT DRC: Guiding Action in Reduced Funding Landscape - Contextualised Humanitarian Prioritisation Data for Improved Impact
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Gisa Group: Sudan Emergency Response Rooms Open-Source Humanitarian Fund Management Platform
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A clustered randomised controlled trial of the Living Peace intervention to reduce domestic violence in Eastern DRC: design and methods
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High severity of abortion complications in fragile and conflict-affected settings: a cross-sectional study in two referral hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa (AMoCo study)
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Evaluating a stepped care model of psychological support for adults affected by adversity: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Jordan
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A stepped-care programme of brief psychological interventions for adults affected by adversity in Jordan: Lessons from a pilot randomised controlled trial in Jordan
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The development of a World Health Organization transdiagnostic chatbot intervention for distressed adolescents and young adults
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A guided chatbot-based psychological intervention for psychologically distressed older adolescents and young adults: a randomised clinical trial in Jordan
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The 'Epidemic' of violence against junior doctors in Baghdad: reasons, impact and consequences
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A community-based vector control intervention “Slash and Clear” implemented in two onchocerciasis-endemic foci in South Sudan
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Community-directed treatment with ivermectin in Maridi, South Sudan: Impact of an onchocerciasis awareness campaign and bi-annual treatment on therapeutic coverage
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Evaluating epilepsy management in an onchocerciasis-endemic area: Case of Maridi, South Sudan
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High epilepsy prevalence and excess mortality in onchocerciasis-endemic counties of South Sudan: A call for integrated interventions
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Methodological choices for an economic evaluation of a combined psychosocial and nutrition treatment intervention for children with severe acute malnutrition: The FUSAM trial in Nepal.
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Cost-effectiveness of decentralising acute malnutrition treatment with a standard or simplified treatment protocol: an economic evaluation in the region of Gao, Mali
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Gender and intimate partner violence considerations for cash transfer programming in South Sudan
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Monitoring independence in daily life activities after trauma in humanitarian settings: Item reduction and assessment of content validity of the Activity Independence Measure-Trauma (AIM-T)
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Factors associated with independence in activities at hospital discharge, three and six months after injury in humanitarian settings: A multicenter, prospective cohort study
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Assessing independence in mobility activities in trauma care: Validity and reliability of the Activity Independence Measure-Trauma (AIMT) in humanitarian settings
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A suicide safety protocol with vulnerable populations with chronic physical health conditions: A pragmatic protocol implementation among displaced Myanmar adults in Thailand
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Women's perceptions of person-centered comprehensive abortion care and associated factors in Northern Ethiopia: A facility-based cross-sectional study in a humanitarian setting
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Pediatric post-discharge mortality in resource-poor countries: A protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
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Smart Discharges for vulnerable refugee children: a cohort study to validate prognostic algorithms for post-discharge readmission and mortality among children living in refugee settings
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Evaluating mental health and psychosocial support outcomes of the Self-efficacy and Knowledge (SEEK) community-based randomized controlled trial in Lebanon
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Development of a village health worker care model to reduce cardiovascular risk in areas of armed conflict: Qualitative results from a participatory planning process in Myanmar
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A village health worker intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in remote areas of armed conflict in Myanmar: Results from a feasibility study in three villages
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Co-creating a decision-making framework for primary healthcare models in conflict-affected Cameroon and Nigeria
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Factors influencing selection of models of primary health care delivery in conflict-affected settings
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Radio interview (in French): Pakadjuma : la grande vulnérabilité et la pauvreté à la base des épidémies, selon le Dr Jules Villa
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Epilepsy in the onchocerciasis endemic area of Deim Zubeir, South Sudan: A household survey
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Humanitarian Innovation for gender-based violence response: lessons learned from Elrha's GBV Tech Innovation Challenge
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Research Snapshot: Increasing access to handwashing facilities in crisis-affected populations
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Social capital and uptake of primary healthcare during protracted displacement: Evidence from four refugee settlements in northern Uganda
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Evidence from the frontline: Mental health in crisis affected contexts, episode 6: Artificial Intelligence and mental health chatbots
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Research Snapshot: How conflict-affected health systems fail gender-based violence survivors
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An entomological study to prepare for a "slash and clear" community-based vector control intervention in onchocerciasis endemic South Sudan
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Analysing concordance between MUAC, MUACZ, and WHZ in diagnosing acute malnutrition among children under 5 in Somalia
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