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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 and proven innovations.
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Aim: to improve health outcomes for people affected by humanitarian crises by strengthening the evidence base for public health interventions.

Our globally recognised research programme focuses on maximising the potential for public health research to bring about positive change in humanitarian response and helps inform decision making in humanitarian response.

Since it was established in 2013, we have funded more than 50 research studies across a range of public health fields, bringing together researchers and humanitarian practitioners to undertake vital research.

Our research studies are funded through ‘Open Calls’, with proposals sought that address specific or multiple public health issues by gathering evidence with the potential to contribute to improved public health outcomes in humanitarian contexts.

Find out about our Annual Funding Call

R2HC Annual Funding Call

R2HC aims to improve health outcomes by strengthening the evidence base for public health interventions in humanitarian crises. This grant programme is an ‘Open Call’, with proposals sought that address specific or multiple public health issues by gathering evidence with the potential to contribute to improved public health outcomes in humanitarian contexts.

Area of work Disabilities, Disease (Communicable & Non-communicable), Ebola, Gender-based Violence, Health Systems & Services, Injury & Rehabilitation, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Heath and Psychosocial Support, Nutrition, Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises Funding amount up to £3,500,000

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Latest News
26.03.2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Resources for humanitarians
28.01.2020

Call for Action: Ethical global health research in emergencies
11.07.2019

Linking research impact in Jordan with global change: Mapping stakeholders in community health
26.06.2019

Seven new research studies address some of the pressing issues in humanitarian health
20.03.2019

Impact, risk-taking and avoiding bias: insights from our R2HC Funding Committee
18.12.2018

Eight new studies explore ‘what works’ when providing public health services during humanitarian crises
27.07.2018

Evidence and co-ordination for WASH: Making progress
17.10.2018

New report launch: Too tough to scale?
10.10.2018

It takes more than a village – how our community of researchers & innovators is improving mental health practice in humanitarian settings
06.06.2018

What next for menstrual hygiene in emergencies – a call for further action
02.05.2018

Announcing the new Chair of our R2HC Funding Committee

See over 50 research studies we've funded since 2013

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Kenya

Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER Web)
Jordan

Evaluation of Scalable Interventions to Improve Mental Health of Syrian Refugee Youth
Ethiopia, Lebanon, Myanmar

Child Marriage in Emergency Context
Jordan

Optimizing a community-based model for case identification, monitoring, and prevention of hypertension/diabetes

Somalia

Cash and vouchers for nutrition in Wajid Somalia
Democratic Republic of Congo

Evaluating the Psychological and Social Impact by Promoting Positive Masculinity

Key Research & Guidance

Report Disabilities, Disease (Communicable & Non-communicable), Ebola, Evidence Review, Health Systems & Services, Injury & Rehabilitation, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Heath and Psychosocial Support, Nutrition, Sexual and Reproductive Health

The Humanitarian Health Evidence Review
Tool Ethics Related

R2HC Research Ethics Tool
Video Partnerships

Lightning Talks: South-North research partnerships – what works well?
Report Partnerships

Partnerships Review: Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises
Report Gender-based Violence

Gender Based Violence Research Methodologies in Humanitarian Settings
Report Evidence Review

Mitigating Operational Challenges in Humanitarian Health Research

Tools & Research published by R2HC
Report Evidence Review

Research Methodologies in Humanitarian Crises Review
Video Accountability & Participation

Dr Rola Hallam: Accountability to people affected by humanitarian crises
Video Partnerships

Working together: voices from the research community
Article Mental Heath and Psychosocial Support

Humanitarian Exchange – Mental health & psychosocial support in humanitarian crises special feature
Report

WASH Research Prioritisation Briefing Paper
Peer Reviewed Evidence Review

Does the Humanitarian Sector Use Evidence-informed Standards? A Review of the 2011 Sphere Indicators for Wash, Food Security and Nutrition, and Health Action
Briefing Note Ebola

Ebola Research Findings Summary
Report

R2HC Research Forum Report – 2019
Video

Voices from the research community

Tools & Research from our funded research studies

Peer Reviewed Mental Heath and Psychosocial Support

Guided self-help to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese female refugees in Uganda: a cluster randomised trial
Peer Reviewed Health Systems & Services

Resilience capacities of health systems: Accommodating the needs of Palestinian refugees from Syria
Peer Reviewed Ethics Related

Moral experiences of humanitarian health professionals caring for patients who are dying or likely to die in a humanitarian crisis
Peer Reviewed Disaster Risk Reduction

An integrated approach to mental health and disaster preparedness: a cluster comparison with earthquake affected communities in Nepal
Article Mental Heath and Psychosocial Support

Improving humanitarian assistance across sectors through mental health and psychosocial support
Article Mental Heath and Psychosocial Support

Designing and implementing psychosocial interventions for children with severe acute malnutrition: Action contre la Faim’s experience in Nepal
Article Mental Heath and Psychosocial Support

Mental health research among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: challenges and solutions
Article Mental Heath and Psychosocial Support

What strong partnerships achieve: innovations in research and practice
Chapter Ethics Related

Ethical Challenges Among Humanitarian Organisations: Insights from the Response to the Syrian Conflict
Peer Reviewed Water, sanitation & hygiene

Pilot testing and evaluation of a toolkit formenstrual hygiene management in emergencies in three refugee camps in Northwest Tanzania

FUNDING NOW OPEN

Research to support COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings

Elrha is launching an urgent funding call for research proposals to support the COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings. The aim is to fund public health research that will produce robust findings that will contribute to the effectiveness of the current humanitarian response and increase the evidence base for future responses to similar infectious disease outbreaks. Given the global travel restrictions and social distancing measures in place to respond to COVID-19, applicants must be able to demonstrate that their proposed research is relevant, feasible and ethical.

Area of work COVID-19 Programme Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises

Past Calls

R2HC Annual Funding Call

R2HC aims to improve health outcomes by strengthening the evidence base for public health interventions in humanitarian crises. This grant programme is an ‘Open Call’, with proposals sought that address specific or multiple public health issues by gathering evidence with the potential to contribute to improved public health outcomes in humanitarian contexts.

Area of work Disabilities, Disease (Communicable & Non-communicable), Ebola, Gender-based Violence, Health Systems & Services, Injury & Rehabilitation, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Heath and Psychosocial Support, Nutrition, Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises Funding amount up to £3,500,000

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