NHMRC/NAFOSTED Joint Call for Collaborative Research Projects

Overview

On 29 November 2016, NAFOSTED and NHMRC held the first joint networking symposium for health and medical researchers in Hanoi, Vietnam. Researchers from Vietnam and Australia came together at the symposium to share research relevant to the three symposium themes of infectious diseases, maternal/child health and public health. The symposium sought to: • deepen collaboration between health and medical researchers in both countries • identify respective capacities and complementarities within each country, and • build linkages and pinpoint potential future collaborations. Following on from this symposium, this grant opportunity has been developed jointly by NAFOSTED and NHMRC. The specific objectives of the joint grant opportunity are to: • generate new knowledge in infectious diseases, maternal/child health and/or public health that can be translated into health policy and practice to benefit human health • foster co-investment with international partners in research programs of joint interest that will involve researchers based in Vietnam and Australia • foster the exchange of scientific skills and technological capabilities between Vietnam and Australia, and • build further collaborations between Vietnamese and Australian researchers.