Appendix 4: Evaluation of the International Health Grants Program (2008–09 to 2012–13) – Project component by recipient and year)

Appendix 4: Projects Funded through the International Health Grants Program project component by Recipient and Year) 2008/09 – 2012/13

NOTE: There were no calls for proposals 2012/2013

Recipients Title Amount
2011-2012 (13 projects)
Northern Dimension Partnership Canada's Assessed Contribution for Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-Being $36,517
OECD Implementation of the OECD Health Committee's Programme of Work for fiscal year 2011-12 and 2012-13 $100,000
Centre de recherche interdiciplinaire sur la biologie, la santé, l'environement et la société (CINBIOSE), Université du Québec à Montréal Prenatal manganese exposure from mancozeb use: expanding knowledge from a birth cohort study on pesticides and children’s development $68,875
eHealth Strategy Office, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia Promotion of public health engagement and education through live forums and electronic media for chronic disease management $99,462
Canadian Society for International Health Health Technology Assessment for Decision-Making in the Americas $82,940
PAHO Strengthening Mental Health and Substance Abuse National Capacities in the Americas $99,440
Directeur du centre collaborateur de l'OMS/OPS Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke Améliorer la formation médicale à Sherbrooke et à Montevideo en médecine de famille et communautaire et en soins de première ligne pour mieux répondre aux besoins de santé de la population $99,962
Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children Enhancing capacity to effectively address child and youth mental health across Central America: program training and network development $74,862
HealthBridge/Global Tobacco Control Forum Evaluate the impact of comprehensive smoke-free laws implemented in 2008 in Mexico City and in the State of Tabasco $99,495
PAHO Review & update a 2002 edition of the manual entitled “Developing legislation for tobacco control” $98,309
World Health Organization – Tobacco Free Initiative World Health Organization – Tobacco Free Initiative Articles 9 & 10 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control $99,000
Canadian Public Health Association Smoke-free health care facilities $98,030
World Health Organization – Tobacco Free Initiative Organization of a workshop on International trade and tobacco control issues $67,705
2011-2012 Total $1,124,597
2010-2011 (6 projects)
McMaster University McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, represented by the McMaster Health Forum $59,998
PAHO Establishment of collaborative relationships between the Province of Tierra del Fuego, (TDF), Argentina, and Nunavut, Canada. $44,000
World Health Organization Codex Alimentarius Commission (an intergovernmental UN Agency operating within the framework of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program) $150,000
OECD Implementation of the OECD Health Committee's Programme of Work for fiscal year 2010-2011 $100,000
World Health Organization - Tobacco Free Initiative Strengthening countries' health-care systems for implementation of Article 14 of the WHO FCTC $70,000
World Health Organization - Tobacco Free Initiative A technical update study on the intersection between international trade and tobacco control $20,000
2010-2011 Total $443,998
2009-2010 (21 projects)
Canadian Treatment Action Control Community Mobilization & Leadership with Rwandan HIV/AIDS Leaders $22,000
International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation/University of Toronto Further Development and Dissemination of a Curriculum to Address Issues related to People with Disabilities and HIV/AIDS in an African Context $39,000
Ontario HIV Treatment Network Towards A Comprehensive HIV Point of Care Testing Program for Ukraine $40,000
Oxfam Canada Adapting and Testing Best Practices – Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Canada $40,000
Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as a potential HIV prevention method: Building awareness and action among Canadians $40,000
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS A Collaborative Canada-Uganda Project to Develop National Therapeutic Guidelines and Clinical Expertise in the Management of HIV/HBV Co-infection $40,000
Health Bridge Canada Reducing Vietnamese migrants’ and immigrants’ vulnerability to HIV $40,000
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association HIV/AIDS and Hospice Palliative Care: A Global Response $35,000
Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) A Safer Place: Improved HIV Treatment Literacy for Newcomer People Living with HIV/AIDS in Canada $40,000
Aiding Dramatic Change in Development Capturing the Unspoken: Using Applied Theatre to Engage the Community and Inform HIV/AIDS Policy $39,999
Canadian Crossroads International (CCI) Strengthening the Global Response to HIV/AIDS through International Partnership $39,700
IDRC – GHRI Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) $482,370
Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD), Biotechnology Division Knowledge Markets and Collaborative Mechanisms for Health Innovation $75,000
First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) International Indigenous Health Impact Assessment and Risk Assessment Training $99,800
University of Ottawa Strengthening Canadian Collaborating Centre Capacity and Partnerships with the Pan American Health Organization $55,695
Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Creating an Action Plan to Build Capacity for Nursing and Midwifery Education and Training in the CARICOM Region through Partnerships $60,000
OECD Implementation of the OECD Health Committee's 2009-2010/2010-2011 Programme of Work $100,000
HealthBridge Alianca de Controle do Tabagismo (ACT) - HealthBridge Collaboration $88,705
Physicians for a Smokefree Canada Strengthening Tobacco Control in Latin America $48,000
World Health Organization Towards Implementing Articles 11 - Creating an International Database of Pictoria Health Warning $99,800
World Health Organization Towards Implementing Articles 9 & 10 - Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines (TSNA) Method Validation $100,000
2009-2010 Total $1,625,069
2008-2009 (6 projects)
International Development Research Centre Health Canada Support for the Global Research Initiative (GHRI) 2008-2009 $138,553
International AIDS Society Support of the XVII International AIDS Conference, "Universal Action Now" $75,000
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Support for the OECD Health Committee Working Group $100,000
World Health Organization (WHO) Support for FAO/WHO Project and Trust Fund for Enhanced Participation in Codex $125,000
Pan-American Health Organization - 2nd installment Adaptation of the online course “Tobacco and Public Health: From Theory to Practice” aimed at health professionals, government officials, NGOs and researchers in Latin America ($134K - $34K for 2008/09 payment) $34,165
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) - Canadian Global Tobacco Control Forum - 2nd installment Strengthening Global Tobacco Control ($212K f- $112K for 2008/09 payment) $112,184
2008-2009 Total $584,902
2008/09-2012/13 Total $ $3,778,556
2008/09-2012/13 Total Number of Projects 46

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