Diabetes

Please note that this call is now closed

Find out more about the projects funded through the Diabetes call.

Second GACD Funding Call- Prevention and Management of Diabetes

In 2013, the GACD launched its second call for research proposals on prevention and management of type 2 diabetes (Prevention and Management of Diabetes). In the past twenty years the global death rate from diabetes has doubled and the World Health Organization (WHO) is predicting that this will increase by two thirds by 2030. It is currently estimated that 347 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, with more than 80% living in low- and middle-income countries. Of those suffering from diabetes, type 2 comprises 90% of this population around the world.2 Halting the rise in prevalence of diabetes has been identified as one of the 9 WHO NCD global voluntary targets to be met by Member States by 2025.

With the burden of this chronic non-communicable disease ever-increasing the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases launched a call for proposals on the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes, with a focus on implementation and intervention research in low- and middle-income countries, and Indigenous Populations in Canada and Australia. The emphasis of this initiative is on existing approaches to prevent and control type 2 diabetes, rather than development of new treatments.

Programme objectives

The long term goal was for the results of projects supported by this funding opportunity to provide healthcare providers and decision-makers with the scientific evidence to implement effective programs that would:

• Reduce health inequalities and inequities in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes in both a local and global context.

• Pursue knowledge translation and exchange approaches designed to maximize the public health benefits of research findings within different health contexts.

• Provide evidence to inform local health service providers, policy and decision makers on the effective scaling up of the interventions at the local, national and regional level.

Call Text

Download the common call text agreed by the members of the GACD.

Funding Agencies

The following funding agencies took part in the Diabetes call:

• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canada

• International Development Research Canada (IDRC) Canada

• Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) China

• European Commission (EC) European Union

• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) India

• Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT) Mexico

• South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) South Africa

• Medical Research Council (MRC) United Kingdom

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) United States

Outcomes

• A total of seventeen projects were funded through the Diabetes call.

• GACD have also published an end-of-programme report, providing a comprehensive summary of the programme and outcomes.

• You can also take a look at some of the publications and outputs from the projects funded through the Diabetes call.

Case Studies

• SMART2D – A people-centred approach through Self-Management and Reciprocal learning for the prevention and management of Type-2-Diabetes

• The Bangladesh D-Magic Trial. Diabetes Mellitus: Action Through Groups or Information for Better Control?

• Tools and Practices to Reduce CVD and Complications in Diabetics in Mexico

• SMART Diabetes – Systematic Medical Assessment, Referral and Treatment for Diabetes care in China using Lay Family Health Promoters