New Delhi, A Jamia Millia Islamia college has been awarded a grant of £39,000 (91.15 lakh in Indian currency) to head NIHR Global Health Group as India leads a UK government agency's oral health project, according to a official statement. Thursday.
Professor Abhishek Mehta, faculty of Public Health Dentistry, department of Dentistry of the university, has been selected as India's principal investigator and lead for the project awarded by the National Institute of Healthcare and Research, he said.
According to the statement, the two-year research program aims to address the neglect of oral diseases in four low- and middle-income countries, namely Kenya, Colombia, India and Brazil.
Its objective includes evaluating the pattern, mechanisms and impact of inequalities in oral health, determining the influence of commercial determinants on oral health and, in particular, the role of the sugar and tobacco industries, evaluating the economic burden of oral diseases and opportunities for oral health. health system reforms and co-produce and test public health interventions and system reforms to reduce oral health inequalities and promote population oral health.
Additionally, the program aims to develop local research capacity through a wide range of short courses and training.
The two-year project has a grant of £93,000, he said.
As part of this multinational project, in which Jamia is one of the collaborators, Professor Mehta has been given the responsibility of spearheading the capacity to develop aspects of the project.
After conducting a training needs assessment exercise to identify specific gaps in dental public health research training in India, as part of the project, the Faculty of Dentistry will develop and implement an ambitious training and capacity building program for early and mid-career researchers selected from different dental colleges and public health institutions in India.
University College London is the lead institute for the project carried out by 15 researchers from ten countries.
The other collaborating institutes include the University of Glasgow, Queen Mary University, Staffordshire University, National University of Colombia, University of Nairobi, ABRASCO, Public Health Foundation of India, Lok Swasthya SEWA Trust, National Institute of Singapore Dental Research, the Australian National University, University of Melbourne, University of California, San Francisco and Trinity College, Dublin.
Professor Abhishek Mehta, faculty of Public Health Dentistry, department of Dentistry of the university, has been selected as India's principal investigator and lead for the project awarded by the National Institute of Healthcare and Research, he said.
According to the statement, the two-year research program aims to address the neglect of oral diseases in four low- and middle-income countries, namely Kenya, Colombia, India and Brazil.
Its objective includes evaluating the pattern, mechanisms and impact of inequalities in oral health, determining the influence of commercial determinants on oral health and, in particular, the role of the sugar and tobacco industries, evaluating the economic burden of oral diseases and opportunities for oral health. health system reforms and co-produce and test public health interventions and system reforms to reduce oral health inequalities and promote population oral health.
Additionally, the program aims to develop local research capacity through a wide range of short courses and training.
The two-year project has a grant of £93,000, he said.
As part of this multinational project, in which Jamia is one of the collaborators, Professor Mehta has been given the responsibility of spearheading the capacity to develop aspects of the project.
After conducting a training needs assessment exercise to identify specific gaps in dental public health research training in India, as part of the project, the Faculty of Dentistry will develop and implement an ambitious training and capacity building program for early and mid-career researchers selected from different dental colleges and public health institutions in India.
University College London is the lead institute for the project carried out by 15 researchers from ten countries.
The other collaborating institutes include the University of Glasgow, Queen Mary University, Staffordshire University, National University of Colombia, University of Nairobi, ABRASCO, Public Health Foundation of India, Lok Swasthya SEWA Trust, National Institute of Singapore Dental Research, the Australian National University, University of Melbourne, University of California, San Francisco and Trinity College, Dublin.
