Grants Program 

Grant Awards FY2007

In 2007, PAHEF made a total of 33 grants for health projects in 14 countries primarily in Latin America and the Caribbean for a broad range of health areas such as  drug safety, indigenous health, parasitic diseases, vaccines, laboratory practices, and health worker training. Nine grants are supporting PAHEF Grants Program's priorities: Childhood Obesity & Nutrition and Healthy Aging.*

BRAZIL

*Federal University of Rio Grande do Sol: To address challenges and developing opportunities for health professionals and older people in southern Brazil. ($49,815)

*Federal Foundation of the Medical Scientist Faculty of Porto Alegre: To conduct a randomized controlled trial in a primary health care setting of dietary advice promoting healthy feeding of infants. ($50,000)

Onchocerciasis Program (Mectizan): In partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Merck Inc., to distribute Mectizan tablets to various health institutions to treat river blindness. ($120,000)

CHILE

*Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile: To conduct a feasibility study as to whether a preschool welfare program can be adapted to ensure healthy growth of and long-term health for its preschoolers. ($49,960)

ECUADOR

Onchocerciasis Program (Mectizan): In partnership with PAHO and Merck Inc., to distribute Mectizan tablets to various health institutions to treat river blindness. ($421,500)

GUATEMALA

*Pan American Health Organization / Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP): To apply an intervention model for the prevention of childhood malnutrition through promotion of healthy diet and physical activity in elementary school children. ($49,880)

Onchocerciasis Program (Mectizan): In partnership with PAHO and Merck Inc., to distribute Mectizan tablets to various health institutions to treat river blindness. ($1,640,250)

JAMAICA

*INMED Partnerships for Children (USA) and INMED Caribbean: To develop a replicable, culturally appropriate, integrated pilot program (Lyrics for Life) in two schools in Trenchtown among 1,000 students, ages 7-11 years and their teachers and families to reduce obesity and form a solid foundation for future healthy lifestyles. ($25,000)

LATIN AMERICAN REGION

*Pan American Health Organization / Interamerican Center for Social Security Studies (CIESS): To improve the effectiveness of the social and health services for older adults in Latin America and the Caribbean. ($24,750)

MEXICO

*Mexican Social Security Institute: To determine the cost effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve recognition of depression in older persons. ($50,000)

Onchocerciasis Program (Mectizan): In partnership with Merck Inc., to distribute Mectizan tablets to various health institutions to treat river blindness. ($2,457,000)

Dr. Jorge Alberto Álvarez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: For the research project: “Opinions on the hypothetical donation of embryos in patients who participated in assisted reproduction techniques (TRA) in Hispano-America.” ($10,000)
  

NICARAGUA

Fondo Indígena: To support the Indigenous Health Training Scholarship Program to award five scholarships for first year training at the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua (URACCAN) leading to a specialization in intercultural management of health. ($15,000)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

*University of West Indies: To develop and evaluate a collaborative model addressing nutrition and healthy lifestyles to be incorporated in the national school curriculum. ($50,000)

VENEZUELA

*South Florida Veterans Affairs Foundation for Research and Education, University of Miami: To implement screening and lifestyle interventions to reduce cardiometabolic risk in obese older persons in Maracaibo, Venezuela. ($50,000)

Onchocerciasis Program (Mectizan): In partnership with PAHO and Merck Inc., to distribute Mectizan tablets to various health institutions to treat river blindness. ($1,995,000)