Funded by the National Institute for Health Research, RESPIRE is a Global Health Research Unit focusing on respiratory health in Asia. HTML Image Summary (Research in a nutshell)RESPIRE aims to reduce the impact and number of deaths caused by respiratory diseases in Asia in collaboration with partners from four Asian countries – Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and Pakistan.The programme includes a number of major research projects (some across multiple countries), fellowship projects and PhD studentships focussed on delivering against identified local needs.Stakeholder engagement, training and capacity development and methodology/data science are all core activities of the Unit, with leads and coordinators in place to help shape this activity. Image RESPIRE members at the 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting Key PeopleNameRoleProfessor Aziz SheikhDirector | Professor of Primary Care Research and DevelopmentProfessor Harry CampbellCo-Director / UK Lead for Pakistan | Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Public HealthProfessor Harish NairLead: Acute Respiratory Conditions / UK Lead for India | Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Global HealthProfessor Hilary PinnockLead: Chronic Respiratory Conditions / UK Lead for Malaysia | Professor of Primary Care Respiratory MedicineProfessor Ee Ming KhooLead: Chronic Respiratory Conditions | Professor of Primary Care Medicine, University of MalayaProfessor Devi SridharLead: Stakeholder engagement and governance | Professor of Global Public HealthSiân WilliamsLead: Stakeholder engagement and governance | IPCRGProfessor Igor RudanLead: Training and Capacity Building / UK Lead for Bangladesh | Professor of International Health and Molecular MedicineProfessor Tabish Hazir Lead: Training and Capacity Building | Principal Investigator, MNCHRN PakistanProfessor John NorrieLead: Methodology and Data Science | Professor of Medical Statistics and Trial MethodologyProfessor Shams El Arifeen Lead: Methodology and Data Science | Senior Director and Senior Scientist, icddr,bDr Sanjay JuvekarData Access and Sharing Lead | Officer in charge, Vadu Rural Health Programme, KEMHRC, IndiaDr Dominique BalharryResearch ManagerContactMorag Edwards, RESPIRE AdministratorRESPIRE@ed.ac.ukWebsiteNIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE)Key publicationsRESPIRE: The National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Global Respiratory Health Unit.Sheikh A, Campbell H, Balharry D, Baqui AH, Bogaert D, Cresswell K, Cunningham S, Dockerell D, El Arifeen S, Fletcher M, Grant L, Ghazali SS, Habib M, Hazir T, Isaac R, Juvekar S, Khoo EM, McKinstry B, Morris AD, Nair H, Norrie J, Nwaru BI, Pinnock H, Robertson D, Saha S, Salvi S, Schwarze J, Simpson C, Sridhar D, Stoddart A, Weller D, Whyte M, Worth A, Williams S, Yusuf O, Zumla A, Rudan I; RESPIRE Collaboration.J Glob Health. 2018 Dec;8(2):020101. Setting research priorities for global respiratory medicine within the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit in Respiratory Health (RESPIRE).Rudan I, Agrawal D, Hussein N, Cheong AT, Cunningham S, Dockerell D, Ghazali SS, Ghorpade D, Habib M, Hazir T, Juvekar S, Kawade A, Lee PY, Liew SM, Luz S, Khoo EM, Nair H, Norrie J, Patil R, Pinnock H, Ramdzan SN, Roy S, Salim H, Smith P, Yahya HM, Williams S, Campbell H, Sheikh A.J Glob Health. 2018 Dec;8(2):0201314. See the full list of publications on the RESPIRE websiteFunder Image National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)Disclaimer:This research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE) using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the UK Department of Health and Social Care.TimelineAugust 2017- May 2021 Scientific themesRespiratory, Asthma, COPD, RSV, Pneumonia, Epidemiology, Burden of disease, Clinical trials, Global health This article was published on 2024-09-24
HTML Image Summary (Research in a nutshell)RESPIRE aims to reduce the impact and number of deaths caused by respiratory diseases in Asia in collaboration with partners from four Asian countries – Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and Pakistan.The programme includes a number of major research projects (some across multiple countries), fellowship projects and PhD studentships focussed on delivering against identified local needs.Stakeholder engagement, training and capacity development and methodology/data science are all core activities of the Unit, with leads and coordinators in place to help shape this activity. Image RESPIRE members at the 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting Key PeopleNameRoleProfessor Aziz SheikhDirector | Professor of Primary Care Research and DevelopmentProfessor Harry CampbellCo-Director / UK Lead for Pakistan | Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Public HealthProfessor Harish NairLead: Acute Respiratory Conditions / UK Lead for India | Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Global HealthProfessor Hilary PinnockLead: Chronic Respiratory Conditions / UK Lead for Malaysia | Professor of Primary Care Respiratory MedicineProfessor Ee Ming KhooLead: Chronic Respiratory Conditions | Professor of Primary Care Medicine, University of MalayaProfessor Devi SridharLead: Stakeholder engagement and governance | Professor of Global Public HealthSiân WilliamsLead: Stakeholder engagement and governance | IPCRGProfessor Igor RudanLead: Training and Capacity Building / UK Lead for Bangladesh | Professor of International Health and Molecular MedicineProfessor Tabish Hazir Lead: Training and Capacity Building | Principal Investigator, MNCHRN PakistanProfessor John NorrieLead: Methodology and Data Science | Professor of Medical Statistics and Trial MethodologyProfessor Shams El Arifeen Lead: Methodology and Data Science | Senior Director and Senior Scientist, icddr,bDr Sanjay JuvekarData Access and Sharing Lead | Officer in charge, Vadu Rural Health Programme, KEMHRC, IndiaDr Dominique BalharryResearch ManagerContactMorag Edwards, RESPIRE AdministratorRESPIRE@ed.ac.ukWebsiteNIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE)Key publicationsRESPIRE: The National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Global Respiratory Health Unit.Sheikh A, Campbell H, Balharry D, Baqui AH, Bogaert D, Cresswell K, Cunningham S, Dockerell D, El Arifeen S, Fletcher M, Grant L, Ghazali SS, Habib M, Hazir T, Isaac R, Juvekar S, Khoo EM, McKinstry B, Morris AD, Nair H, Norrie J, Nwaru BI, Pinnock H, Robertson D, Saha S, Salvi S, Schwarze J, Simpson C, Sridhar D, Stoddart A, Weller D, Whyte M, Worth A, Williams S, Yusuf O, Zumla A, Rudan I; RESPIRE Collaboration.J Glob Health. 2018 Dec;8(2):020101. Setting research priorities for global respiratory medicine within the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit in Respiratory Health (RESPIRE).Rudan I, Agrawal D, Hussein N, Cheong AT, Cunningham S, Dockerell D, Ghazali SS, Ghorpade D, Habib M, Hazir T, Juvekar S, Kawade A, Lee PY, Liew SM, Luz S, Khoo EM, Nair H, Norrie J, Patil R, Pinnock H, Ramdzan SN, Roy S, Salim H, Smith P, Yahya HM, Williams S, Campbell H, Sheikh A.J Glob Health. 2018 Dec;8(2):0201314. See the full list of publications on the RESPIRE websiteFunder Image National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)Disclaimer:This research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE) using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the UK Department of Health and Social Care.TimelineAugust 2017- May 2021 Scientific themesRespiratory, Asthma, COPD, RSV, Pneumonia, Epidemiology, Burden of disease, Clinical trials, Global health
