Improving research capacity in Low and Middle Income Countries to conduct high quality studies that will generate evidence on how to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by tobacco use, and to advance key development priorities. HTML Summary (Research in a nutshell) Image Overview Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. Globally, smoking kills more people every year than HIV, tuberculosis and malaria combined. By 2030, more than 80% of the world's tobacco-related deaths will occur in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Preventing people from starting to use tobacco, and encouraging users to stop, is a global priority. The programme will be undertaken in two parts of the world (South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa) where progress on tobacco control has not always been good, and where the tobacco industry is active in attempting to undermine measures that work. The grant will build research capacity in several LMICs, through funding for in-country senior researchers and post-doctoral scholars who will undertake research designed to address local priorities in each country, supported by a programme of training in research methods and public and policy engagement. Aims The overall aim of the programme is to improve research capacity in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) to conduct high quality studies that will generate evidence on how to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by tobacco use and to advance key development priorities. In doing this we will draw on an established framework for building research capacity 1 that has six main elements: Co-creation of research close to practice Infrastructures Skills and confidence-building Linkages and collaborations Actionable dissemination Sustainability Objectives Develop a consortium of partners led by the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, a UKCRC Centre of Excellence. UKCTAS will collaborate with Research Organisations in LMICs in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, along with Cancer Research UK's International Tobacco Control Programme. The team will be supported by a range of organisations and funders (Linkages and collaboration). Establish and train a cohort of post-doctoral fellows in the participating LMIC Centres. Additional research capacity will be developed in UK Universities with research fellows supporting the programme (Infrastructure) Develop new studies focused on tobacco control through a process of co-creation of research topics, data collection approaches and plans for dissemination undertaken between participating academics, government and NGO partners in each LMIC country (Co-creation of research closer to practice) Apply findings from these new studies to inform the implementation of effective tobacco control measures (reducing the demand for, and supply of, tobacco products) in each LMIC, in the UK and other countries (Actionable dissemination) Invest in wider stakeholder engagement (for example, Ministries of Health and Finance) throughout to identify pathways to impact and future options for the sustainability of the programme (Linkages, collaboration and sustainability) Key people Image Name Role Professor Linda Bauld Principal Investigator| University of Edinburgh Dr Monika Arora Co-investigator| HRIDAY, India Professor John Britton Co-investigator| University of Nottingham Professor Jeff Collin Co-investigator| University of Edinburgh Professor Umberto D’Alessandro Co-investigator| MRC Gambia @ LSHTM, The Gambia Professor Wakgari Deressa Co-investigator| Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Professor Andrew Fogarty Co-investigator| University of Nottingham Professor Anna Gilmore Co-investigator| University of Bath Professor Rumana Huque Co-investigator| The ARK Foundation, Bangladesh Professor Muralidhar Kulkarni Co-investigator| Manipa Academy of Higher Education, India Professor Ann McNeill Co-investigator| Kings College London Ms Kellen Nyamurungi Co-investigator| Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda Professor Ellis Owusu-Dabo Co-investigator| Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Dr Steve Parrott Co-investigator| University of York Professor Kamran Siddiqi Co-investigator| University of York Professor Corne Van Walbeek Co-investigator| The University of Cape Town, South Africa Amy O'Neill Research Project Manager| University of Edinburgh Contact Research Project Manager: Amy.O'Neill@ed.ac.uk Follow the programme on twitter @GCRF_TCCP Website Tobacco Control Capacity Programme website Key publications Journal articles Dobbie, F., Mdege, N., Davidson, F., Siddiqi, K., Collin, J., Huque, R., Owusudabo, E., van Walbeek, C. and Bauld, L., 2019. Building capacity for applied research to reduce tobacco-related harm in low- and middle-income countries: the Tobacco Control Capacity Programme (TCCP). Journal of Global Health Reports, 3. Available from: http://joghr.org/Article/joghr-03-e2019055 Siddiqi, K., Siddiqui, F., Khan, A., Ansaari, S., Kanaan, M., Khokhar, M., Islam, Z., Mishu, M. and Bauld, L., 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on smoking patterns in Pakistan: findings from a longitudinal survey of smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa207 Abdullah, S., Huque, R., Bauld, L., Ross, H., Gilmore, A., John, R., Dobbie, F. and Siddiqi, K., 2020. Estimating the Magnitude of Illicit Cigarette Trade in Bangladesh: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(13), p.4791. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134791 Singh, A., Okello, G., Semple, S., Dobbie, F., Kinnunen, T., Lartey, K., Logo, D., Bauld, L., Ankrah, S., McNeill, A. and Owusu-Dabo, E., 2020. Exposure to secondhand smoke in hospitality settings inGhana: Evidence of changes since implementation of smoke-freelegislation. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 18(May). Available from: https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/12093 Policy briefs Some teams from TCCP collaborated on a short-term project designed to meet an urgent need for evidence on public health responses and tobacco control in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. This project was supported by a grant from the UK Global Challenges Research Fund, grant number MR/P027946/2 with additional funding from the University of Edinburgh’s Scottish Funding Council Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) allocation. Below is a list of policy briefs produced as an output of this programme: Hirpa, S., Deressa, W., Getachew, S., Addissie, A., Davidson, F., Dobbie, F. and Bauld, L., 2020. Covid-19 And Tobacco - Policy Brief Report - Ethiopia. [online] University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/covid19_and_tobacco_briefing_-_ethiopia.pdf Kanan, S., Huque, R., Davidson, F., Dobbie, F. and Bauld L., Covid-19 And Tobacco - Policy Brief Report - Bangladesh. [online] University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/covid19andtobacco_briefing_bangladesh.pdf Islam, Z., Khan, A., Davidson, F., Dobbie, F. and Bauld L., Covid-19 And Tobacco - Policy Brief Report - Pakistan. [online] University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/covid19_and_tobacco_briefing_-_pakistan.pdf Logo, D., Owusu-Dabo, E., Singh, A., Davidson, F., Dobbie, F. and Bauld L., Covid-19 And Tobacco - Policy Brief Report - Ghana. [online] University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/covid19_and_tobacco_briefing_-_ghana.pdf Nyamurungi, K., Kabwama, S., Davidson, F., Dobbie, F. and Bauld L., Covid-19 And Tobacco - Policy Brief Report - Uganda. [online] University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/covid19_and_tobacco_briefing_-_uganda.pdf All briefs are available from COVID-19 and Tobacco project page Partners This project is led by the Usher Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh. This project includes the following partners in the UK: School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh Department of Health Sciences, University of York University of Nottingham University of Bath Kings College London Cancer Research UK This project includes the following partners in low and middle income countries: ARK Foundation, Bangladesh Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana HRIDAY, Delhi, India Public Health Foundation of India Manipal Academy of Health and Education, Manipal, India Makarere School of Public Health, Makarere University, Uganda Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP), University of Cape Town, South Africa MRC Unit @LSHTM, The Gambia Aga Khan University and the National Tobacco Control Cell, Ministry of Health, Pakistan Funder This project is supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund. More details on the project can be seen on the UKRI website Image Timeline Start date: 1 October 2017 End date: 31 December 2021 Scientific themes Tobacco; non-communicable disease; smoking; social policy; epidemiology; respiratory health; Covid-19 Methodology keywords Quantitative research; qualitative research; survey; capacity development; stakeholder engagement This article was published on 2024-09-24
HTML Summary (Research in a nutshell) Image Overview Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. Globally, smoking kills more people every year than HIV, tuberculosis and malaria combined. By 2030, more than 80% of the world's tobacco-related deaths will occur in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Preventing people from starting to use tobacco, and encouraging users to stop, is a global priority. The programme will be undertaken in two parts of the world (South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa) where progress on tobacco control has not always been good, and where the tobacco industry is active in attempting to undermine measures that work. The grant will build research capacity in several LMICs, through funding for in-country senior researchers and post-doctoral scholars who will undertake research designed to address local priorities in each country, supported by a programme of training in research methods and public and policy engagement. Aims The overall aim of the programme is to improve research capacity in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) to conduct high quality studies that will generate evidence on how to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by tobacco use and to advance key development priorities. In doing this we will draw on an established framework for building research capacity 1 that has six main elements: Co-creation of research close to practice Infrastructures Skills and confidence-building Linkages and collaborations Actionable dissemination Sustainability Objectives Develop a consortium of partners led by the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, a UKCRC Centre of Excellence. UKCTAS will collaborate with Research Organisations in LMICs in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, along with Cancer Research UK's International Tobacco Control Programme. The team will be supported by a range of organisations and funders (Linkages and collaboration). Establish and train a cohort of post-doctoral fellows in the participating LMIC Centres. Additional research capacity will be developed in UK Universities with research fellows supporting the programme (Infrastructure) Develop new studies focused on tobacco control through a process of co-creation of research topics, data collection approaches and plans for dissemination undertaken between participating academics, government and NGO partners in each LMIC country (Co-creation of research closer to practice) Apply findings from these new studies to inform the implementation of effective tobacco control measures (reducing the demand for, and supply of, tobacco products) in each LMIC, in the UK and other countries (Actionable dissemination) Invest in wider stakeholder engagement (for example, Ministries of Health and Finance) throughout to identify pathways to impact and future options for the sustainability of the programme (Linkages, collaboration and sustainability) Key people Image Name Role Professor Linda Bauld Principal Investigator| University of Edinburgh Dr Monika Arora Co-investigator| HRIDAY, India Professor John Britton Co-investigator| University of Nottingham Professor Jeff Collin Co-investigator| University of Edinburgh Professor Umberto D’Alessandro Co-investigator| MRC Gambia @ LSHTM, The Gambia Professor Wakgari Deressa Co-investigator| Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Professor Andrew Fogarty Co-investigator| University of Nottingham Professor Anna Gilmore Co-investigator| University of Bath Professor Rumana Huque Co-investigator| The ARK Foundation, Bangladesh Professor Muralidhar Kulkarni Co-investigator| Manipa Academy of Higher Education, India Professor Ann McNeill Co-investigator| Kings College London Ms Kellen Nyamurungi Co-investigator| Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda Professor Ellis Owusu-Dabo Co-investigator| Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Dr Steve Parrott Co-investigator| University of York Professor Kamran Siddiqi Co-investigator| University of York Professor Corne Van Walbeek Co-investigator| The University of Cape Town, South Africa Amy O'Neill Research Project Manager| University of Edinburgh Contact Research Project Manager: Amy.O'Neill@ed.ac.uk Follow the programme on twitter @GCRF_TCCP Website Tobacco Control Capacity Programme website Key publications Journal articles Dobbie, F., Mdege, N., Davidson, F., Siddiqi, K., Collin, J., Huque, R., Owusudabo, E., van Walbeek, C. and Bauld, L., 2019. Building capacity for applied research to reduce tobacco-related harm in low- and middle-income countries: the Tobacco Control Capacity Programme (TCCP). Journal of Global Health Reports, 3. Available from: http://joghr.org/Article/joghr-03-e2019055 Siddiqi, K., Siddiqui, F., Khan, A., Ansaari, S., Kanaan, M., Khokhar, M., Islam, Z., Mishu, M. and Bauld, L., 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on smoking patterns in Pakistan: findings from a longitudinal survey of smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa207 Abdullah, S., Huque, R., Bauld, L., Ross, H., Gilmore, A., John, R., Dobbie, F. and Siddiqi, K., 2020. Estimating the Magnitude of Illicit Cigarette Trade in Bangladesh: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(13), p.4791. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134791 Singh, A., Okello, G., Semple, S., Dobbie, F., Kinnunen, T., Lartey, K., Logo, D., Bauld, L., Ankrah, S., McNeill, A. and Owusu-Dabo, E., 2020. Exposure to secondhand smoke in hospitality settings inGhana: Evidence of changes since implementation of smoke-freelegislation. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 18(May). Available from: https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/12093 Policy briefs Some teams from TCCP collaborated on a short-term project designed to meet an urgent need for evidence on public health responses and tobacco control in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. This project was supported by a grant from the UK Global Challenges Research Fund, grant number MR/P027946/2 with additional funding from the University of Edinburgh’s Scottish Funding Council Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) allocation. Below is a list of policy briefs produced as an output of this programme: Hirpa, S., Deressa, W., Getachew, S., Addissie, A., Davidson, F., Dobbie, F. and Bauld, L., 2020. Covid-19 And Tobacco - Policy Brief Report - Ethiopia. [online] University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/covid19_and_tobacco_briefing_-_ethiopia.pdf Kanan, S., Huque, R., Davidson, F., Dobbie, F. and Bauld L., Covid-19 And Tobacco - Policy Brief Report - Bangladesh. [online] University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/covid19andtobacco_briefing_bangladesh.pdf Islam, Z., Khan, A., Davidson, F., Dobbie, F. and Bauld L., Covid-19 And Tobacco - Policy Brief Report - Pakistan. [online] University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/covid19_and_tobacco_briefing_-_pakistan.pdf Logo, D., Owusu-Dabo, E., Singh, A., Davidson, F., Dobbie, F. and Bauld L., Covid-19 And Tobacco - Policy Brief Report - Ghana. [online] University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/covid19_and_tobacco_briefing_-_ghana.pdf Nyamurungi, K., Kabwama, S., Davidson, F., Dobbie, F. and Bauld L., Covid-19 And Tobacco - Policy Brief Report - Uganda. [online] University of Edinburgh. Available at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/covid19_and_tobacco_briefing_-_uganda.pdf All briefs are available from COVID-19 and Tobacco project page Partners This project is led by the Usher Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh. This project includes the following partners in the UK: School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh Department of Health Sciences, University of York University of Nottingham University of Bath Kings College London Cancer Research UK This project includes the following partners in low and middle income countries: ARK Foundation, Bangladesh Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana HRIDAY, Delhi, India Public Health Foundation of India Manipal Academy of Health and Education, Manipal, India Makarere School of Public Health, Makarere University, Uganda Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP), University of Cape Town, South Africa MRC Unit @LSHTM, The Gambia Aga Khan University and the National Tobacco Control Cell, Ministry of Health, Pakistan Funder This project is supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) with funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund. More details on the project can be seen on the UKRI website Image Timeline Start date: 1 October 2017 End date: 31 December 2021 Scientific themes Tobacco; non-communicable disease; smoking; social policy; epidemiology; respiratory health; Covid-19 Methodology keywords Quantitative research; qualitative research; survey; capacity development; stakeholder engagement
