What is RESPIRE? Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), RESPIRE is a Global Health Research Unit focusing on respiratory health in Asia. News and Insights RESPIRE Partners The RESPIRE team includes partners from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. Infectious Diseases Programme 1 of our research focuses on communicable respiratory diseases, including developing and implementing health interventions. Non-Communicable Diseases Programme 2 of our research focuses on non-communicable respiratory diseases which develop and worsen over time. Preventable Risk Factors Programme 3 of our research looks at preventable risk factors of respiratory conditions, such as poor air quality and tobacco smoking. Stakeholder Engagement & Community Engagement and Involvement Platform I focuses on how we work with partners to promote shared understanding and develop effective, reciprocal and ethical working relationships. Open Science, Data & Methodologies Platform III focuses on maximising the uses that research data can be put to, in safe and secure ways. Capacity Building, Education & Training Platform II focuses on increasing the number of health professionals and researchers who are trained to undertake high quality respiratory research. Digital Health and Innovation Platform IV seeks to strengthen rapid innovation capacity among multiple stakeholders, including government, stakeholder and community engagement groups and academia. Our Impact Learn about our the impact that RESPIRE had on the world during the first phase of our funding, known as 'RESPIRE 1'. This article was published on 2024-09-24
