RESPIRE representatives in India attended a roundtable meeting with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Image Members of the RESPIRE collaboration from King Edward Memorial Hospital Research Centre, Pune, and Christian Medical College, Vellore, were among a group of representatives from the NIHR Global Health Research portfolio to meet with the DHSC and the NIHR at the British Deputy High Commission in Chennai. Sharing successes and challenges The meeting provided the opportunity to showcase some of the important research RESPIRE is undertaking to reduce the morbidity and mortality from respiratory diseases in India. As well as discussing the progress of the projects, the DHSC delegates were interested in hearing about the challenges faced when carrying out research in the local context and their thoughts on sustaining impact. It was a wonderful meeting yesterday and we appreciated the way the funder has initiated such discussions to understand the issues on the ground. We were also glad to meet the other NIHR grantees and know their work in various areas of health. Rutuja PatilRESPIRE PhD student Publication date 25 Jul, 2019
