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ESSENCE on Health Research

ESSENCE on Health Research logoESSENCE on Health Research, hosted at the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), is an initiative that allows donors and funders to identify synergies, establish coherence and increase the value of resources and action for health research. Fogarty is a member, and the Center for Global Health Studies (CGHS) serves as co-chair of the steering committee.

More than 40 agencies that fund health research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries participate in the ESSENCE Health Research initiative, which has established the ESSENCE Mechanism for reviewing and coordinating their funding. An open-access editorial in Annals of Global Health, A mechanism for reviewing investments in health research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries, describes the ESSENCE Mechanism, its development and its purpose.

The Essence on Health Research website also offers good practice documents about working in low-resource settings.

Publications

Publication cover for Effective research capacity strengthening 

Effective research capacity strengthening
A quick guide for funders
May 8, 2023


Publication cover for Four Approaches to Supporting Equitable Research Partnerships 

Four approaches to supporting equitable research partnerships
UKCDR and ESSENCE Good Practice Document (2022)
September 20, 2022


Publication cover for Five keys to improving research costing and pricing in low- and middle-income countries 


Publication cover for Seven approaches to investing in implementation research in low- and middle- income countries 

Seven approaches to investing in implementation research in low- and middle- income countries
UKCDR and ESSENCE Good Practice Document (2022)
September 29, 2020

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Inquiries

Kevin Bialy, MAA
Acting Director
Fogarty Division of International Relations
Email: bialyk@mail.nih.gov

Updated August 11, 2025