{"id":11016,"date":"2025-05-21T15:56:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T15:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/iceh-new\/?page_id=11016"},"modified":"2025-05-29T10:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:59:05","slug":"research-capacity-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/iceh-new\/research-capacity-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Capacity Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Packages&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; width=&#8221;85%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1554px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|130px|50px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;70px|4px|0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Package&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1300px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; height=&#8221;305px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-3px|auto|-1px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Oswald||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1a1a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Research Capacity Projects<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#003389&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; max_width=&#8221;150px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; height=&#8221;false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#323232&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#3344dd&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;193px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-13px||-39px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Research and evidence supports the delivery of eye care services. To ensure we have high-quality, locally-relevant research in the areas of greatest eye health need, it is vital to strengthen research capacity in LMICs.<\/p>\n<p>ICEH has supported the strengthening of eye health research capacity with many partners in countries globally.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2010 we have had 28 research degree students (registered at LSHTM) who have been awarded their PhDs; 17 of these are nationals of LMICs. Of people holding PhDs in the field of ophthalmology \/ eye health from the Africa region, ICEH has trained the majority of them (around 80%).<\/p>\n<p>We led the <a href=\"https:\/\/cehc.lshtm.ac.uk\/\">Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium<\/a>, which resulted in an approximate doubling of the number of research active clinicians trained to PhD level from the Africa region.<\/p>\n<p>Several of our other activities support research capacity, including our <a href=\"https:\/\/iceh.lshtm.ac.uk\/msc-public-health-for-eye-care-2\/\">Master\u2019s Course<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iceh.lshtm.ac.uk\/oer-courses\/\">free online courses<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/iceh.lshtm.ac.uk\/links\/\">capacity strengthening networks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We currently have some specific research projects that are improving research capacity:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Package&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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