1. SDH – Net Building Sustainable Capacity for Research for Health and its Social Determinants in Low and Middle Income Countries SGM3 Rio de Janeiro, 24 October 2013 1

2. 2 Budget: 2.214.461 € EC Funding: 2.000.000 € Call: FP7-HEALTH-2011 (CSA) Duration: Oct 2011 - Sept 2015 Coordinator: GIZ / IESE

3. SDH-NET - Objectives Social Determinants of Health Contribute to building sustainable research systems or research landscapes in LMIC by developing tools and by forging links that extend beyond the project phase. Building on and setting out to strengthen research networks, essential elements of sustainable research capacity. 3

4. SDH-NET - Partners 11 Partners from Latin America, Africa and Europe –Brasil - Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz –Colombia - Universidad Nacional de Colombia –Mexiko - Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica –South Africa - University of Witwatersrand –Tanzania - Ifakara Health Institute –Kenya - University of Nairobi –Switzerland - University of Geneva, COHRED (Council on Health Research for Development Association) –Germany - GIZ –Spain - IESE Business School –UK - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 4

5. SDH-NET - Background Increasing international realisation of the importance of Social Determinants and Health Equity – Universal Health Coverage Research Capacity Building, an important tool to contribute to better policies, and ultimately better health status in a sustainable way Local capacity – better solutions, better acceptance, better outcome! 5

6. SDH-NET - Work Baseline analysis –Mapping Exercises Strategic Framework Teaching Concepts and Material –SDH- Net Topics –Research Management –Fundraising –Research Communication and Knowledge Sharing Networking South – South Experience Exchange 6

7. More information : www.sdh-net.euwww.sdh-net.eu 7

8. Thank you ! magda@iese.edu