Annual Report 2015–2016
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Target 4: Finalise collaborative research funding with key<br />
international organisations<br />
Corporate Plan<br />
Finalise collaborative research funding with at least two international<br />
organisations by 2016 to address global health issues of relevance to our<br />
region.<br />
Achieved<br />
NHMRC and the Indian Council of Medical Research signed a memorandum of understanding on research<br />
collaboration in February 2016. NHMRC is in discussion with the Indian Council about activities to advance<br />
the development of research cooperation in health and medical research between India and Australia.<br />
NHMRC and the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development of Vietnam signed a<br />
memorandum of understanding on general cooperation in December 2015. NHMRC is in discussion with<br />
the foundation about activities to promote and encourage research and development collaboration amongst<br />
researchers from Vietnam and Australia. NHMRC and the Foundation plan to hold a joint symposium to<br />
discuss research and funding opportunities.<br />
Outcome 4: Support collaborative, multidisciplinary approaches to solving health<br />
problems<br />
NHMRC supports collaborative, multidisciplinary approaches to solving health problems through a number of<br />
different measures.<br />
PART 2 Performance <strong>Report</strong><br />
The Northern Australia Tropical Disease Collaborative Research Program is one example of NHMRC’s funding<br />
of collaborative, multidisciplinary research to address health system challenges.<br />
NHMRC accepts applications in all areas related to health and medicine, from basic science to health<br />
economics. NHMRC’s flagship Project Grants scheme is a key vehicle to fund such applications and a large<br />
number of multidisciplinary panels are established to enable this, particularly as there has been an increasing<br />
trend towards multidisciplinary applications.<br />
NHMRC also supports research collaboration internationally through joint initiatives with international<br />
partners. In 2015–16, two new agreements were signed with partner agencies in Asia to address global<br />
health issues of relevance to region.<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> of the National Health and Medical Research Council <strong>2015–2016</strong><br />
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