|
Serial |
Grant Title |
Project Short Name |
Granting Agency |
Principal
Investigator |
Start date |
Expected end date (DD-Mon-YY) |
| 1 |
Prevention of metabolic acidosis in preterm neonates by replacing Sodium Chloride with Sodium Acetate in Parenteral Nutrition - A randomized controlled trial |
Acidosis |
URC-AKU |
Adnan Mirza |
24-Aug-23 |
24-Aug-24 |
| 2 |
Pilot Surveillance of Poliovirus excretion among persons with primary immune deficiency in Pakistan & Assessment of Sensitivity of Jaffery Modell Foundation Signs for screening of suspected PID Children |
iVDPV |
WHO |
Ali Faisal Saleem |
15-Aug-20 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 3 |
Developing a screening tool for primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) in Pakistan |
PATH |
PATH |
Ali Faisal Saleem |
1-Oct-22 |
31/12/2024 |
| 4 |
A Multi-country, Multi-center, Open-labelled, Randomized Controlled Extended Phase III Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Tolerability of Sabin Strain Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Administered with or without Routine Infant Vaccines |
sIPV |
SINOVAC BIOTECH CO., LTD |
Ali Faisal Saleem |
25-Aug-23 |
24-Aug-24 |
| 5 |
Early childhood development interventions across key areas of the ‘Nurturing Care Framework’ done in Pakistan for children ≤ 5 yrs. measuring child development outcomes. A Systematic Review |
NCF |
URC-AKU |
Ambreen Nizar |
1-Jan-24 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 6 |
Carrier screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in peri-urban setting in Karachi, Pakistan |
SPINE |
URC-AKU |
Bushra Afroze |
27-Sep-23 |
31-Apr-24 |
| 7 |
Identification of CFTR variants and CFTR modulator therapy candidates in clinically diagnosed Cystic Fibrosis Patients from Pakistan |
CFTR |
URC-AKU |
Danish Aziz |
1-Jan-23 |
30-Apr-25 |
| 8 |
Association between antimicrobial resistance pattern of Salmonella typhi with anti Vi lgG titers following administration of single dmie of typhoid conjugate vaccine (Typebar-TCV) among children aged 6 months to 10 years in Hyderabad, Pakistan |
TCV - HYD |
Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute, Inc |
Farah Qamar |
1-Jan-19 |
31-Aug-24 |
| 9 |
Assessing introduction and impact of TCV into routine immunization in Gavi-eligible African and Asian countries |
GAVI |
GAVI |
Farah Qamar |
9-Mar-20 |
31-Mar-25 |
| 10 |
Environmental Surveillance in Pakistan |
KEPS |
BMGF |
Farah Qamar |
1-Nov-20 |
31-Oct-24 |
| 11 |
Azithromycin and cefixime combination versus azithromycin alone for the out-patient treatment of un complicated typhoid in South Asia; a randomised controlled trial |
ACT SOUTH ASIA |
The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford |
Farah Qamar |
9-Apr-21 |
31-Mar-24 |
| 12 |
Enteric for Global Health (EFGH) - Pakistan |
EFGH - Phase B |
BMGF |
Farah Qamar |
25-Nov-21 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 13 |
Salmonella genomics post TCV introduction in Pakistan |
TCV - Genomics |
BMGF |
Farah Qamar |
1-Jan-22 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 14 |
(EFGH) Molecular Diagnostics Core Facility for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health |
EFGH TAC Consortium |
University of Virginia |
Farah Qamar |
1-Jan-22 |
1-Jun-25 |
| 15 |
The Nutritional Management of Moderate Wasting in Children 6-24 months of age with acute illness (NUTRI-MAM Trial) |
Nutrimam |
WHO |
Farah Qamar |
3-Jan-22 |
31-Mar-26 |
| 16 |
Randomized Controlled trial to assess the immunogenicity, safety and reactogenicity of full dose versus fractional dose of Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccines given as an additional dose at least 6 months after full vaccination or PCR-Confirmed infection with SARS-Cov-2 in Healthy Adults. |
FRACTIONAL - Dose |
Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute, Inc |
Farah Qamar |
1-May-22 |
31-Aug-24 |
| 17 |
TCV - Modelling Project for Typhoid |
TCV - Modelling Project for Typhoid |
Sabin Vaccine Institute |
Farah Qamar |
1-Nov-23 |
30-Apr-25 |
| 18 |
Prevalence of subclinical rheumatic heart disease in Pakistani Children. |
PSRH |
URC-AKU |
Fatima Ali |
1-Jan-20 |
30-Mar-25 |
| 19 |
Building Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Clinical Diagnostic Capacity at Aga Khan University Hospital. |
NGS |
URC-AKU |
Fizza Akbar |
1-Nov-22 |
30-Oct-25 |
| 20 |
Optimizing place of treatment and antibiotic regimens for young infants presenting with signs of possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) |
PSBI |
WHO |
Fyezah Jehan |
11-Mar-20 |
30-Jun-24 |
| 21 |
MOMI Biorepository Platform: AMANHI Pakistan |
MOMI II |
BMGF |
Fyezah Jehan |
23-Oct-20 |
31-Dec-25 |
| 22 |
Karachi Integrated Digital Health Research Platform- Nested Studies |
Integrated Research Platform (GAD) |
BMGF |
Fyezah Jehan |
1-Oct-21 |
17-May-09 |
| 23 |
AMANHI Stool Microbiome Study |
Gut Microbiota |
WHO |
Fyezah Jehan |
14-Mar-24 |
2-Sep-24 |
| 24 |
Nutritional management of growth faltering in infants aged under six months in Asia and Africa. Study protocol for an individually randomised trial |
Lactate (Branch) |
WHO |
Fyezah Jehan |
1-Jan-24 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 25 |
MEM Vedanta DAC Trial Planning Grant |
DAC - Vadenta |
BMGF |
Fyezah Jehan |
13-Jun-23 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 26 |
Global Human Papillomavirus burden Study |
HPV Globe |
International Vaccine Institute |
Fyezah Jehan |
1-Apr-23 |
31-Dec-26 |
| 27 |
MBQ2/3: Maternal Microbiome EMP - Pakistan Analysis |
EMP |
BMGF |
Fyezah Jehan |
24-Nov-23 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 28 |
Genomic of Klebsiella Pneumonia and Neonatal Sepsis in Pakistan. |
Klebsiella |
BMGF |
Imran Nisar |
1-Jul-22 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 29 |
Establishing Maternal Anemia definitions and etiologies in LMIC |
Remapp - Anemia |
Kintampo Health Research Centre |
Imran Nisar |
1-Jan-22 |
31-Dec-23 |
| 30 |
Mapping the Early Childhood Gut Across Ancestry, Geography and Environment. |
GutAge |
Boston Children's Hospital |
Imran Nisar |
1-Oct-22 |
30-Sep-24 |
| 31 |
GPS2: Global Pneumococcal Sequence surveillance 2.0 |
GPS 2 |
Wellcome Sanger Institute |
Imran Nisar |
31-Aug-22 |
31-Mar-25 |
| 32 |
A Phase II, Randomized, Observer-blinded, Placebo Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of Hecolin® in Healthy Pregnant Women between Gestational Age 14-34 weeks and Non-Pregnant Women of 16-45 years old |
IVI Hecolin |
International Vaccine Institute |
Imran Nisar |
1-Mar-23 |
30-Aug-25 |
| 33 |
AZ Gift funding |
DSS/Gift |
AZ Donation |
Imran Nisar |
1-Nov-20 |
31-Jan-25 |
| 34 |
Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) Project – next steps |
GSED 2 |
WHO |
Imran Nisar |
1-Jan-24 |
15-Dec-24 |
| 35 |
Enabling Platforms for Maternal Immunization: PAKISTAN |
MI |
BMGF |
Imran Nisar |
1-Jan-24 |
31-Oct-25 |
| 36 |
Computational Interrogation of Early Signatures of Environmental Enteropathy |
Comp-EE |
University of Virginia |
Imran Nisar |
21-Sep-23 |
30-Aug-24 |
| 37 |
ORGND Organoid fit for purpose pilot evaluation-Service Agreement |
Mimetas ORGND |
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia |
Junaid Iqbal |
1-Apr-23 |
30-Apr-25 |
| 38 |
Integrated Disaster Response Program team meeting |
IDRP |
CETE |
Kishwar Enam
Adina Sajjad |
1-Jul-23 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 39 |
Using Lactate Testing to Improve maternal sepsis identification : a multi-country test accuracy study and feasibility assessment |
Lactate Study |
Medical Research Council |
Lumaan Sheikh |
1-Jan-22 |
30-Sep-24 |
| 40 |
Exploring the Patterns of Provider Behavior and Antibiotic Prescription: An Assessment of Antibiotic Stewardship in Clinical Practice |
Antibiotic Stewardship |
Northwestern University |
Mehreen Arshad |
1-Jun-24 |
30-May-25 |
| 41 |
Covid-19, Burial Site Surveillance to Measure Excess Mortality - Pakistan. |
Burial Study |
UT Southwestern Medical Center |
Momin Kazi |
1-Jul-21 |
31-Oct-24 |
| 42 |
Comprehensive Profiling of Social Mixing Patterns in Resource Poor Countries |
Social Mixing |
Emory University |
Momin Kazi |
12-Jan-22 |
31-Mar-25 |
| 43 |
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Network |
CHAMPS |
UT Southwestern Medical Center |
Momin Kazi |
1-Jun-22 |
30-Jun-24 |
| 44 |
CRANKY UNCLE – A GAME BUILDING RESILIENCE AGAINST MISINFORMATION |
Cranky Uncle |
Sabin Vaccine Institute |
Momin Kazi |
1-May-24 |
31-Aug-24 |
| 45 |
University of Washington Arboviral Research Network |
UWARN MAIN |
University of Washington |
Najeeha Talat |
1-Dec-20 |
30-Apr-25 |
| 46 |
University of Washington Arboviral Research Network (Supplementary Budget) |
SEQUENCING SUPPL 1 |
University of Washington |
Najeeha Talat |
8-Sep-21 |
30-Apr-24 |
| 47 |
Supplement for Long Covid/University of Washington Arboviral Research Network |
Long Covid |
University of Washington |
Najeeha Talat |
16-Sep-22 |
30-Apr-24 |
| 48 |
MAL-ED Tac Card NF with Stool sample collection for microbiome study |
MAL-ED |
The Rector and Visitors of the university of Virginia |
Najeeha Talat |
1-Jul-23 |
30-Jun-24 |
| 49 |
Teaching through simulation based foundation of Pediatric Boot Camp CODE BLUE in a tertiary care center of a developing country |
Inspire |
Inspire |
Naveed Rehman |
7-May-24 |
9-May-24 |
| 50 |
Emergence of functional disability in children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with severe Lower respiratory tract infection compared to children admitted in general ward in 1-year post hospital discharge: A cohort study |
PICU |
URC-AKU |
Qalab Abbas |
1-Jan-23 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 51 |
Effectiveness of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness mentoring and enhanced supervision to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescription by care in outpatient setting of primary health care faci1ities in Pakistan |
MESH |
Health Research Institute |
Rabab Batool |
8-Jan-22 |
22-Feb-25 |
| 52 |
Functional Genomics Of Hereditary Breast Cancer in the Pakistani Population |
Functional Genomics |
Higher Education Commission |
Salman Kirmani |
10-Jul-23 |
9-Jul-26 |
| 53 |
Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Inherited Cardiomyopathies in a Patient Sample from an Under Represented Population |
GAIC |
URC-AKU |
Salman Kirmani |
1-Nov-21 |
31-Dec-25 |
| 54 |
Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Adjunct Therapy For Biliary Atresia |
GCSF |
Prometus Inc |
Saqib Qazi |
1-Oct-19 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 55 |
TSA with AKU, Pakistan - To conduct activities for WHO ACTION-III Trial |
Action 3 Trial |
WHO |
Shabina Arif |
1-May-21 |
31-Dec-25 |
| 56 |
Feasibility Assessment for SDR in KP Province, Pakistan-Workstream B |
KPK-SDR |
BMGF |
Shabina Arif |
1-Jul-22 |
31-Dec-23 |
| 57 |
Workshop/Seminar for KMC Study-Service Agreement |
AAP |
American Academy Paediatric |
Shabina Arif |
1-Apr-23 |
30-Jun-24 |
| 58 |
Seed Money Grant |
SEED Grant |
URC-AKU |
Shahzadi Resham |
19-Oct-23 |
31-Oct-24 |
| 59 |
Priorities Of Global Research in Maternal Sepsis |
PROGRESS |
University of Liverpool, UK |
Sheikh Irfan |
1-Feb-24 |
31-Jan-26 |
| 60 |
Predicting ARDS and subtyping Human pediatric Sepsis |
PANTHERS |
The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia |
Sidra Ishaque |
1-Oct-20 |
30-Jun-25 |
| 61 |
The neurodevelopment impact of environment on early life years |
MINE |
BMGF |
Sidra Kaleem |
1-Nov-21 |
30-Oct-26 |
| 62 |
Surveillance for Neuro-Developmental Impairment (NDI) in the High Risk Neonates: A cohort study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in a Low Middle Income Country (LMIC) |
NDI |
URC-AKU |
Sidra Kaleem |
1-Jul-21 |
30-Jun-24 |
| 63 |
Effectiveness of Clinical Algorithms combined with Point-of-Care testing to improve Antibiotic Prescribing practices of physicians in outpatient setting of low middle-income country: A Pre-Post interventional study |
Pfizer/CAPA |
Pfizer Inc |
Sonia Qureshi |
12-Jan-21 |
30-Sep-24 |
| 64 |
Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) - Substudy |
EFGH Substudy |
Emory University |
Tahir Yousafzai |
1-Jun-23 |
31-Jul-25 |
| 65 |
Investigating early peripheral miRNA biomarkers for intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) due to fetal hypoxia in a cohort of pregnant women admitted to the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan |
IUGR |
URC-AKU |
Waqasuddin Khan |
27-Sep-23 |
26-Sep-25 |
| 66 |
Antenatal and post-natal research (ARC) collective. |
ARC |
VITAL Pakistan Trust |
Zahra Hoodbhoy |
30-Jun-20 |
30-Apr-24 |
| 67 |
Fetal Doppler for antenatal stratification |
Doppler II |
BMGF |
Zahra Hoodbhoy |
1-Oct-20 |
31-Dec-24 |
| 68 |
Artificial Intelligence Methods for Low filed MRI Enhancement |
Hyperfine |
King's College London |
Zahra Hoodbhoy |
2-Jul-21 |
30-Sep-25 |
| 69 |
PRISMA 2.0 – Pakistan |
PRISMA 2 |
BMGF |
Zahra Hoodbhoy |
21-Jul-23 |
31-Dec-25 |
| 70 |
Fetal Age and Machine Learning Initiative (FAMLI): Prospective Obstetric Ultrasound Study Protocol |
FAMLI |
University of North Carolina, US |
Zahra Hoodbhoy |
1-Jan-24 |
31-Aug-26 |
71
|
Support for FP Team Engagement in Sindh Province
|
FP Support |
BMGF |
Zahra Hoodbhoy |
1-Apr-24 |
31-Mar-27
|
72
| NISP Third Party Validation, Pakistan
| TPVICS
|
| Sajid Soofi
| 13-May-19
| 31-12-24
|
73
| Essential Immunization in Killa Abdullah, Pakistan
| SEISKA
|
| Sajid Soofi
| 30-11-19
| 30-11-24
|
74
| Health Camps to increase participation in SIAs in Pakistan
| Health Camp
| | Sajid Soofi
| 31-07-2021
| 31-12-2024
|
75
| Women supporting women using local solutions to improve infant and young child feeding and care practices in Punjab, Pakistan | IYCF
|
| Sajid Soofi
| 30/04/2021
| 31-03-2026
|
76
| Support for EPI centers / Dispensaries in Lahore and Rawalpindi, Pakistan
| Health Facilities
| | Sajid Soofi
| 30-06-2022
| 30-11-2024
|
77
| Pakistan Serosurvey 2022 in 25 Polio Very High Risk Districts
| Sero Survey
| | Sajid Soofi
| 30/09/2022
| 30-09-2024
|
78
| Assessment of the readiness of oxygen delivery systems for promoting oxygen security in Pakistan
| RESPIRE-2
| | Sajid Soofi
| 31/03/2023
| 31-05-2026
|
79
| Effectiveness and Acceptability Evaluation of Adolescent Nutrition CCT pilot
| Nutrition International
| | Sajid Soofi
| 30-09-2023
| 30-04-2025
|
80
| Foundation for Health & Empowerment (F4HE) COVID-19
| Aga Khan Foundation, Pakistan
| | Sajid Soofi
| 01/06/2020
| 31-12-2024
|
81
| Systematic review on the diagnosis and management of Diabetic kitoacidosis
| WHO-DKA
|
| Sajid Soofi
| 01-04-2024
| 31-12-2024
|
82
| Polio Seroprevalence Survey in Pakistan
| Sero Survey
| | Sajid Soofi
| 24/08/2016
| 30-06-2024
|
83
| An integrated new-born/ Neonatal Care Kit (iNCK) to improve New born Health in Northern Pakistan
| Aga Khan Foundation, Pakistan
| | Sajid Soofi
| 01/01/2022
| 31-12-2024
|
84
| Strengthening Essential Immunization in Balochistan | SEIB
| | Sajid Soofi
| 01/07/2024
| 31-07-2025
|
85
| Support for EPI facilities in Punjab
| EPI Facilities
| | Sajid Soofi
| 01/07/2024
| 30-06-2025
|
86
| 2024 health camps to increase participation in SIAs in Pakistan.
| Health Camps
| | Sajid Soofi
| 01/08/2024
| 30-06-2025
|
87
| Impact Evaluation of The Stunting Prevention Project In Badakhshan Province - Afghanistan
| WFP - Afghanistan
| | Sajid Soofi
| 01/08/2020
| 31-12-2023
|
88
| Stunting prevention in children 6-24 months and pregnant and lactating women in two districts of Afghanistan
| WFP Stunting
| | Sajid Soofi
| 01/09/2024
| 30-02-2026
|
89
| Integrated Package of Systems Strengthening, Nutrition and Immunizations in Pakistan.
| AKDN-GAVI
| | Sajid Soofi
| 01/08/2024
| 31-07-2026
|
90
| Family planning behaviors, preferences, needs and barriers within priority geographies
| Family Planning
| | Sajid Soofi
| 01/04/2024
| 30-04-2026
|
91
| Global Small or Sick Newborn Survival: Pakistan country case study
| New Born Case Study
|
| Shabina Ariff
| 01/04/2024
| 31-12-2024
|
92
| Increasing Access to Maternal and Child Wasting (MCW) Products: Market Analysis and Strategic Options
| CERP
| | Imtiaz Hussain
| 01/04/2023
| 30-09-2024
|
93
| Immunization Coverage Survey in District Lahore, Punjab
| LICS
| | Imtiaz Hussain
| 01/07/2023
| 30-06-2024
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