✨ Health Research Funding Criteria
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Schedule 7: Healthier Lives: He Oranga Hauora
1. Objective
1.1 This Challenge will reduce the burden of major New Zealand health problems.
2. Funding
2.1 The Science Board may allocate no more than $31.3 million (excl GST) for up to 10 years for Healthier Lives: He Oranga Hauora and no more than $13.7 million (excl GST) for the first five years.
3. Specific eligibility criteria
3.1 To be eligible for funding under this Challenge the applicant must provide a proposal for research, science, and technology, or related activities that:
(a) addresses all or most of the "themes" in the table below; and
(b) is directed towards meeting the "outcome statements" in the table below:
| Themes | Outcome statements |
|---|---|
| Prevention | Disease in New Zealanders is prevented and reduced through high quality scientific evidence indicating which health interventions should be effective for equitable outcomes. |
| Innovation in health delivery, diagnostics and therapies – “the right treatment for the right patient” | The diagnosis and treatment of obesity, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease are improved to reduce their negative impacts on New Zealanders for equitable outcomes. |
| Population, cultural, and social factors | Emotional, behavioural, cultural, social, educational and economic considerations specific to New Zealand have underpinned the science thinking of the two themes above, resulting in equitable approaches to reducing the burden of major New Zealand health problems. |
3.2 If the applicant can better meet the Challenge objective with different theme(s) and/or outcome(s) it may in its proposal vary a theme or outcome providing it gives reasons for such change. The Science Board will decide whether such change better enables the Challenge objective to be met.
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