A long-term conditions partnership, comprising the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge, the Ministry of Health and the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC), has been formed to invest in research that will improve understanding, treatment and prevention of long term conditions.
The Healthier Lives National Science Challenge has already funded research in four of the five areas where it has identified opportunities to undertake cutting-edge research aimed specifically at New Zealand's health needs. The fifth area, slowing the progression of prediabetes to diabetes, remains a high priority for funding and will be addressed through the new partnership.
Read more about the new partnership
New partnership to improve health of New Zealanders, Healthier Lives National Science Challenge website, 22 June, 2016
Funding application information
Further details on the scope, time frames and funding available for this initiative is included in the Request for Proposals (RFP). All research funded under the Long-Term Conditions Partnership will be fully contestable. The RFP and all associated documentation has been released on the HRC website and on the Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS).
- Request for proposals information (HRC website)
