R2HC in numbers
We’ve achieved a lot in the first decade of R2HC. Here’s a snapshot of where we focus our efforts.
Our research studies
These six short blogs tell our story. We explore and reflect on topics that have played a key role in shaping the programme, and continue to inform our future direction.
77
Studies funded through annual open funding calls

32
Studies funded through responsive or thematic funding calls
Number of studies funded, by focus area
R2HC grantees, by organisation type
Who and where we fund
Our purpose is clear: to empower the humanitarian community to improve humanitarian response. We make this happen by supporting and championing the outcomes of robust research across the world.

Research outputs
Research outputs summarise the findings and implications for humanitarian operational organisations.

196
Peer-reviewed publications

7,578
Citations

106
Grey literature outputs

45
Research snapshots

20
Impact case studies
Our key publications
Our resources support the humanitarian health research community to respond to evidence gaps and deliver high-quality research.
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Final Phase 1 Report: Moringa Leaves As Handwashing Product For Water And Soap Scarce Contexts
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Final Research Report: Understanding the role of remittances in reducing risk to earthquakes
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Final Report: Chemical water quality and impacts on the treatment of severely malnourished infants and children
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Final Report: Resource pack for faith leaders and community carers to support refugee/IDPs with disabilities
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Final Report: Automated collection and verification of humanitarian information using crowdsourcing
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Final Report: Linking Interventions to Cultural Ceremonies and Practices to Reduce IPV Among Displaced Populations in Humanitarian Crises
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Final Report: OptiDiag - Improvements in the diagnosis of child undernutrition through assessment of emerging biomarkers of deprived metabolic status and vulnerability
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Final Report: Development and testing of a simplified, standardised, Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) bracelet
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Final Report: Development of an affordable point-of-use test for detection of enteric viruses and viral fecal indicators in water
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Final Report: PREP1: A social media analysis tool for PREParedness: validating user requirements
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Final Report: Recognition Of The Need Of Innovative Psychosocial Programming In Collaboration With Vocational Training For Adolescents In Ugandan Refugee Settlements
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Final Report: Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Reporting Package – Dissemination of tools and key advocacy messages
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Final Report: Increasing awareness and knowledge amongst humanitarian organisations that a solution exists for supporting disabled people in emergencies
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Final Report: Capturing Informal Feedback in Humanitarian Situations for More Responsive and Accountable Programming
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Final Report: Transforming Decision Making on Emergency Feeding Programmes Using an Innovative Reporting Package
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Multisectoral Prevention of Undernutrition for Food Insecure Contexts: An evidence synthesis
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Knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviors among providers of abortion-related care in Nigeria
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Psychometric Validation of the Domestic Violence Questionnaire in Swahili Among Congolese Female Survivors of Domestic Violence
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Long-term impacts of a cash plus program on marriage, fertility, and education after six years in pastoralist Kenya: A cluster randomized trial
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The cascading impacts of attacks on health in Syria: A qualitative study of health system and community impacts
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Islamic trauma healing (ITH): A scalable, community-based program for trauma: Cluster randomized control trial design and method
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