Cholera Research Uptake

The Global Taskforce on Cholera Control (GTFCC) is a multi sectoral partnership of more than 50 institutions who support countries in the implementation of "ENDING CHOLERA: A GLOBAL ROADMAP TO 2030". In October 2020, in response to countries' expressed needs, the GTFCC launched a Country Support Platform (CSP) that will support efforts - primarily at national level - to control and eliminate cholera. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has been selected to host the CSP on behalf of the GTFCC. This proposal outlines the establishment of a "Senior Research Officer, Cholera Research" to work with the GTFCC on research uptake at both global and country levels. The research focal point will support the GTFCC to strengthen and advocate for evidence-informed decision making whilst being embedded at the British Red Cross (BRC) on behalf of the IFRC as host of the CSP. The focus of the research focal point will be to act as Senior Research Officer (SRO), under the coordination of the GTFCC Secretariat to support and enable collaborative research uptake: the identification, generation, access and use of research evidence to inform policy and practice in cholera control.