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Johns Hopkins, Tanzania Red Cross, and Muhimbili University Education and Mentoring Program On Surgical Work, Research, and Rehabilitation in Tanzania (EMPOWER-TZ)

Award Number: D43TW012462
ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/01/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/29/2028

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Johns Hopkins, Tanzania Red Cross, and Muhimbili University Education and Mentoring Program On Surgical Work, Research, and Rehabilitation in Tanzania (EMPOWER-TZ) - Summary/Abstract It is estimated that up to 28% of the global burden of disease may be amenable to surgical treatment. The majority of affected individuals live in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Globally, an additional 143 million surgical procedures are needed annually to meet the unmet need of surgery, and a failure to expand surgical access to populations in need would result in a total loss in gross-domestic product of 12.3 trillion dollars globally. Africa has one of the highest burdens of untreated surgical problems. Moreover, a large proportion of those without access to adequate surgical care are forcibly displaced persons and refugees who number 82 million and 25 million, respectively. Refugees face double the burden of surgical problems than non-refugee populations in LMICs. The absence of comprehensive training programs in the implementation science of surgery, rehabilitation, and humanitarian health creates a serious impediment to research, evidence-based policy changes, and impactful changes. The proposed 2023-2028 Johns Hopkins University, Tanzania Red Cross Society and Muhimbili University School of Public Health and Social Sciences Education and Mentoring Program On Surgical Work and Rehabilitation in Tanzania (EMPOWER-TZ) will build on the expertise in surgery and rehabilitation, humanitarian health, and health systems of Johns Hopkins, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, and the Tanzania Red Cross Society. EMPOWER-TZ will strengthen research capacity to address the burden of surgical disease, short and long term outcomes of surgery, and rehabilitation needs in humanitarian settings within Tanzania. Specifically, we seek to better develop capacity to study post-surgery outcomes across lived experiences and develop capacity and interdisciplinary teams to better study surgery and rehabilitation sciences in humanitarian contexts. Our model will focus on using expertise at JHU to strengthen the capacity within MUHAS, while simultaneously leveraging the vast experience of TRCS in humanitarian health to provide both contextual expertise and hands-on training opportunities in this program. Importantly, the focus areas and execution of this grant will be done in full partnership. The goal is to promote an ethical, sustainable, and impactful collaboration between the three institutions focused on building research capacity to study the implementation science of surgery, rehabilitation, and humanitarian health.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $224,224 )
2026	2026	THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	3400 N CHARLES ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	4	2/24/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$144,325
2026	2026	THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	3400 N CHARLES ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	4	2/26/2026	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$79,899
														Subtotal = $224,224

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $223,577 )
2025	2025	THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	3400 N CHARLES ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	3	2/20/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$223,577
														Subtotal = $223,577

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $238,292 )
2024	2024	THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	3400 N CHARLES ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	2	2/5/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$238,292
														Subtotal = $238,292

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $238,166 )
2023	2023	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE	3400 N CHARLES ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	1	3/2/2023	NEW	$238,166
2023	2023	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE	3400 N CHARLES ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21218	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	1	8/14/2023	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $238,166

Grand Total All Awards = $924,259

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Johns Hopkins, Tanzania Red Cross, and Muhimbili University Education and Mentoring Program On Surgical Work, Research, and Rehabilitation in Tanzania (EMPOWER-TZ)

Award Number: D43TW012462

ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/01/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/29/2028

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