NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health (RESPIRE)

RESPIRE Partners

The RESPIRE team includes partners from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom.

Group photo of delegates who attended the RESPIRE 2023 ASM in Indonesia
RESPIRE team members pictured at the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting in Indonesia

Partners

Name Key Affiliation Role Country RESPIRE role
Dr Shams Arifeen Maternal and Child Health Division (MCHD), International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) Senior Director Bangladesh Programme Co-Lead: Infectious Diseases
Professor Abdullah Baqui Projahnmo Research Foundation (PRF) Founder and Senior Advisor to PRF Bangladesh  
Dr GM Monsur Habib Bangladesh Primary Care Respiratory Society President Bangladesh  
Dr Rumana Huque ARK Foundation Executive Director Bangladesh  
Dr Farzana Khan Fasiuddin Khan Research Foundation (FKRF) CEO & President Bangladesh Platform Coordination Group Co-Lead
Professor Samir Saha Department of Microbiology, Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) Executive Director Bangladesh Platform Coordination Group
Associate Professor Sajid Soofi Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, The Aga Khan University Professor of Paediatrics Bangladesh  
Dr Mimi Lhamu Mynak Department of Paediatrics, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital Head Bhutan Platform Coordination Group
Tathagata Bhattacharjee KEM Hospital Research Centre   India Platform Co-Lead: Open Science, Data & Methodologies
Dr Biswajit Paul Rural Unit for Health and Social Affairs, Christian Medical College Vellore Professor and Head India  
Professor Sanjay Juvekar Vadu Rural Health Programme, KEM Hospital Research Centre Professor and Head of Vadu Rural Health Program India Platform Co-Lead: Stakeholder Engagement & Community Engagement and Involvement
Dr Dhiraj Agarwal Vadu Rural Health Programme, KEM Hospital Research Centre Senior Scientist and Global Projects Lead India  
Dr Sundeep Salvi Pulmocare Research and Education Foundation Director India  
Dr Ashish Satav MAHAN Trust (Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital) President & Chief Medical Officer India  
Dr Shakal Narayan Singh Department of Paediatrics, King George's Medical University Professor India  
Professor Cissy Kartasasmita Department of Child Health, Padjadjaran University Professor of Paediatrics Indonesia Platform Coordination Group
Dr Rina Triasih Department of Paediatrics, Universitas Gadjah Mada Paediatrician and Chair of Paediatric Training Programme Indonesia  
Professor Nik Sherina Hanafi Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya Head of Department of Primary Care Medicine Malaysia Programme Co-Lead: Non-Communicable Diseases
Dr Toh Teck Hock Clinical Research Centre, Sibu Hospital Paediatrician and Head Malaysia  
Dr Lee Wai Khew Luyang Health Clinic Consultant Family Medicine Specialist and Head of Clinic Malaysia  
Professor Ee Ming Khoo Department of Primary Care Medicine, University of Malaya Professor Malaysia Co-Director
Dr Cheong Ai Theng Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia Head of Family Medicine Department Malaysia  
Dr Zakiuddin Ahmed Riphah Institute of Healthcare Improvement & Safety (RIHIS), Riphah International University Project Director RIHIS Pakistan Platform Co-Lead: Digital Health and Innovation
Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, The Aga Khan University Noordin Noormahomed Sheriff Professor Pakistan Co-Deputy Director
Dr Amina Khan The Initiative Executive Director / Public Health Consultant Pakistan  
Dr Hana Mahmood Public Health, Neoventive Solutions Director of Research Pakistan Platform Co-Lead: Capacity Building, Education and Training
Dr Osman Yusuf The Allergy & Asthma Institute, Pakistan Chief Consultant Pakistan  
Dr Nandika Harischandra Respiratory Department, Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital Consultant Respiratory Physician Sri Lanka  
Dr Dushantha Madegedara Department of Health, National Hospital, Kandy Consultant Respiratory Physician Sri Lanka  
Professor Savithri Wimalasekera

Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Associate Professor in Physiology Sri Lanka Programme Co-Lead: Preventable Risk Factors
Dr B M G Duminda Yasaratne Department of Medicine, University of Peradeniya Professor in Respiratory Medicine Sri Lanka  

UK grantholders

In addition to our named RESPIRE Partners in our partner countries, there are a number of grantholders and partners based in the UK, as listed below.

Name Key Affiliation Role
Professor Harry Campbell Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh Co-Director
Dr David Carruthers Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)  
Dr Gail Carson ISARIC, Department of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford  
Professor Steve Cunningham Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh Research Theme Lead: Pneumonia
Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh  
Monica Fletcher Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh Platform Co-Lead: Digital Health and Innovation
Professor Liz Grant Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh Knowledge Mobilisation Hub Co-Lead
Dr Ruth McQuillan Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh Platform Co-Lead: Capacity Building, Education and Training
Professor Harish Nair Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh Programme Co-Lead: Infectious Diseases
Professor John Norrie Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh Platform Co-Lead: Open Science, Data & Methodologies
Professor Hilary Pinnock Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh Programme Co-Lead: Non-Communicable Diseases
Professor Igor Rudan Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh Application of tools for priority setting
Professor Jürgen Schwarze Centre for Inflammation Research, The University of Edinburgh Research Theme Lead: Child Health
Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh

Co-Deputy Director

Professor Kamran Siddiqi Centre for Health and Population Sciences, The University of York

Research Theme Lead: Tobacco

Helen Stagg London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Research Theme Lead: Tuberculosis (TB)
Professor David Weller Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh

Theme Lead: Adult Health

Siân Williams International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) Platform Co-Lead: Stakeholder Engagement & Community Engagement and Involvement