Social participation for Universal health coverage - evidence-informed NetWorks Advancing Inclusion (SUNWAI)

About this project

The SUNWAI consortium seeks to institutionalise and deepen cross-regional research and action that advances the inclusion of key populations – specifically sexual and gender diverse individuals - in social participation for universal health coverage (UHC), and to understand related contexts, mechanisms, outcomes, and costs using a realist-informed approach. This will be led by Northumbria University and The George Institute for Global Health, involving collaboration with Hanoi Medical University, Mahidol University and University of Essex as well as community-based organisations, think tanks and advocacy groups in India, Thailand and Vietnam. The project runs from June 2025 through May 2030. The team will first look at previous examples of social participation movements and UHC reform movements (including but not limited to the target population groups) in each country to understand what has worked, for whom and at what costs. Following that, we will engage in participatory action research in collaboration with community organisations to support their social participation efforts. This will serve to activate and expand coalitions in each country towards more equitable UHC, which will be strengthened through local learning lab activities.

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UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA · Academic, training and research

Countries

United Kingdom, India, Vietnam, Thailand

Sectors

Research/scientific institutions

Implemented by

The George Institute for Global Health, Mahidol University, Hanoi Medical University, University of Essex

Published by UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 28 Apr 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-UKPRN-10001282-GB-GOV-10-HPSR-Consortia-158495.

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