Announcement of APRAN CRE Seed Funding Grants

Each year ARPAN offers a limited number of competitive seed funding grants to partner institutions and collaborative networks. In early 2026, the call for seed funding grants was released to GMP country principal investigators and facility coordinators. GMP is a vital part of ARPAN’s research capacity strengthening and fostering regional collaboration. Twelve applications were received and independently reviewed by two members of the ARPAN Steering Committee, with final selections confirmed by the full Committee in March 2026.

We are delighted to announce the three successful recipients:

• Dr Salahuddin Ahmed and Dr Ahad Khan, Projahnmo Research Foundation, Bangladesh “Implementing the World Health Organization Labour Care Guide in a selected hospital of Bangladesh: A mixed-methods evaluation”

• Dr Pramudita Putri Mandegani, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia “A Context-Adapted Quality Improvement Intervention in Peripartum Care: Rationalizing Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Indonesia”

• Dr Leeanne Panisi, National Referral Hospital, Solomon Islands “Investigating the reasons that women present late for antenatal care in Honiara,