Tobacco Dependence Treatment Grants: A Collaborative Approach to the Implementation of WHO Tobacco Control Initiatives

Table 1

Summary of Global Bridges grantees, 2014–2016.

Organization name	Project title	Country	WHO region	Target population
International Primary Care Respiratory Group	Training Community Health Workers in Rural Uganda to Introduce Stop Smoking Interventions in the Context of a Lung Health Awareness Campaign	Uganda	Africa	General practitioners, physician assistants, and community health workers
University of Nairobi	Tobacco Cessation through Use of Oral Health Care Providers in Kenya	Kenya	Africa	Oral health care providers and policy makers
College of Medicine, University of Lagos	Physicians as Change Agents to Facilitate Tobacco Cessation in Clinical Practice	Nigeria	Africa	Resident physicians and dentists
InterAmerican Heart Foundation	Capacity Building for Smoking Cessation Training in Latin America: Expanding the Work of Global Bridges 2011–2013	Latin America Region	Americas	Physicians and allied health staff
InterAmerican Heart Foundation	Strengthening Healthcare Capacity for Article 14 by Developing a Strategic Approach to Analyzing Need and Planning a Strategy	Bolivia	Americas	Policymakers, primary care physicians, nurses, dentists, nutritionists, and psychiatrists
Fundación Interamericana del Corazón México	Strengthening Healthcare Capacity for FCTC Article 14 Implementation in Mexico by Advocating for a More Strategic Approach to Expanding Tobacco Dependence Treatment	Mexico	Americas	Policymakers
Catalan Institute of Oncology	Development and Dissemination of a Tobacco Cessation Training Program for Healthcare Professionals in Spanish-Speaking Countries	Guatemala, Paraguay, Bolivia	Americas	Healthcare providers
Centro de Estudos em Saúde Mental do ABC	Implementing Evidence-Based Tobacco Dependency Treatment in Addiction/Mental Healthcare Units in Brazil	Brazil	Americas	Physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and dentists
European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP)	EPACTT-EuroPean Accreditation Curriculum on Tobacco Treatment	Romania, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia	Europe	Healthcare providers and policymakers
University of Crete	Developing a Primary Care Tobacco Dependence Treatment Network in Crete, Greece	Greece	Europe	Primary care providers
University of Arizona	Building Capacity for Illness-Specific Tobacco Cessation among Nurses and Clinical Psychologists in Turkey	Turkey	Europe	Nurses and clinical psychologists
American University of Armenia, School of Public Health	Implementing the FCTC Article 14 in Armenia through Advocacy and Training	Armenia	Europe	Family physicians and general practitioners, policymakers
National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute	Capacity Building of Primary Care Physicians for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence in Bangladesh	Bangladesh	SE Asia	Primary care physicians, nurses, and community health workers
Public Health Foundation of India	Strengthening Cessation Capacity in the National Tobacco Control Programme of India	India	SE Asia	Physicians (primary and secondary healthcare facilities)
Salaam Bombay Foundation	Capacity Building of Healthcare Professionals to Create a Workforce Trained in Tobacco Dependence Treatment at Different Levels of Healthcare Settings	India	SE Asia	Healthcare providers (medical and dental)
Zhejiang University	Building Tobacco Treatment Capacity in Medical Universities and Affiliated Hospitals in China	China	Western Pacific	Nurses, general practitioners, and other physicians
China–United States Smoke-free Workplace Initiative	Build the Bridges: From Capacity Building to Practice	China	Western Pacific	Healthcare providers (physicians) and corporations
Institute of Social and Medical Studies	Building Capacity to Deliver Evidence Based Tobacco Use Treatment in Vietnam	Vietnam	Western Pacific	Healthcare providers and Policymakers
King Hussein Cancer Center	Expand Availability of Tobacco Dependence Treatment Services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region through Building Sustainable Evidence-Based in-Country Training Programs	Jordan, Oman, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt	Eastern Mediterranean	Healthcare providers