International Links and Collaboration
The Unit has fostered multiple links for international collaboration. In fact most of the funding for research has been secured from international partners.

• World Health Organisation (WHO)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Presidential Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR)
• Tobacco Addiction Group of the Cochrane Collaboration
• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
• Population Council (Horizons)
• Maastricht University (The Netherlands)
• Umeå University (Sweden)
• Emory University (United States)
• Georgetown University (United States)
• University of Michigan (United States)

Further to The Health Promotion Research and Development Unit's commitment to capacity development, they are currently hosting five international academics.

1. Prof David Buchanan, University of Mass. Amherst - designing tools for measuring participation in vaccine trials (SAAVI Grant)
2. Prof Roger Vaughan, University of Columbia - Statistical Analysis with Doctoral Candidates (NIH Tobacco Grant)
3. Dr Rob Ruiter, Maastricht University - Doctoral Co-supervision - (DST Grant for doctoral candidates)
4. Prof Gerjo Kok, Maastricht University - Intervention Mapping Course (DST Grant for doctoral candidates)
5. Prof Ken Resnicow, University of Michigan - Tobacco Intervention Study (NIH Tobacco Grant)
6. Prof Bart van den Borne, Maastricht University - Doctoral Co-supervision - (DST Grant for doctoral candidates)