As part of MSD/NALA Health Literacy Initiative, MSD Ireland is sponsoring a four year PhD scholarship at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.

The PhD student will draw upon the existing body of knowledge in health literacy and will further contribute to the literature by, for example:

1. Seeking to measure health literacy in Ireland
2. Assessing the impact of culture and the impact of language on health literacy.
3. Developing an instrument for measuring the economic implications of health literacy.

MSD Ireland hopes that the key findings and recommendations resulting from the study will lead to a clearer understanding of the health literacy situation in Ireland and ways to combat the issue.