GDAR researcher Muhammad Balarabe features in this a Cambridge Development and Alumni Relations profile of members of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Meet the future African leaders committed to helping … Continue reading GDAR researcher reflects on the Cambridge Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa – how we can reduce our exposure and help combat it
In this article originally published in The Conversation, GDAR scientists Dr Gabriel Okello, and Dr Meelan Thondoo discuss strategies that individuals, communities and policy makers can adopt to reduce the … Continue reading Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa – how we can reduce our exposure and help combat it
Recommitting to reducing the impact of Climate Change on Health
Reflections on COP27 Dr Georgiana Gordon-Strachan is the Director of the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit, at the Caribbean Institute for Health Research, University of the West Indies. Here she reflects … Continue reading Recommitting to reducing the impact of Climate Change on Health
Researchers gather from around the world for GDAR Meeting
Over 30 researchers from South Africa, Jamaica, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Brazil and the UK gathered at Wolfson College, Cambridge in October for the 5th Annual GDAR Meeting and Workshop. Researchers … Continue reading Researchers gather from around the world for GDAR Meeting
NIHR profiles GDAR research, engagement and training
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the biggest cause of death worldwide. Our team investigated key risk factors for NCDs in lower middle income countries. The UK National Institute for Health … Continue reading NIHR profiles GDAR research, engagement and training
Early Career Researchers: finding our way in global health research
A group of Early Career Researchers from the Global Diet and Activity Network came together to reflect on their experiences of working in the network in low- and middle-income country … Continue reading Early Career Researchers: finding our way in global health research
World Urban Forum 2022 Networking Session: Increasing Urban Resilience
GDAR and UN-Habitat present a hybrid networking session at the World Urban Forum 2022: Increasing Urban Resilience in Low-and-Middle Income Countries Using Transdisciplinary Approaches 29 June, 14.30 ‐ 16.00 (CEST) … Continue reading World Urban Forum 2022 Networking Session: Increasing Urban Resilience
Social media can be a force for good in a crisis: lessons from Lagos
In this article originally published in The Conversation, Dr Tolullah Oni and Dr Camaren Peter discuss new research on the role that social media played in driving public engagement with Covid-19 … Continue reading Social media can be a force for good in a crisis: lessons from Lagos
Cities, Climate Change and Non-communicable Disease
International research network aims to counter the triple threat to health The Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) has launched an ambitious four-year research programme funded by the NIHR … Continue reading Cities, Climate Change and Non-communicable Disease
Design cities differently and it can help us live longer
In this article, originally published in The Conversation, Dr Tolullah Oni, and Rizka Maulida, write about the urgent need to design cities in a way that protects individual and planetary health. By 2050, it … Continue reading Design cities differently and it can help us live longer