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Author: Oliver Francis

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 Oliver Francis News

Explore GDAR’s network with new interactive map

GDAR has launched a new interactive map to explore network's members, news, publications, outputs and impacts. GDAR is a network of researchers from ten organisations in seven countries on three … Continue reading Explore GDAR’s network with new interactive map

September 21, 2023September 27, 2023 Oliver Francis News

GDAR researcher reflects on the Cambridge Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program

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

November 21, 2022July 2, 2024 Oliver Francis Blog

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 

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 Oliver Francis News

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

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Oliver Francis News

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

October 20, 2022July 2, 2024 Oliver Francis Blog

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

May 17, 2022July 2, 2024 Oliver Francis Blog

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

This research was funded (NIHR133205) by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the UK Department of Health and Social Care.

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