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Category: Blog

August 2, 2024July 30, 2024 Pam Mungroo Blog, News

Charting the course of success – Estelle (Vicki) Lambert

This blog is the second in a series of captivating narratives and insights from experienced researchers working in LMICs with at least 15 years of impact. Our Early Career Researchers … Continue reading Charting the course of success – Estelle (Vicki) Lambert

July 5, 2024July 29, 2024 Pam Mungroo Blog, News

Charting the course of success – T. Alafia Samuels

This blog is the first in a series of captivating narratives and insights from experienced researchers working in LMICs with at least 15 years of impact. Our Early Career Researchers … Continue reading Charting the course of success – T. Alafia Samuels

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 

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

August 10, 2021May 17, 2022 Blog

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

May 17, 2021May 17, 2022 Blog

South Africa must ban sugary drinks sales in schools. Self regulation is failing

Karen Hofman and Nicola Christofides write in about GDAR research assessing the food environment in primary schools in Gauteng following a voluntary pledge by a large beverage company.  This blog post was … Continue reading South Africa must ban sugary drinks sales in schools. Self regulation is failing

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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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