Global Diet and Activity Research Network
Find out moreIn May 2024, GDAR researchers Vicki Lambert and Feyi Wayas attended the 2024 ISBNPA conference in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. The theme of the conference was to “stimulate and promote innovative and impactful research in behavioral nutrition and physical activity to improve human health and well-being worldwide.” Central to the conference’s theme was the impact of … Continue reading 2024 International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) conference
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 (ECRs) delve into the inception of their career and personal journeys, and the experiences and exposures that shaped their trajectories. By Nina Abrahams on behalf … Continue reading Charting the course of success – T. Alafia Samuels
GDAR Network members in the KEMRI Centre for Global Health Research, in partnership with the County Government of Kisumu's Climate Change and Health Directorate, have led a one-day workshop to challenge the impacts of climate change, health, and urbanisation on residents of the lakeside city of Kisumu and the surrounding areas. Stakeholders in sectors including … Continue reading GDAR Kenya team hosts workshop to enhance urban resilience
On April 1, 2024 the Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte (OSUBH) hosted the second participatory workshop of the Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) project, funded by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). By sharing experiences between people from different sectors, community actors, public authorities and academia, it … Continue reading Second Belo Horizonte stakeholder consultation – GDAR and Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte
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 achieve a climate-resilient and sustainable future. Muhammad Balarabe is from Nigeria and came to Cambridge to study for a one-year MPhil MPhil in Population Health … Continue reading GDAR researcher reflects on the Cambridge Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
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 threat posed by air pollution in African cities. Rapid urbanisation in Africa is worsening air pollution levels. There are economic as well as health consequences. … Continue reading Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa – how we can reduce our exposure and help combat it
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 on her experience of attending COP27 and her hopes that we might all breathe a little easier. I attended the 2022 United Nations Climate Change … Continue reading Recommitting to reducing the impact of Climate Change on Health
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 spent the week discussing our research and exploring what our science means - not only for better diets and greater physical activity but also for … Continue reading Researchers gather from around the world for GDAR Meeting
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 and Care Research (NIHR), which funds GDAR, has profiled our work on their website and newsletter. Preventing chronic disease through diet and physical activity Non-communicable … Continue reading NIHR profiles GDAR research, engagement and training
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 settings. In this first of a series of 3 blogs, they share their thoughts on some of the opportunities and challenges of being an early … Continue reading Early Career Researchers: finding our way in global health research
