Global Diet and Activity Research Network
Find out moreThis 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
In 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Continue reading NIHR profiles GDAR research, engagement and training
