In November we convened our Annual Network Meeting in Johannesburg, hosted by the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science (PRICELESS SA) at the University of the Witwatersrand. This was our 7th annual meeting as a network. We brought together our research partners from Brazil, Cameroon, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United … Continue reading GDAR Annual Network Meeting 2024: Day four – Future-casting
GDAR Annual Network Meeting 2024: Day three – Network health
In November we convened our Annual Network Meeting in Johannesburg, hosted by the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science (PRICELESS SA) at the University of the Witwatersrand. This was our 7th annual meeting as a network. We brought together our research partners from Brazil, Cameroon, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United … Continue reading GDAR Annual Network Meeting 2024: Day three – Network health
GDAR Annual Network Meeting 2024: Day two – Community, engagement, and involvement
In November we convened our Annual Network Meeting in Johannesburg, hosted by the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science (PRICELESS SA) at the University of the Witwatersrand. This was our 7th annual meeting as a network. We brought together our research partners from Brazil, Cameroon, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United … Continue reading GDAR Annual Network Meeting 2024: Day two – Community, engagement, and involvement
GDAR Annual Network Meeting 2024: Day one – sense-making
In November we convened our Annual Network Meeting in Johannesburg, hosted by the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science (PRICELESS SA) at the University of the Witwatersrand. This was our 7th annual meeting as a network, bringing together our research partners from Brazil, Cameroon, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and the United Kingdom … Continue reading GDAR Annual Network Meeting 2024: Day one – sense-making
Advocates for change: South African teen citizen scientists in action
Children as young as 13 years old can be citizen scientists, advocating and making significant impacts to promote safe, active, and healthy spaces within and beyond the school, home, and neighbourhood environments. Our GDAR researchers at the University of Cape Town, South Africa assessed the role of adolescents’ advocacy in addressing the barriers influencing healthy … Continue reading Advocates for change: South African teen citizen scientists in action
Why balancing virtual audit tools with local knowledge can benefit global health research
As countries such as South Africa become more urbanised it has become critically important to understand how the increasingly populous areas impact physical activity. However, it can be challenging to gather an accurate, contextual understanding of the environment, which is beneficial to both researchers and residents. Our recent publication in the Journal of Urban Health, … Continue reading Why balancing virtual audit tools with local knowledge can benefit global health research