Posts in category : Global Health

Drone technologies: increasing access to life-saving medical supplies in East Africa

This blog post was written by Sophie Allcock, with approval from Zipline. Worldwide, millions of people die every year because they are unable to receive life-saving medicines and healthcare. This ...

WHO launches the world’s first standardized platform for burns data collection

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently launched the Global Burn Registry – the first ever global platform for the standardized data collection on burn injuries. This new resource will ...

Studying tuberculosis disease progression in an Ethiopian population

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, responsible for 1.7 million deaths in 2016 . The majority of deaths from TB occur in low- and middle-income ...

Advancing Genomic Medicine: Implementation Research and Upskilling of Healthcare Professionals in Africa and Globally

This blog post was written by Alice Matimba, Vicky Nembaware, Faisal M. Fadlelmola, Fouzia Radouani, and Nicola Mulder Genomic medicine applies genomic information to disease risk prediction, progression, treatment efficacy ...

Autism Research in Africa

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a prevalence of around 1-2% worldwide. Despite the fact that 90% of individuals with ASD live in low- and middle-income countries ...

Development of SMS within a technology-based mental health intervention: the Allillanchu Project

This blog post was written by Mauricio Toyama, Francisco Diez-Canseco and J. Jaime Miranda. Mental illness is one of the leading causes of ill-health worldwide, with one in four people ...

Epigenetics as a novel approach to identify factors contributing to the increased type 2 diabetes risk in sub-Saharan Africans

The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing rapidly . T2D in ethnic minority groups in Europe is of particular interest as they have experienced rapidly changing environments ...

Addressing the Double Burden of Non-communicable and Neglected Tropical Diseases in LMICs

This blog post was written by Nathaly Aya Pastrana, Maria Kathia Cárdenas, María Amalia Pesantes, L. Suzanne Suggs, Silvana Pérez León, for the COHESION Project The global burden of both ...

More than a Building Block: Inclusive, Responsive Leadership for Health System Strengthening

This blog post was written by Dr. Kelly Thompson (kelly.thompson@womeningh.org), Dr. Roopa Dhatt (roopa.dhatt@womeningh.org) and Mehr Manzoor (research@womeningh.org). Despite women making up the vast majority of those working in the ...

The FOETALforNCD project: how does anaemia before and during pregnancy affect the newborn’s health short and long-term

This blog post was written by Christentze Schmiegelow1, Daniel Minja2, John Lusingu2, Ib Bygbjerg3 Approximately three quarters of individuals with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) live in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) (1). ...