Addressing Antibiotic Production Capability in Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria

Principal InvestigatorGordon John Florence Schools Chemistry ODA Countries Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria SDGs Goal 3, Goal 8, Goal 9 and Goal 12. Project Description Globally, treatable antibiotic infections account for 5.7 million deaths annually. The majority of this mortality burden falls on the populations of least developed low- and middle-income countries (LMICS). This significantly outweighs … Read more

Printable and Portable Integrated Photovoltaic-Supercapacitor Unit (PIPSU) for Advancing the Internet of Things Technology in the Developing Nations

Principal InvestigatorDr Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma Schools Physics and Astronomy ODA Countries Botswana SDGs Goal 3, Goal 7, Goal 8, Goal 9, Goal 11 and Goal 17. Project Description Out of the 7.5 billion population globally, 85% live in developing/underdeveloped nations. People in these countries face challenges of poor communication technology, poor health care, low expertise … Read more

The St Andrews – Africa Research (StAAHR) Health Network

The St Andrews Africa Research (StAAHR) Health Network has a mission of using interdisciplinary approaches to address interactable global health challenges. Led by Dr Wilber Sabiiti and Dr Katherine Keenan, the network will offer training to increase south-south data analysis and research dissemination skills and build a digital resource centre hosting the network’s outputs and … Read more

Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorDr Wilber Sabiiti SchoolsMedicine ODA countriesMalawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Tanzania, Gabon, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Moldova, Thailand, Vietnam Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3 Tuberculosis (TB) is a poverty related disease and over 90% of the deaths occurs in Low and Medium Income Low- and Medium-Income Countries. It is difficult disease to treat, taking … Read more