Community Museums: Stronger Together
EU-LAC Museums brings together community museums, who often serve a vital purpose in local development and community empowerment.
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Global Challenges Forum
The St Andrews Global Challenges Forum was formed in 2018 and builds on the University’s commitment to the Global Challenges agenda. The forum supports the University’s extensive Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) challenge-led research base, funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) GCRF QR Grant and contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The … 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
Implementation and evaluation of interprofessional ‘Arclight’ ophthalmoscopy training for health care students at the University of Rwanda
GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorDr Andrew Blaikie SchoolsMedicine ODA countriesRwanda Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3 The World Health Organisation (WHO) highlights that interprofessional education (IPE) is required to prepare a ‘practice-ready’ collaborative health workforce to manage the challenges of global health issues. Preventable and treatable visual impairment is a global health issue that affects 285 million … Read more
Evaluation of a portable light source for photodynamic therapy of cutaneous leishmaniasis
GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorProfessor Ifor Samuel SchoolsPhysics & Astronomy ODA countriesBrazil, Ethiopia Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3, Goal 16 Leishmaniasis is among the six most important tropical diseases in terms of its impact in public health and affects 12 million people around the world. It is very debilitating, especially cutaneous leishmaniasis, as it can lead … Read more