GCRF projects 2018-19

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

Fishing and Farming in the desert?

Understanding the impact of El Niño on marginal communities in northern Peru GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorNina Laurie SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesPeru Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 13 In 2017, El Niño Costero devastated northern Peru. Outbreaks of malaria, dengue and zika infected hundreds of people; and large-scale flooding resulted in loss of … 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

De-industrialization and conflict in Donbas

Capacity building in Ukraine to make Donbas (mono)towns inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorVictoria Donovan SchoolsModern Languages ODA countriesUkraine Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 8, Goal 16 The Soviet monotown model, according to which cities were established around a single industry or company, has proven unsustainable after the collapse of socialism. With the … Read more

Co-operatives as an organisational model for urban women in Papua New Guinea

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorMelissa Demian SchoolsSocial Anthropology ODA countriesPapua New Guinea Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 5 Towns and cities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are characterised by rapid in-migration from the rural areas of the country, insecure housing, a youth bulge, and precarious livelihoods that depend heavily on the informal economy. Due to ongoing structural … Read more

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