COVID 19 and return migration in northern Peru GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorAna Gutierrez Garza SchoolsSocial Anthropology ODA countriesPeru Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3, Goal 11 This is rapid response work responding to the Covid-19 crisis A disaster is looming in Peru caused by Covid-19 as thousands of migrants have returned to their rural homes where … Read more
Taking in traditions, identifying opportunities and examining international lessons GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorTobias Jung SchoolsManagement ODA countriesMalawi Sustainable Development Goals Philanthropy, the use of private resources (time, treasure, talent) for public purposes, is considered an essential ingredient in addressing pressing global social, economic, political and environmental issues. Within international development, however, philanthropy’s image is … Read more
GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorAndrew Blaikie SchoolsMedicine ODA countriesIndonesia Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3, Goal 10 In much of the world, babies born prematurely frequently develop needless lifelong blindness from Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), with terrible consequences for the individual and wider community. This condition is entirely preventable and treatable if diagnosed early enough with a … Read more
Empowering Local Media Engagement in Internally Displaced Peoples Camps in Hargeisa GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorAli Watson SchoolsInternational Relations ODA countriesSomaliland Sustainable Development Goals Aamusnaan Maya Initiative, meaning ‘Silent No More’ in Somali, is a collaborative project between the Third Generation Project at the University of St Andrews; SOM-ACT, a journalist collective in Hargeisa, Somaliland; … Read more
GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorWilber Sabiiti SchoolsMedicine ODA countriesTanzania, Uganda Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3 COVID-19 disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a dilemma in the management of chronic lung diseases. Like tuberculosis (TB) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), COVID-19 predominantly presents with fever and persistent cough. Secondly, … Read more
