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

Multidisciplinary approaches to Understanding the Safe and Effective use of Medicines in HIV-tuberculosis co-infection (MUSEUM)

Patient-centred pharmacovigilance to improve reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions amongst those living with HIV and TB in Uganda GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorDerek Sloan SchoolsMedicine ODA countriesUganda Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3 Tuberculosis and HIV are major public health problems in Uganda. People suffering from these illnesses sometimes find it difficult to fully adhere to prolonged … Read more

Binocular Indirect Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening Workshop – Indonesia

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

Overcoming the COVID-19 dilemma in tuberculosis (TB) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research and care

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