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Capacity Building, Climate Change, Health system
Resilient and Equitable Health Workforce to Address Climate Threats (REACT)
Formative research, Participatory approach, Survey, Technical assistanceIntroduction The climate crisis is a global health threat. Heatwaves, droughts, floods and landslides cause substantial morbidity and mortality either directly or indirectly through infectious diseases, respiratory illnesses and food insecurity. The Health Workforce (HWF) plays a critical role in care, treatment, and building ...
Health system
ReBUILD for Resilience on Climate Change
Implementation ResearchIntroduction ReBUILD for Resilience is an international research consortium funded by the UK government, dedicated to strengthening resilience and building stronger systems for health across multiple levels and sectors in fragile and shock-prone settings, namely Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal and Sierra Leone. These settings face ...
Health system
ReBUILD for Resilience: Learning Site II
Implementation ResearchIntroduction ReBUILD for Resilience (R4R), is an international research consortium funded by the UK government dedicated to strengthening resilience and building stronger health system in fragile and shock-prone settings, namely Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal and Sierra Leone. In the first phase of R4R, a three-year participatory action ...
Health system
CHORUS-II: Urban Data Hub
Implementation Research, Mixed-method study, Participatory approach, Qualitative study, SurveyBackground The growing numbers of urban poor around the world face several health challenges including the double burden of diseases, exposure to environmental and human-made hazards and limited access to quality and affordable health care. In the context of the urban poor being overlooked in data, programmes and policies, this ...
Health system
CHORUS: Innovation Fund Projects on Urban Health
Implementation Research, Mixed-method study, Participatory approach, Qualitative study, SurveyInnovation Fund is the scheme provisioned by CHORUS Research Project Consortium. The fund is targeted to early and mid-career researchers from across CHORUS partners to be used for small scale for the innovative projects. These projects aim at extending knowledge in relation to CHORUS 4 pillars, explore pillars/features in relation ...
Health system
CHORUS I: Strengthening Urban Health Systems
Implementation Research, Mixed-method study, Participatory approach, Qualitative studyBackground The growing numbers of urban poor around the world face several health challenges including the double burden of diseases, exposure to environmental and human-made hazards and limited access to quality and affordable health care. In the context of the urban poor being overlooked in data, programmes and policies, this ...
Nutrition
Embedding Sustainable Pollination Management into Nepalese Agricultural Systems
Introduction Our project is based in Karnali Province, much of which comprises the threatened Western Himalayan Alpine Shrub and Meadows ecoregion. Karnali is the largest and poorest province of Nepal, with only 23% of the population classified as food secure (UNDP 2020). Many crops in this region (e.g., apples, beans and pumpkins) ...
Nutrition
The Pollination of Micronutrient-rich Crops and Effect on Nutritional Status in a Changing Climate in Jumla, a Remote Mountain District of Nepal (Micro-Poll)
Observational Longitudinal StudyNepal is a low-income food-deficit country (FAO 2018) where people have micronutrient-deficient diets and micronutrient deficiencies are common. Pollinator loss disproportionately harms developing countries, as they are both less resilient to yield drops and more reliant on the micronutrients found in small-scale ...