Drowning prevention - a new global agenda
The global challenge of drowning prevention
- Published: 25 July 2023
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Routine change of surgical gloves makes global surgery safer
Working alongside a global network of surgeons, NIHR- funded researchers have shown that the number of life-threatening surgical site infections can be reduced by a simple, low-cost change of gloves and instruments during surgery.
- Published: 30 June 2023
Addressing the challenge of cardiovascular diseases in low and middle income countries
Addressing the challenge of cardiovascular diseases in LMICs
- Published: 28 June 2023
Women in Health Research - an African perspective
Women working in health research in South Africa
- Published: 24 May 2023
Supporting research capacity strengthening for global health
Supporting research capacity strengthening for global health
- Published: 23 March 2023
When a picture is worth a thousand words
How our funded projects are using visual participatory methods to address local needs in global health research.
- Published: 19 January 2023
Building evidence to strengthen global health systems
Strengthening the evidence base for effective health systems delivery in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is a key priority for NIHR.
- Published: 20 December 2022
New surgical devices improve access to surgery in low-resource settings
The NIHR Global Health Research Group in Surgical Technologies has developed and trained surgeons to use innovative new devices, enabling routine surgery in remote communities in low-resource settings.
- Published: 16 December 2022
Improving young people’s mental health worldwide
This month, NIHR joined with other leading global funders as a partner in ‘Being’, a new international mental health initiative for young people. In this feature, we focus on youth mental health, and explore how NIHR-funded projects are addressing this long-neglected issue in innovative ways.
- Published: 17 November 2022
Preventing chronic disease through diet and physical activity
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the biggest cause of death worldwide. Our team investigated key risk factors for NCDs in lower middle income countries.
- Published: 20 October 2022
Tracking global antimicrobial resistance with genomic sequencing
Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious and growing threat to global public health. In 2019, AMR was associated with nearly five million deaths globally. The rise in AMR threatens healthcare at all levels in every country, with infectious diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, soil and food-borne diseases becoming more difficult to treat.
- Published: 21 September 2022
Addressing the rise of diabetes and heart disease in South Asia - Global Health Research feature
Global Health feature highlighting research into the rise of diabetes and heart disease in South Asia
- Published: 17 June 2022
Reducing harm from smokeless tobacco use in South Asia - Global Health Research feature
The University of York ‘ASTRA’ group has developed new evidence on use of smokeless tobacco to support and drive forward policy change to improve public health.
- Published: 26 May 2022
Preventing injury and improving trauma care in Nepal and worldwide
NIHR-funded research in Nepal has informed public health interventions to prevent death and injury caused by road traffic collisions and accidents, and is working with partners to address these problems in LMICs worldwide.
- Published: 12 May 2022
Working together for better lung health
Our RESPIRE network has successfully engaged with communities and health workers across Asia to prevent and treat respiratory diseases. Photo courtesy Vadu Rural Health Program, King Edward Memorial Hospital Research Centre (KEMHRC) Pune, India.
- Published: 04 April 2022
Midwives leading the way on stillbirth prevention and bereavement care research
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on the Prevention and Management of Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia is working with midwives across eight countries to prevent stillbirth and improve care for bereaved families.
- Published: 03 March 2022
Improving global surgical outcomes through collaborative research
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery is improving surgical outcomes in low and middle income countries through collaborative research and training, providing evidence to change surgical practice and improve patient care.
- Published: 17 February 2022
Collaborative research to tackle neglected tropical diseases in East Africa
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Neglected Tropical Diseases is making progress on efforts to understand and treat debilitating skin infections including podoconiosis, mycetoma and scabies in East Africa.
- Published: 25 January 2022
Undertaking a virtual academic career placement with the NIHR GHR SPARC scheme
Safat Ullah undertook a GHR SPARC award with the University of York to develop his research skills and experience to take his career to the next level.
- Published: 19 January 2022
NIHR Global Health research projects improving health in Sierra Leone
NIHR funded research projects are building equitable partnerships in Sierra Leone that seek to share medical understanding and knowledge.
- Published: 13 December 2021
How CLEAN-Air Africa is tackling the hidden killer of household air pollution
Around the world, smoke from domestic fuel causes more premature deaths and illness than malaria and HIV combined. The NIHR-funded CLEAN-Air Africa project, a partnership between UK researchers and health authorities and institutions in Kenya, Cameroon, and Ghana, is working to address the threat of household air pollution, improving health and reducing the harmful impact on the environment.
- Published: 08 November 2021
How TIBA works together across Africa to tackle COVID-19 and other infections through rapid genomic sequencing
A feature on the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa (TIBA), who have enabled the successful development of virus genome sequencing capacity.
- Published: 15 October 2021
Early diagnosis of lymphoma in children and young adults in sub-Saharan Africa
A multidisciplinary team of researchers based in Oxford, Tanzania and Uganda are testing novel diagnostic tools and strengthening local capacity to improve early diagnosis of blood cancers called lymphomas.
- Published: 28 July 2021
A community-centred approach to reduce stigma related to skin diseases
NIHR-funded researchers are working with communities on three continents to improve the patient journey and reduce stigma for people with cutaneous leishmaniasis.
- Published: 19 April 2021