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‘We did our best’ – Resilience in the local health system in response to COVID-19
In this blog post by Kate Hawkins, Saugat Pratap KC, Shreeman Sharma, Sophie Witter, Karen Miller, Jo Raven and Shophika Regmi, we report from the HERDi learning site in Kapilvastu, Nepal where ReBUILD for Resilience is implementing embedded health systems research. “Nobody could have imagined the impact that COVID-19 created. I have been working as a paramedic […]
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We know that researchers put a lot of precious time, effort, and expertise into running informative online events such as workshops and webinars. But what happens to all that work after the event has passed? Why recording online events isn’t enough Since 2020 there has been an explosion of online workshops and webinars as the […]
How to build and maintain trust in International Research
Trust is the bedrock of all relationships and is a key ingredient to establishing effective relationships between different players, be it researchers, communities, countries, policymakers or scientists. In this blog Lynda Keeru shares a discussion between Prof Doris Schroeder, Lauren Paremoer and Ethan Greenwood in the Trust, Trustworthiness and the COVID-19 pandemic webinar, organized by […]
The first of its kind: Book on women and global health leadership
Lynda Keeru reports back on the book launch for Women and global health leadership: Power and transformation. This book could not have been launched on a more befitting day, International Women’s day 2022. The authors and editors of the book are a bunch of brilliant, erudite women, well versed in global health matters. The book […]
COVID-19 and Health Inequalities
The International Conference on COVID-19 2022 was hosted by BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) and the Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW). This was an opportunity to discuss, debate and document experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic across low-and middle-income countries. Lynda Keeru and Kate Hawkins report back. The conference covered: Evidence and lessons […]
Achieving Universal Health Coverage – webinar report back
To mark UHC Day 2021, THET joined forces with Action for Global Health and Students for Global Health to call for Health Equity for All on this webinar ‘HEAL: Together for UHC’. Lynda Keeru and Kate Hawkins from Pamoja Communications reflect on what was said. Ben Simms kicked off the webinar by reflecting on 2021, […]
Supporting adolescent mothers in Nairobi’s informal settlements
This blog by Lynda Keeru and Kate Hawkins (Pamoja Communications) reports back on the recent webinar – ‘Empowering urban adolescent mothers using digital tools’ – which was organized by the USAID Urban Health Community of Practice. The webinar on urban adolescents showcased implementation research to ensure rapid knowledge and learning from evidence. It featured speakers […]
Supporting community health workers in fragile settings requires a gendered approach
Experts at the recent ‘Close-to-community providers in fragile settings and vulnerable communities during crisis: Gender and COVID-19’ webinar discussed evidence from Brazil, Lebanon and Nepal. Participants also got an overview of the global situation for these vital workers. Lynda Keeru of Pamoja Communications Ltd reports back. Close-to-community health workers play a vital role in supporting […]
Uncovering the voices of the most vulnerable in health systems is important
The President’s Lecture 2021 webinar hosted by RSTMH brought about some thought provoking conversation and presentations from Professor Sally Theobald and her colleagues, Abriti Arjyal, Bachera Aktar and Zeela Zaizay. The webinar was a great opportunity to share learning on analysing and addressing intersecting inequities in global health across different contexts, projects and health issues. […]
Launch of the Alliance flagship report on learning health systems
This blog by Lynda Keeru reports on the launch of the Alliance flagship report on learning health systems. During the webinar, participants heard an overview of the report, comments from a people who put together the report, as well as the thoughts of an esteemed panel on the report. Reflections of the flagship report During […]