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Adolescent Wellbeing and the Future of African Health Systems: Reflections from the African Health Economics and Policy Association 7th Scientific Conference, 10-14th March 2025, Kigali, Rwanda
I had the privilege of attending and presenting at the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Under the theme “Resilient and Strong African Health Systems: Contributions of Health Economics and Health Policy,” the...
Exploring Adolescent Health in Malawi: A Journey through Longitudinal Insights
Welcome to our blog, where we embark on a fascinating journey investigating the complexities of early adolescent health and well-being in the vibrant landscape of Malawi. Join us as we explain the stories, challenges, and triumphs encountered in our...
Navigating New Horizons: A PhD Student’s Reflections and Discoveries
~ by Velia Manyonga -University of Strathclyde (Scotland) I was very excited when I was offered the scholarship to study PhD in Social Policy with the University of Strathclyde. For years, I harbored a strong desire to further my education, but financial constraints...
Tackling Adverse Childhood Events, A Key to Achieving Adolescents’ Health Rights
On this World Health Day, we advocate for the fundamental right to health for all, including adolescents who are shaping our future. However, for many young people, their health journey is marred by the shadow of Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs), which profoundly...
Leveraging water for peace: a way to go! Understanding young people’s experiences would be helpful, right?
Lack of access to safe and adequate water supply remains a challenge globally, but especially in sub-Saharan Africa. With a predominately youthful population in this region, this is a challenge that continues to blight the lives of young people. In Malawi nearly half...
Altering Perspective – Reflection from initial days of my PhD Journey
I have worked in research since 2014, but this years’ experience from data collection in the field has completely changed my perspective on quite an important issue we often talk about. I was very excited to start our formative data collection exercise, where our work...
Formative Research in Full Swing!
After many months of collaborating across disciplines and expertise between University of Strathclyde, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences and Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences the teams were delighted to depart to the field to begin their engagement...
Diversity in Health Economics: An Early Career Researcher’s View
Attending the International Health Economics Association (IHEA) Congress was an incredibly insightful and enriching experience. The event brought together a diverse group of health economists from all over the world. Pre-Congress Sessions: The first couple of...
NIHR – GHRG In-Person Consortium Meeting: Glasgow 2023 -A Gathering for Progress and Innovation
The In-Person NIHR-GHRG Consortium Meeting for the year 2023, held in Glasgow from September 4th to 8th, was a resounding success. This annual event is requirement from our funding authority, the NIHR, serving as a critical juncture for monitoring progress, reflecting...
Annual Research Group Meeting 4-8 September 2023: Glasgow
WS Leads, research team members and the Programme Management Group will meet in-person in Glasgow from 4 - 8 September 2023 to track progress against milestones and indicators set out in the Project Plan. The GHRG will also host a Networking event on the 7th of...
Co-creating Mental Health: inspiration from collaboration with New York University
Mental Health is a key strand to the partnership between University of Strathclyde and New York University (NYU). There is a shared passion for the co-creation of initiatives with local communities, and also for harnessing the healing powers of arts and skills’...