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1. Dr John Williams presents the Navrongo Neonatal Study to the INDEPTH Resource Centre
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L-R: Sixtus Apaliyah, Dr. John Williams, Dr. James Akazili,
Samuelina Arthur, Prof. Osman Sankoh, Peter Asiedu
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Dr John Williams who is now the Centre Leader of the Dodowa HDSS in Ghana, was the PI of an INDEPTH-funded neonatal study implemented at Navrongo HDSS where he was senior scientist. John was at the Resource Centre on Friday 18 August to present the results of the study. After a competitive process that started with a call for proposals from the Network, Navrongo HDSS won the $70,500 INDEPTH grant whose specific objectives were:Read more
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2. New INDEPTH paper on HDSS in Global Health Action
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This new publication by Prof Philippe Bocquier, Université Catholique de Louvan, Belgium; Prof Osman Sankoh; Secetariat, INDEPTH Network, Ghana; and Prof Peter Byass, Umea Centre for Global Health Research, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden is titled: Are Health and Demographic Surveillance System estimates sufficiently generalizable? Read more
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AGM Venue, Harvard University Medical School, Mohammed Bin Rashid Complex
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This year the INDEPTH Annual General Meeting will be held from 11-13 December 2017 in Dubai, UAE and we are happy to announce that the online registration link is now activated at (Register) . We encourage all centre leaders to register now. Deadline: September 15, 2017
We would also like to know a few things about your centre’s participation as well as what you would like to see happen in Dubai. Attendance at INDEPTH AGMs is obligatory and helps you maintain the full membership in INDEPTH.
Please answer the few questions here >>> AGM Survey
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1. Interventions that work: slum residents reflect on impact of free daycare for working women APHRC, Kenya
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Spending less than US$5 a month on average per child for paid child care may seem like pocket change for many – but for a mother in Korogocho, it’s the difference between being able to earn a living while also ensuring that her child is well taken care of. Mothers are often faced with difficult choices such as leaving their young children with a neighbor or unattended, as they go to look for work. Some mothers are even forced to take their children to work at a nearby dumpsite which poses risks to health. Read more
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2. Why Kenya needs to adopt ‘milk banks’ to reduce infant deaths
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Elizabeth Kimani-Murage and Milka Njeri, APHRC
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Mother’s milk has an enormous impact on child survival. While in Kenya it has improved over the past decade, the number of children who die before five years remains significant. The rate has decreased from 115 per 1000 live births in 2003 to 52 in 2014. Read more
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3. Medication major share of healthcare expenses in Bangladesh
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Cost of medicine is the largest share of money spent for healthcare by people belonging to all walks of life in Bangladesh, indicates an ICDDR,B study. “Much needs to be done to ensure financial security for people belonging to lower socio-economic status who cannot afford these expenses,” says Dr Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury, icddr,b scientist and acting head of universal health coverage (UHC) programme at ICDDR,B. Read more
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4. Africa Health Research Institute(AHRI) celebrates two PhD graduates
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Africa Health Research Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Two Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) students have graduated with their PhDs from the University of Witwatersrand. Dr Ntombizodumo (Dumo) Mkwanazi and Dr Natsayi Chimbindi were part of the July 5th Faculty of Health Sciences graduation at the university. It should be noted that Natsayi Chimbindi, one of the doctorates, received her Master’s from Wits and is a beneficiary of the INDEPTH Leadership Programme. Read more
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Policy Engagement and Communications
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