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Prof. Saverio Stranges who had worked with Agincourt (South Africa) from a UK university, is now at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He is inviting INDEPTH colleagues who are food systems experts to a multi-country grant proposal development.
In the context of the ongoing epidemiological and nutritional transition in LMICs, he would like to assess the impact of food store distribution (fast-food chains vs. fresh market) and food security on the growing burden of major chronic conditions, such as obesity and hypertension, across selected LMICs. In particular, he aims at exploring geographic variations in the prevalence of major chronic conditions across and within selected LMICs, as they relate to food store distribution and food security, if data is available. Variations by location (rural vs. urban), sex, socio-economic status and other socio-demographic variables will be explored. Attached are the relevant IDRC documents for this call. Interested INDEPTH scientists should please contact Mamusu Kamanda: mamusu.kamanda@indepth-network.org
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5. New Paper from Chakaria HDSS, icddr,b Bangladesh
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We are excited to share with you a paper which has been published in the Journal of Epidemiology by an INDEPTH member centre in Asia, Chakaria HDSS, icddr,b Bangladesh. The publication is led by Manzoor Hanifi and is titled: Bangladeshi neonates miss the potential benefits of early BCG vaccination. Please click to read.
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6. Purworejo HDSS, Indonesia shares a new publication on verbal autopsy
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Another INDEPTH member centre in Asia Purworejo HDSS has just published a paper in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The title of the paper is: " Determining of cause of death: mortality surveillance using verbal autopsy in Indonesia". Read more
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7. Kintampo HDSS, Ghana shares a new publication on verbal autopsy and malaria
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Our colleagues in Kintampo HDSS in Ghana, working with others, have recently published “A systematic review and synthesis of the strengths and limitations of measuring malaria mortality through verbal autopsy” in Malaria Journal. “The authors identified 828 publications; 88 were included in the final review. Most publications were VA studies; others were systematic reviews discussing VA tools or methods; editorials or commentaries; and studies using VA data to develop MM estimates.
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The main limitation were low sensitivity and specificity of VA tools for measuring MM. Other limitations included lack of standardized VA tools and methods, lack of a ‘true’ gold standard to assess accuracy of VA malaria mortality.” They conclude that “Existing VA tools and methods for measuring MM have limitations. Given the need for data to measure progress toward the World Health Organization’s Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030 goals, the malaria community should define strategies for improving MM estimates, including exploring whether VA tools and methods could be further improved. Longer term strategies should focus on improving countries’ vital registration systems for more robust and timely cause of death data.” Read the full paper here:
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8. INDEPTH ED to attend the International Population Conference in Cape Town early November
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Osman will be in Cape Town the whole of next week at the International Population Conference. INDEPTH colleagues who will be there should send Osman an email so that they can connect at the conference. We reported on this IUSSP conference a few weeks ago.
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9. Pali Lehohla, INDEPTH's Deputy Board Chair, steps down as head of Statistics South Africa
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Pali Lehohla is the INDEPTH Network deputy Board chair. He steps down as head of Statistics South Africa after 17 years of committed service to the institution. In announcing the news on Wednesday 25 October 2017 at a ceremony in South Africa the cabinet minister had this to say: Lehohla, under your leadership, Stats SA is universally considered as the best national statistics office on the continent.
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Walking with you at the UN Headquarters in the US recently, and noting how people across the globe recognize you and embrace your efforts was a lesson in extraordinary commitment and a testimony to your resilence,"he said.
The cabinet minister praised Pali for his valuable commitment and announced that preparations were underway for a function befitting his contribution to Stats SA. Read more
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10. INDEPTH to get a new URBAN HDSS site in Asia
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We are delighted to inform the Network that our member centre in Bangladesh, icddr,b has established a new URBAN HDSS sites, the SLUMS OF DHAKA. This is the fourth HDSS site run by icddr,b. The SLUMS OF DHAKA joins the following urban HDSS sites in INDEPTH: Harar HDSS in Ethiopia (Haramaya University), Nairobi HDSS in Kenya (APHRC) and Ouagadougou HDSS in Burkina Faso (ISSP, University of Ouagadougou). Read more about the new HDSS site in Bangladesh.
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