GHRU research presented at the CCPSL Academic Sessions
Thilini Chandrasiri presented a comprehensive review paper at the 29th Annual Academic Sessions 2024 of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka
GHRU research presented at the SLMA Congress
Thilini Chandrasiri presented her research at the 137th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association.
Supporting the 3rd NIHR Academy Global Health Research Member event
GHRU Trainee Chahat Arora supported the recent NIHR Members event as a facilitator for the session- Policy Impact in an NIHR Global Research Professorship.
GHRU Trainee awarded The Global Development Hub Fellows Fund
GHRU Trainee Thilak Wanasinghe, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, secured a student fellowship under the Global Development Hub Fellows Fund.
GHRU Summer School 2024
GHRU Summer School 2024 took place at NTU, Singapore from the 22nd to 26th July
GHRU Research presented at the ADA’s 84th Scientific Sessions
Dr. R.Guha Pradeepa presented a poster at the American Diabetes Association's 84th Scientific Sessions, organized at Orlando, Florida, USA between June 21-24, 2024.
RESPIRE Stakeholder Engagement Champions meeting
Dr Menka Loomba presented at the RESPIRE Stakeholder Engagement Champions meeting on the 29th May 2024
My research visit to Bangladesh
Dr Wubin Xie, a Senior Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,
undertook a research visit at BRAC University, Bangladesh, supported by the NIHR 132960.
The ICAI’s visit to unit partners in North India
On the 30 November 2023, the ICAI Team visited the North India Site of the NIHR GHRU on Diabetes and Cardovascular Disease.
Developing Skills and Knowledge through NIHR GHR SPARC Award
Lathika Athuada, a Postdoctoral Researcher from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, undertook a career placement with Imperial College Business School. The placement was supported by a Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC), funded by NIHR Academy.
Visit to Study Sites in Sri Lanka
Petya Atanasova - a PhD student from Imperial College London, working on the determinants of children nutritional choices & behavioral interventions for food behavior change, visited study sites in Sri Lanka.
NIHR GHR CADA-R2-004 awarded to Prof Madawa Chandratilake
Prof Madawa Chandratilake, Cadre Chair and Professor, Faculty Dean, Department of Medical Education, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka was awarded the NIHR GHR CADA-R2-004. The award was used to organise a workshop on Communicating Research.
Skill Development of Primary Healthcare (PHC) Teams
A training course designed to enable ASHA workers to acquire the necessary competencies ng to improve the quality of healthcare services provided by PHC teams.
GHRU Supporting World Health Day 2023
For 75 years, the World Health Organisation has been committed to promoting Health for all & serving the vulnerable.
This is the Story of Health.
This is the Story of Health.
Raising awareness of the NIHR global health research portfolio
Representatives from the NIHR visited the NCD Surveillance site in Dinajpur, Bangladesh.
GHRU Trainee research visit to Imperial College London
Ananya Gupta, a PhD student from the LKC School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, undertook a career development placement with the School of Public Health, Imperial College London, supported by the iHealth T2D, COV-Ind-UK and NIHR 132960.
GHRU Postdoctoral research visit
Dr Awais Butt, a regular medical officer at Services Hospital, Lahore, undertook an research visit at LKC School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, supported by the NIHR 132960.
Award for poster presentation
This year the MQScienceFestival challenged researchers to create a 3 minute 'TikTok' poster. This poster ‘Prevalence and predictors for anxiety and depression in residents of Lahore, Pakistan. A community-based surveillance program from LMIC’ by Afshan Shahid, Service Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), Pakistan, was awarded 2nd place by the judging panel.
2022 Emerging Leaders cohort: CVD and Infectious diseases
The 2022 Emerging Leaders Seminar took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina and brought together a team of Emerging Leaders from 17 countries across five continents.
Ten Global Health Research Units announced to improve health outcomes for people living in LMICs
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease in South Asia has been awarded funding under the programmes second call.
Addressing the rise in diabetes and heart disease in South Asia
As rates of diabetes and heart disease rapidly rise among South Asian populations, NIHR-funded researchers are developing unique resources and novel approaches to understand and prevent their key risk factors.
Living near fast food restaurants in South Asia may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
Globally, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing. An NIHR-funded study, published in PLOS Medicine, suggests that living near fast food restaurants increases the risk of developing the condition.
NIHR SPARC with Imperial College Business School
Aarthi Raveendiran, a PhD student from the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, India undertook a career placement ‘Widening Horizons of Knowledge: Spatial Statistics and Data Analysis in Health Care ’ with Imperial College London supported by a Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC), funded by NIHR Academy.
