Global Health

 

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Global health tackles issues of human health in a global context, prioritizing improved health and health equity for people at a worldwide scale.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are bringing their expertise to bear on global health issues. Integrating science and arts approaches to engagement, supporting local capacity strengthening and utilizing data-driven approaches to understanding risk factors are just some of the ways our teams are working to address global health challenges

Below you can read more about some of our current projects that tackle the challenge global health, including links to our partners and information on which of our researchers are working on each initiative.

Where this research is happening at UofG

School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing

School of Infection & Immunity

School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health

School of Health & Wellbeing

School of Geographical & Earth Sciences

School of Biodiversity, One Health & Comparative Medicine

School of Social & Political Sciences

James Watt School of Engineering

A woman in green scrubs and a yellow head wrap gestures to an audience in a classroom, with a powerpoint presentation behind her on the wall.
A woman in green scrubs and a yellow head wrap gestures to an audience in a classroom, with a powerpoint presentation behind her on the wall.

Using new approaches to gain a better understanding of COVID-19 in Malawi

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:07:00 BST

A cooperative approach to developing methods to understand new diseases and securing community support to study them.

Two children walk on an elevated wooden boardwalk in front of buildings constructed from wood and corrugated metal
Two children walk on an elevated wooden boardwalk in front of buildings constructed from wood and corrugated metal

How can data help reduce health inequalities?

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:16:00 BST

An international team of researchers, including UofG’s Professor Alastair Leyland, is looking at how data can help to reduce health inequalities.

Left photo is three people presenting to a group. Right photo is people on a bus.
Left photo is three people presenting to a group. Right photo is people on a bus.

Tackling the growing challenge of musculoskeletal disorders in Tanzania

Wed, 11 May 2022 17:10:00 BST

It is estimated that 92 million adults worldwide are living with either a diagnosis or the symptoms of arthritis. This prevalent, yet under-researched illness can impact people of all ages, genders and races.

A queue of people in rural Tanzania waiting to have their dogs vaccinated against rabies
A queue of people in rural Tanzania waiting to have their dogs vaccinated against rabies

Accelerating the impact of genomic research in low-and-middle-income countries

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Genomic research is revolutionising approaches to investigate complex One Health systems.

Group of people standing together in front of signs representing partnership
Group of people standing together in front of signs representing partnership

Creating sustainable solar energy for the Blantyre-Blantyre Clinical Research Facility

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:14:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow partnered with Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi (KUHeS) to install an affordable, reliable and clean power supply.

One picture of a finger placed on a lit-up scanner, one picture of a machine shaped like a cube, one picture of a finger placed on a small scanning device
One picture of a finger placed on a lit-up scanner, one picture of a machine shaped like a cube, one picture of a finger placed on a small scanning device

Developing new approaches to diabetes management in Pakistan and low-and-middle-income countries

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:59:00 GMT

A team from the University of Glasgow is working with researchers and schools in Pakistan to spread awareness of diabetes and develop new technologies to make managing the disease easier.

Group of people standing together in front of signs representing partnership
Group of people standing together in front of signs representing partnership

Blantyre-Blantyre Clinical Research Project

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:14:00 GMT

This £2 million research project, funded up by the Scottish Government and World Bank, will research inflammatory and cardiac diseases in the communities of Malawi and Glasgow.

Examples of folding paper diagnostic tools
Examples of folding paper diagnostic tools

Novel Low-Cost Diagnostic Tools

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:32:00 GMT

This team is working to improve a novel very low cost paper diagnostic method that is able to quantify malaria and schistosomiasis in a patient sample in a multiplexed assay.

Group photo of the members of the Lamberton Lab in Uganda
Group photo of the members of the Lamberton Lab in Uganda

Schistosomiasis Control and Transmission in Uganda

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:54:00 GMT

The Schisto-PERSIST project, led by Prof Poppy Lamberton, is evaluating novel strategies and new technologies to monitor the impact of Mass Drug Administration programmes.

Group photo of MalDent Team at their curriculum meeting in Malawi
Group photo of MalDent Team at their curriculum meeting in Malawi

Towards a Dental School for Malawi – the MalDent Project

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:40:00 GMT

This projects supports the ambition of the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) to establish the first Bachelor of Dental Surgery course in Malawi.

Fish pens in a canal surrounded by steeps hills in northern Vietnam
Fish pens in a canal surrounded by steeps hills in northern Vietnam

Social and environmental impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Vietnamese provinces bordering China and Laos following border closure

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:29:00 GMT

This research will achieve impact locally, by providing scientific evidence to local and national policy-makers as to the situation of vulnerable communities and of their environment.

High-rise buildings, many under construction, along a river in Chongqing, China
High-rise buildings, many under construction, along a river in Chongqing, China

Understanding Chinese government containment measures and their societal impacts

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:57:00 GMT

Given the apparent success of Chinese measures for controlling COVID-19, other countries may consider adopting them. Yet we do not fully understand China’s measures — which extend well beyond health and clinical management — or their effects.

Entrances to several shops, including a butcher with meat hanging outside, in Uganda
Entrances to several shops, including a butcher with meat hanging outside, in Uganda

Whose crisis?: The global COVID-19 crisis from the perspective of communities in Africa

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:27:00 GMT

This project addresses this imbalance of representation and positions our Southern partners centrally as agents of change within the volatile environment of the COVID-19 crisis.

Logo of the ARISE Hub
Logo of the ARISE Hub

The ARISE Hub

Wed, 12 May 2021 13:49:00 BST

The ARISE Hub will focus on 20 informal settlements in Kenya, Sierra Leone, India and Bangladesh. It will support marginalised people to claim their health rights and help build government accountability and capacity through evidence-based research to inform policy change at all levels.

Antonia Ho presenting information to a room full of people
Antonia Ho presenting information to a room full of people

Understanding & mitigating the impact of HIV infection on the burden and severity of influenza illness in Malawi

Mon, 24 May 2021 17:34:00 BST

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for 2.4 million deaths globally and 27% of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. In Malawi, they are most common cause of adult hospital admissions, putting severe strain on the health care system.