Beta testing of the Onyx dermatological training module and artificial intelligence (AI) health application has now begun with the help of a group of wonderful volunteers. Dr Radhika Bali (pictured here) led an informative training session, followed by Dr Laura Larke introducing the new health application.
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Second KCL-Oxford Symposium on ‘Ethics of Innovative Technologies for Health in LMICs’
Our second KCL-Oxford symposium on Ethics of Innovative Technologies for Health in LMICs is taking place on Monday 27 March at King's College London. In our first symposium, which took place in Oxford in November 2016, we discussed ethical challenges arising from innovative technological health interventions both from a theoretical and from a practical perspective…
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KCL-Oxford Symposium on ‘Ethics of Innovative Technologies for Improving Health in Low-Income Countries’
Sridhar Venkatapuram (King’s College London), Niall Winters and Anne Geniets have been awarded a Wellcome Trust small grant to host the first KCL-Oxford Symposium on ‘Ethics of Innovative Technologies for Improving Health in Low-Income Countries’ at the University of Oxford. The Symposium, which will be held at the Oxford Martin School on 24th November 2016,…
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m_CHW featured as impact case study on the ESRC website
The m_CHW project has recently been featured as an impact case study on the ESRC website. Some of the impacts mentioned in the article are: - The research led to the development of the REFER app – a mobile resource for reference material, guidance and support for child development diagnostics and referrals. - Community health…
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Seminar Talk by Professor Nora Groce and Dr Maria Kett, 31 May 2016, ‘How can research contribute to building capacity on disability in LMICs?’
In this fourth talk of our seminar series on ‘Building Capacity on disability in low- and middle-income countries’, Professor Nora Groce and Dr Maria Kett, Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre, UCL, will ask the question: How can research contribute to building capacity on disability in the developing world? Professor Groce and Dr Kett…
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Seminar Talk by Drs Niall Winters and Anne Geniets, 24 May 2016, ‘From health care training to overcoming structural barriers: can technology help?’
In this third talk of our seminar series on ‘Building Capacity on disability in low- and middle-income countries’, Drs. Niall Winters and Anne Geniets will ask the question: From health care training to overcoming structural barriers: can technology help? Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are characterised by an acute shortage of trained doctors and…
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Seminar Talk by Professor Charles Newton and Dr Melissa Gladstone, 25 April 2016, ‘Identification, diagnosis and management of neurodisabilities in LMICs’
The second session in our on-going seminar series on Building capacity on disability in low- and middle-income countries will be given my Prof. Charles Newton and Dr. Melissa Gladstone. The theme of this session is the Identification, diagnosis and management of neurodisabilities in LMICs. Time: 5pm – 6.30pm Date: Monday, 25th April 2016 Location: Mawby…
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Seminar Talk by Dr Sridhar Venkatapuram, 22 March: ‘Why a health justice approach to disability in LMICs’?
In this first of our seminar series on ‘Building Capacity on disability in low- and middle-income countries’, Dr Sridhar Venkatapuram will ask the question: ‘Why a health justice approach to disability in LMICs?’ Abstract Considering the lived experience of people with mental and physical disabilities in resource poor settings brings into sharper relief some of the…
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The curse of poverty – a personal reflection on interviewing caregivers of disabled children in two settlements in Kenya
As our team is wrapping up another fieldwork phase here in Kenya, having successfully completed assessments and 32 in-depth interviews in two low-resource settings with caregivers of disabled children (mostly mothers) over the last couple of weeks, it’s time to reflect on some of the things we have learned from the caregivers about their experiences…
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