By Shreeman Sharma, CHORUS Research Uptake Lead, HERD International and Abhingyna Bhattarai, Research Manager for CHORUS Nepal Project 1, HERD International In public health, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are described as being non-contagious long-term conditions that are usually a result of genetics and lifestyle factors. Globally, the four main NCDs are cardiovascular disease, cancers, respiratory diseases…

By Abdullah Muhammad Rafi, ARK Foundation ARK’s SIMPLE Solution to the Urban Data Dearth On December of 2022, the Government of Bangladesh declared its next major initiative – the Smart Bangladesh Initiative – with a view to building a Smart Nation by 2041. Government’s Aspire to Innovate (a2i) program defines a ‘smart nation’ as “harnessing…

HERD International: A Glimpse of Urbanization in Nepal June 2024 Urbanisation and Health in Nepal HERD International team has shared their ‘Insights’, as Nepal is one of the fastest urbanizing countries in Asia, they have highlighted the challenges of air pollution, waste management, nutrition, NCD’s and life expectancy due to this rapid increase in urban…

By Deepak Joshi, HERD International “Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.” – Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of world wide web) Quality health data is crucial for informed, responsive decision making and resource allocation for improved health outcomes. But how do we ensure data is of a high quality and…

By Umme Salma Anee, Masroor Salauddin, Sadika Afrin, Faiaz Chowdhury, Nabila Binte jahan, Deepa Barua and Rumana Huque, ARK Foundation, Bangladesh, and Helen Elsey, University of York Urban regions in Bangladesh are now more densely populated as a result of migration and industrialization. With a population rise of 3.26% from 2022 to 2023, Dhaka, the…

With multiple stakeholders, all with competing agendas and different expectations – how do you effectively co-design sustainable, feasible, equitable interventions to strengthen health systems?   At the 19th International Conference on Urban Health, in Atlanta, USA November 2023, CHORUS researchers  from all partner countries contributed to a panel session to share our lessons and findings…

CHORUS researchers enjoyed excellent representation at the 13th European Congress on Global Health (ECTMIH 2023), held in Utrecht, Netherlands from 20-23 November 2023. The theme for the conference was ‘Shaping the Future of Equitable and Sustainable Planetary Health’. Here is a summary of the CHORUS panel, presentations and posters during which we shared findings from…

by Baby Naznin, Senior Research Associate (BRAC University, James P. Grant School of Public Health, Bangladesh) In the heart of Utrecht, Netherlands, the 13th European Congress for Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) recently concluded, leaving a profound impact on the global discourse around planetary health. Organized by the Federation of European Societies of Tropical…

In this session of the CHORUS webinar series, Dr. Joe Hicks, Lecturer in Medical Statistics at the University of Leeds, discusses the main uses of regression modelling, the types of quantitative research questions, the regression basics focusing on generalised linear models, and how to choose suitable models and interpret results.  

  As part of the CHORUS webinar series, Prof. Zahidul Quayyum (BRAC JPGSPH) moderates a session on Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs), and their importance and application in eliciting healthcare preferences. Dr. Edward Webb, Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, introduces DCEs and the study of preferences and decisions, discusses how to carry out a…