Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The School has a long-established reputation for social science research on health and ill-health in resource-limited settings, and currently focuses its expertise on two / three important global health challenges:
HIV and AIDS.
Current or recent research examines access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and the implications of the medication, for People Living with HIV (PLWH). Research focuses on people's self-management of HIV as a chronic condition. It examines the social and economic challenges of HIV self-management in resource-limited settings, the factors enabling positive or adaptive self-management strategies, and good adherence. Research has also assessed the quality of life of PLWH, finding that quality of life among PLWH on ART can be higher than for others in the same communities. Other work on HIV focuses on changing patterns of HIV stigmatisation emerging as a result of ART.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in resource-limited settings.
NCDs, including stroke, heart disease, cancer and diabetes, are already the leading cause of death and illness in developing countries -more than the combined impact of infectious diseases and undernutrition. Despite this, they tend to be neglected as a development issue. Our research is assessing the consequences of these emerging epidemics and includes:
1) A study in Uganda focusing on hypertension, diabetes and respiratory illness among older people living with HIV, including those on anti-retroviral therapy.
2) Research in Nigeria, Mexico, China and Peru on the economic and social effects of stroke and dementia on affected households.
3) Collaborative research with the World Health Organisation on the social determinants of hypertension across six countries.
Network
Profiles
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Roger Few
- School of International Development - Professorial Research Fellow
- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - Member
- Water Security Research Centre - Member
- Area Studies - Member
- Climate Change - Member
- Global Environmental Justice - Member
- Health and Disease - Member
- ClimateUEA - Steering Committee Member
Person: Research & Analogous, Research Group Member, Research Centre Member
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Peter Lloyd-Sherlock
- School of International Development - Professor of Social Policy & Int Dev
- Health and Disease - Member
- Life Course, Migration and Wellbeing - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Nitya Rao
- School of International Development - Professor of Gender & Development
- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - Member
- Gender and Development - Member
- Health and Disease - Member
- Life Course, Migration and Wellbeing - Member
- Literacy and Development Group - Member
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Commonwealth Scholarship Commission - Access, Inclusion and Opportunity - Amie Jammeh
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Sustaining disaster aid in the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Jones, N., Few, R., Lake, I. & Wooster, K., 2023, In: Journal of Emergency Management. 21, 7, p. 85-96 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)1 Downloads (Pure) -
Urban and peri-urban agriculture for sustainability and wellbeing: A response
Rao, N., Patil, S., Singh, C. & Roy, P., May 2023, In: Sustainable Cities and Society. 92, 104462.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Downloads (Pure) -
Viewpoint: The frontiers of water and sanitation
Michalak, A. M., Xia, J., Brdjanovic, D., Mbiyozo, A-N., Sedlak, D., Pradeep, T., Lall, U., Rao, N. & Gupta, J., 19 Jan 2023, In: Nature Water. 1, p. 10-18Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Datasets
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The 10/66 INDEP mixed methods study of the economic and social impact (at household level) of residing with a care dependent older person in China, Mexico, Peru and Nigeria
Prince, M. (Creator), Lloyd-Sherlock, P. (Creator), Guerra, M. (Creator), Huang, Y. (Creator), Sosa, A. L. (Creator), Uwakwe, R. (Creator), Gallardo, S. (Creator), de Oca, V. M. (Creator), Wang, H. (Creator), Ezeah, P. (Creator) & Mayston, R. (Creator), UK Data Service, 9 Dec 2016
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-852071, http://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/852071/
Dataset
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Global Food Security (Journal)
Nitya Rao (Guest editor)
1 Dec 2022 → 31 Jul 2023Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role
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Scientific Advisory Committee, United Nations Food Systems Coordination Hub (External organisation)
Nitya Rao (Member)
12 Oct 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Public/government panel or group
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EAT-Lancet Commission 2.0 (External organisation)
Nitya Rao (Member)
15 Apr 2022 → 15 Jun 2025Activity: Membership › Committee
Press/Media
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Article on food crisis confronting single women in Afghanistan
6/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Interview around climate change and its impacts on violence against women
7/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media