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This theme provides a holistic approach to human health. It brings together multidisciplinary experts across physical and mental health in the areas that are relevant across the world. This covers non-communicable diseases (NCDs), women’s health (a life course approach) and multi-morbidity, and the health systems they are situated in.

Work spans across screening, prevention of diseases and complications as well as population-specific approaches. The theme also focuses on co-developed approaches, capacity building and North-South, South-North and South-South learning.

Mental Health

Our mental health research focuses on early intervention, prevention, and task-shifting in low- and middle-income countries.

The TRANSFORMLink opens in a new window project develops collaborative care models between mental health professionals and faith and traditional healers for people living with severe mental illness.

The ISOBARLink opens in a new window project delivers school-based mental health interventions for adolescents aged 12–16 in India and Nigeria, building resilience and improving help-seeking behaviours.

The EMPRESS project works alongside local stakeholders and community health workers, adapting the mhGAP task-shifting framework to equip frontline workers with the skills to deliver evidence-based mental health support in underserved communities.

 

Chemical solutions to humanitarian challenges impacting marginalised groups

Aim

1. Improve the quality of life of marginalised groups through exploring and developing solutions to chemical and biological challenges
2. Develop international collaborations for the benefit of marginalised groups
3. Raise awareness of humanitarian challenges

Workstreams:

• Improving the robustness of lateral flow devices in medically relevant media for researchers and public users
• Understanding the components of snake venoms for targeting in diagnostics and use in pharmaceuticals
• Developing chemical solutions for replacing antibody components in diagnostics and therapeutics

 Contact: Alex Baker

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Women’s Health

Stratification of Risk of Diabetes in Early Pregnancy in India and Kenya.

Early pregnancy prospective cohort study for population specific composite risk score approach for accurate prediction of Gestational Diabetes and related adverse outcomes in South India, Western Kenya and a five-year follow-up of the participating women and their children.

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Multimorbidity

Multimorbidity (or multiple long-term conditions) is the co-existence of two or more long-term conditions. Multimorbidity is one of the greatest challenges facing health services worldwide but particularly in low and middle income countries (LMICs).

In LMICs, the burden of non-communicable diseases is rising and adding to the existing burden of infectious diseases (such as HIV), maternal and child health problems, and malnutrition.

Health systems in LMICs are often underdeveloped, under resourced and can also be fragile. Existing health systems are dominated by single-disease approaches.

As a result, patients experience poor health outcomes, including premature death, disability, and reduced quality of life. To address these issues, we need to develop innovative models particularly in primary care.

ARUA-GUILD Multimorbidity Cluster of Research Excellence (AMCORE)

Multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) refers to the co-existence of two or more chronic conditions (physical, mental or infectious diseases) in a person. This has often referred to as ‘multimorbidity’. In sub-Saharan Africa, there is limited information on the burden and clustering of multi-morbidity at the population level and context specific evidence to guide integrated prevention and management is scarce.

Prof George Obeng Adjei

Prof Tivani Mashamba-Thompson

Theme Leads

Prof P Saravanan - p.saravanan@warwick.ac.uk

Prof Paramjit Gill - p.gill.1@warwick.ac.uk

Prof Swaran Singh - s.p.singh@warwick.ac.uk