Researching diet and physical activity in low and middle income countries, to help prevent non-communicable diseases. Funded by NIHR.
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@GDARnetwork researchers have contributed to a new book on Urban Health in Africa. The book assembles a diverse group of scholars to explore the critical impacts of rapid urbanisation on the health & prosperity of Africans. Find out more about the book - buff.ly/LiGwO6N
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A recent publication produced insights into the relationship between geospatially measured walkability and actual walking behaviours.
The research is a partnership between the Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte (@ufmgbr) & @GDARnetwork
Read - bit.ly/4mLriIr
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Researchers from @GDARnetwork spoke at the @ISBNPA conference in Aotearoa, New Zealand, in June
The conference gave our researchers to connect with others in the field & reflect on the importance of context & community in global health research
Read more bit.ly/4egmwQ0
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Earlier this year, @GDARnetwork & @Cambridge_Uni MPhil student, Gospel Ikpotokin-Ab attended the International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods in Toronto, Canada.
Read more about Gospel’s experiences - gdarnet.org/2025/05/23/the-c…
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We are a transdisciplinary global public health research network, studying the determinants of population-level patterns of diet and physical activity across Global South cities to inform local and policy-level action.
Follow us on LinkedIn for more detail about our research.
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We explored the role of active commuting to school among adolescents in Yaoundé.
We found that while walking & cycling contribute to daily physical activity but barriers e.g. poor infrastructure & socioeconomic disparities must be addressed.
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Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) retweeted
11 Jan 2025
Inspiring Youth Voices! Our Human Centered Design workshop sparked crucial conversations about Urban Environment Design, Climate Change, NCDs & Adolescent Health. So many innovative ideas for healthier urban spaces. We're one step closer…#GDARSpaces #FutureofHealth #HCD #NCDs
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For International Women’s Day, we celebrate the championing of women in science and celebrate their achievements.
Meet Dr Lou Foley (@loudoestweet), Co-Director of @GDARnetwork, @MRC_Epid.
#AccelerateAction #IWD2025
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Wonderful meetup with our dynamic and truly global GDAR leaders, Tolu Oni, T. Alafia Samuels, and Lou Foley
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Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) retweeted
Congratulations on the well-deserved recognition for your important work! 👏
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The @LancetCountdown's Inaugural Report on Health and Climate Change for Small Island States has been published. Led by @GDARnetwork's Dr Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Director of the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit @CAIHRJA, University of the West Indies
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Congratulations to GDAR member Dr Gabriel Okello on the Early Career Researcher prize in @Cambridge_Uni
Cambridge Awards for Research Impact & Engagement
cam.ac.uk/news/researchers-c…
He applied multidisciplinary, collaborative approaches to tackle air pollution in African cities.
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Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) retweeted
27 Jan 2025
The BELIEVE study is a household-based prospective cohort study with 73883 participants to investigate biological🧬, behavioural 🚲, & environmental 🌱determinants of NCDs in Bangladesh.
Read more in our just published 📰 @BMJ_Open Cohort profile ⤵️🧐
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The GDAR team came out in force at the 20th International Conference on Urban Health in Marrakesh #ICUH2024
Read more about our time there gdarnet.org/2024/12/02/gdar-…
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Air pollution and meteorological conditions influence respiratory illnesses. This research explored how fine particulate matter impacts monthly visits and admissions for respiratory healthcare in Kampala, taking into account weather variables.
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GDAR’s Gabriel Okello (@okellogab256) & researchers from the Cambridge_Uni, @Makerere, @ManchesterUniv, @LSTMnews, & @DrexelUniv examined associations between air pollution and healthcare facility events, in Kampala.
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Highlighted within the research is the potential to use the findings to design and implement individual and population-based interventions, enabling the reduction of exposure to air pollution with the potential to improve health outcomes.
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Its a wrap on #GDAR2024 Annual Network Meeting! We'll share more over the next few weeks but first a HUGE thank you to Aarika Sing @WitsUniversity @WitsPricelessSA and Kenneth Anujuo @MRC_Epid and the full committee for organising such a fantastic and well-run event
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