Tackling social disadvantage and inequality is at the core of Heriot-Watt’s GCRF strategy. The inclusion of workers with disabilities is a challenge in Scotland as well as in Malawi. A networking grant in 2018-19 established partnerships of researchers and trade unionists in both countries who are committed to tackling this challenge. The work has been […]
Category: Africa
Projects in Africa
Vaccine Cold-Chain Rapid Assessment Methodology
Mass vaccination of COVID-19 is a significant challenge for the Sub-Saharan Africa countries where most of the population lives in rural areas. Research by Dr Toby Peters and Dr Bing Xu aims to support vaccine delivery mechanisms at an unprecedented scale, based on a pilot study in Rwanda. The team developed an approach to evaluate the existing cold […]