Heriot-Watt University researchers have created a mobile phone app to help refugee communities in Malaysia to access advice and resources. The app has been developed in close partnership with Aspire Penang, an NGO based in Penang, Malaysia, which works closely with the refugee community. It has also been supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Dr Gina Netto, of The Urban Institute, […]
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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 […]