The SFC-GCRF project “Post-MCO Strategies for Controlling Covid-19 in Malaysia,” led by Sarat Chandra Dass, Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, is part of the twelve HWU-GCRF projects tackling the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic in developing countries. This research demonstrates the efficacy of non-pharmaceutical interventions in Malaysia as resilient measures of stemming disease spread […]
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Digital inclusion helps refugee communities respond to pandemic.
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, […]