News

Award winning film-maker Dele Omokhafe Ajakaiye joins The Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project as our Arts-in-Health partner.

Award winning film-maker Dele Omokhafe Ajakaiye joins The Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project as our Arts-in-Health partner. He will direct ‘Sick!’ a series of film shorts on chronic illness experiences and care in London. Sick! captures visual stories from the West African Londoners Chronic Care Study. It builds on a new collaborative public …

Award winning film-maker Dele Omokhafe Ajakaiye joins The Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project as our Arts-in-Health partner. Read More »

How chronic conditions are understood, experienced and managed within African communities in Europe, North America and Australia: A synthesis of qualitative studies

Abstract This review focuses on the lived experiences of chronic conditions among African communities in the Global North, focusing on established immigrant communities as well as recent immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking communities. We conducted a systematic and narrative synthesis of qualitative studies published from inception to 2022, following a search from nine databases—MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, …

How chronic conditions are understood, experienced and managed within African communities in Europe, North America and Australia: A synthesis of qualitative studies Read More »

Dr Yaa Amankwah Joins The Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project, as an Advisory Board Member

We are pleased to announce that Dr Yaa Amankwah, an Assistant Professor, Obstetrician-Gynaecologist and a Researcher has joined the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project as an Advisory Group Member. Read her brief biography below. Dr. Yaa Amankwah is an Obstetrician-Gynaecologist in the Division of General Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Ottawa Hospital.  She …

Dr Yaa Amankwah Joins The Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project, as an Advisory Board Member Read More »

The Sahara Total Lifestyle Change Challenge by Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi

The Sahara Total Lifestyle Change Challenge has helped African and Caribbean communities in Greater Manchester achieve their health and lifestyle goals. Inspired by Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi’s research, The  Sahara TLC Challenge was designed to deliver six months co-produced-culturally-adapted-lifestyle and weight management intervention to African and Caribbean people living in the Greater Manchester area. This was undertaken after a needs assessment showed …

The Sahara Total Lifestyle Change Challenge by Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi Read More »

Multi-disciplinary Artist, Abraham Nsoh Abene joins The Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project as our Artist-in-Health Partner

Abraham Nsoh Abene is a multi-disciplinary artist, illustrator, comic and concept artist, with a passion for creating captivating and imaginative works of art. He Pursued a degree in Fine Arts from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. His works span a wide range of styles and he mostly work digitally, from intricate pen …

Multi-disciplinary Artist, Abraham Nsoh Abene joins The Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project as our Artist-in-Health Partner Read More »

Tilapia da Cartoonist Captures Children from the Jamestown Children’s Health Club

Tilapia da Cartoonist captures children from the Jamestown Children’s Health Club completing a mural on heart health in Jamestown, Accra on Saturday, 28th January 2008. JTCHC members live in households affected by chronic illness. The mural was co-designed by the children and artist Fatric Bewong, and painted by children under the direction of artists Abraham …

Tilapia da Cartoonist Captures Children from the Jamestown Children’s Health Club Read More »

Award-winning Ghanaian cartoonist and illustrator Tilapia da Cartoonist joins The Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project, as our Arts-in-Health partner.

We are thrilled to welcome Tilapia Da Cartoonist to the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project and the Chronicity Care Africa Network. Born in Ghana in 1984, Tilapia Da Cartoonist is a famous Ghanaian cartoonist whose illustrated political and social cartoons are constantly featured on TV3 and its online portal 3news.com. Tilapia has illustrated …

Award-winning Ghanaian cartoonist and illustrator Tilapia da Cartoonist joins The Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project, as our Arts-in-Health partner. Read More »

Ama de-Graft Aikins: Unravelling the complexities of chronic illness experiences in African communities – A Lancet Psychiatry Profile

Professor Ama de-Graft Aikins, the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts project, was interviewed by Priya Venkatesan for a The Lancet Psychiatry profile in December 2021. The Lancet Psychiatry (TLP)  is an authoritative forum for key opinion leaders across medicine, government, and health systems to influence clinical practice, explore global policy, …

Ama de-Graft Aikins: Unravelling the complexities of chronic illness experiences in African communities – A Lancet Psychiatry Profile Read More »