Social and health psychologist, Prof. Ama de-Graft Aikins, FGA, at her inaugural lecture as a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Science (GAAS), has argued that the arts should not be seen as an added feature to health communication but rather as a core feature because they effectively tap into imagination, memory, emotions, […]
Dr Misheck Nhakta, our researcher of the month of May shares with us the importance of providing integrated care, the major barriers in reducing risk on NCDs and advice to people with chronic care diseases as well as caregivers. He said, and we quote, “We also need to work at getting chronic disease sufferers getting
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Welcome to the Chronic Care Matters podcast, a conversation series of the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project. Chronic Care Matters features conversations with individuals and caregivers with personal experiences of chronic illness, and with researchers, health professionals and advocates who are working with African communities on the continent and in the diaspora. We
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JSPP seeks submission of research papers that provide new and critical insights into the social psychologies of chronicity and care in continental, diaspora and transnational African settings. Guest Editors: Ama de-Graft Aikins (University College London, UK), Catherine Campbell (London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK), Ernestina Coast (LSE), Lilian Lem Atanga (University of
To me, kelewele is the spicy aroma that fills the warm Accra night breeze. As soon as I land in the city, my first stop is for some kelewele on the way to my accommodation. I am never too tired for kelewele. If you are not Ghanaian or not acquainted with any Ghanaians, you may
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Understanding how covid-19 has been perceived in West African nations like Ghana is crucial to tackling it, says Ama de-Graft Aikins IN A comedy sketch that recently went viral on Ghanaian social media, Coronavirus arrives late to a meeting. “What’s up, fellow deadly diseases,” Coronavirus says, as Malaria, Cholera and AIDS jump up from their seats and
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Mr Salifu Manneh, our researcher of the month of April shares with us how people living with all kinds of mental health issues can be cared for. He shared that, his organization is trying to help people understand that institutional care is not always the best form of care. Rather, we should to look at
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Welcome to the Chronic Care Matters podcast, a conversation series of the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project. Chronic Care Matters features conversations with individuals and caregivers with personal experiences of chronic illness, and with researchers, health professionals and advocates who are working with African communities on the continent and in the diaspora. We
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Chronicity Care Africa researcher, Dr Leonard Baatiema has been appointed as lecturer in the University of Ghana’s School of Public Health (SPH). He will teach and supervise both Masters and PhD students at SPH’s department of Health Policy, Planning and Management. He said : ”I am looking forward to become an established research leader in
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Chronicity Care Africa post-doctoral research associates Dr Leonard Baatiema and Dr Olutobi Sanuade have been awarded two research grants to continue their work on non-communicable diseases. The first is from the Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission to set up a Non-Communicable Disease and Injuries (NCDI) Poverty Commission in Ghana. The aims of the commission will be
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