Health

Climate influence on zoonoses at human-livestock-wildlife interfaces in the transboundary region between Kenya and Tanzania (ENHANCE)

Research project Climate change is arguably the most important global environmental challenge. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately affected, particularly rural communities that are very reliant on natural resources. Wildlife, humans and li ...

Period: 2023-10-1 to 2028-09-30 Countries: Kenya Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Aarhus University (AU), Denmark University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya Project code: 23-05-KU Total grant: 10,349,805 DKK

Pregnancy in the context of climate change: Co-creating climate-responsive antenatal care for urban Tanzania (the CC-ANC Project)

Research project Antenatal care (ANC), which pregnant women are recommended to obtain from trained health professionals, offers multiple opportunities to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). However, Sub-Saharan African (SSA) women continue to fa ...

Period: 2023-10-1 to 2028-09-30 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Aga Khan University (AKU), Tanzania Project code: 23-11-KU Total grant: 9,999,991 DKK

Climate Change and its Adverse Effects on the double burden of Malnutrition and Infectious Diseases among women of reproductive age in Tanzania

Research project In this project, we seek to explore and identify high-risk mothers for tailored management to alleviate the impact of climate change on reproductive health in rural Tanzania. The relationship between climate change, food availability, malnutrition, m ...

Period: 2023-06-1 to 2028-05-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUC), Tanzania Joint Malaria Programme (JMP), Tanzania Project code: 23-10-KU Total grant: 9,999,520 DKK

Improving treatment of malnutrition to support child development in the context of climate change: the BrightSAM study

Research project Almost half of the World Food Programme’s emergency operations are now in response to climate-related disasters. Child malnutrition is a major consequence of climate change threatening health and development in low-income countries. Every year, 15 mi ...

Period: 2023-06-1 to 2028-05-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: Rigshospitalet (RH), Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark Partner institutions: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Bugando Medical Center, Tanzania University of Liverpool, United Kingdom University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark BetterGreen, Denmark Project code: 23-13-RH Total grant: 10,000,000 DKK

Climate Change, Migration, Health and Hygiene – Adapting to a WATer-SCARCE future WatScarce

Research project The UN estimates that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will live in places with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world’s population could be facing water stress. This lack of water is likely to cause an increase in diarrhoeal and respiratory ...

Period: 2023-06-1 to 2028-05-31 Countries: Bangladesh Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Dhaka (DU), Bangladesh International Centre for Diarrhoea Disease Research (ICDDR), Bangladesh Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), Bangladesh Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States of America Project code: 23-14-KU Total grant: 9,999,948 DKK

The impact of a variable climate on long-term adverse health effects in Tanzania

Research project Climate change and non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as hypertension, diabetes and mental illness are major problems contributing to unsustainable development. While NCDs are already the leading cause of poor health and premature deaths in sub-Sah ...

Period: 2023-06-1 to 2028-05-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: Rigshospitalet (RH), Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark Partner institutions: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA), Tanzania Tampere University, Finland Project code: 23-03-RH Total grant: 9,981,024 DKK

Climate-resilient aquatic food systems for healthy lives of young women and girls in Bangladesh (AQUAFOOD)

Research project Sustainable management of aquatic foods is essential, in order to support the urgently needed shift to sustainable and healthy diets, mitigating climate change. Yet, the approaches that promote sustainable food systems largely fail to recognize the p ...

Period: 2023-10-1 to 2028-03-31 Countries: Bangladesh Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU), Bangladesh Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Bangladesh International Centre for Diarrhoea Disease Research (ICDDR), Bangladesh University of Stirling, United Kingdom University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom Project code: 23-15-KU Total grant: 9,999,720 DKK

Building resilience to climate-sensitive mosquito-borne viral diseases: preventing hospital-acquired infections and their epidemic spread through integrated mosquito control and sentinel surveillance in Zanzibar hospitals

Research project Hospitals can be hotspots for the initiation and spread of infectious disease outbreaks. However, in tropical areas more research is needed to identify and pilot sustainable interventions to minimize the risk of hospital-transmission and epidemic spr ... First year report Objectives The project has suffered considerable delays due to unforeseen changes to the selected study sites. This includes demolition of existing hospital structures end of 2022. Changes to the hospital management system is al ...

Period: 2022-04-1 to 2027-03-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: State University of Zanzibar (SUZA), Tanzania Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI), Tanzania Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri (PHL-IdC), Tanzania Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, Tanzania Ministry of Health Zanzibar (MOHZ), Tanzania SACIDS Foundation for One Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK), Denmark Project code: 21-05-KU Total grant: 11,999,216 DKK

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