The Role of Community Engagement in Promoting Research Participants’ Understanding of Pharmacogenomic Research Results: Perspectives of Stakeholders Involved in HIV/AIDS Research and Treatment.
by The Editorial Team, David Kyaddondo, Ian Guyton Munabi, Catriona Waitt, Adelline Twimukye, Erisa S. MwakaBridging a gap between community and the research institution via a youth advisory group on health and health research in rural Cambodia
by Mom Ean, Rupam Tripura, Phann Sothea, Uch Savoeun, Thomas J. Peto, Sam Bunthynn, James J. Callery, Ung Soviet, Lek Dysoley, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Bipin AdhikariArticle about MORU Youth Advisory Group in Cambodia.
This article describes the Pint of Science format and the first event held in Lao PDR in May 2022
Webinar: Community Engagement within Research Uptake - Maternal and Child Health
by Mesh Editorial TeamThis webinar held in December 2021 explored the role of community engagement within the process of applying research to changes in health policy and practice, focusing on maternal and child health.
Project Report: Understanding silenced and gendered health experiences and the impact on access
by Devi Leena Bose, Paromita Saha, Kashma Goyal, Joyeeta Mukherjee, Saif ul HadiThis reports on the The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's community consultation workshop which aimed to contribute to a better understanding of gender contestations with regards to access to health and participation in biomedical research. They describe how they used body-maps, sharing circles and roadblock/hurdle mapping excercises to explore the topics of the workshop.
Report: The Explorer Series - Exposing young audiences to the excitement and value of Science in India
by Sarah Iqbal, Yukti Arora, Hina Lateef NizamiThe report describes the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance's The Explorer Series project, which was a touring speaker event designed to bring the excitement and value of science to school students. It also shares tools and tips for similar work
Final report and project reflections from 'It’s OK to Talk', an adolescent and youth-focused programme started in 2016, which aimed to increase awareness about mental health and wellbeing, so that more young people feel able to engage in dialogue on mental health.
Literature: Developing a finer grained analysis of research impact: Can we assess the wider effects of public engagement?
by Marco HaenssgenThis article, published with a creative commons licence on the LSE Impact Blog, suggests a more comprehensive and balanced approach for the evaluation of public engagement, drawing on evaluation criteria commonly used in aid evaluation.
Superheroes again Superbugs is a public engagement programme that aims to raise awareness on antimicrobial resistance and promote community action by engaging with students in India
Arting Health for Impact: Street art engaging communities in Botswana, South Africa and India
by Abraham Mamela, Mesh Editorial TeamAn international collaborative public engagement partnership using street art to engage local communities in Botswana, India and South Africa.
Bangles and Bindhis: Engaging communities about child marriage in southern Nepal
by Mesh Editorial TeamA film engages Nepalese communities about the health implications of child marriage
Funfair in Nepal engages the public on the prevention and control of type 2 diabetes
Project Report: The Tak Province Border Community Ethics Advisory Board (T-CAB)
by Natinee Kulpijit, Napat KhirikoekkongProject Report: Thailand’s first Three Minutes Thesis (3MT) competition
by Mesh Editorial Team, Natinee KulpijitThe 3MT competition aims to cultivate academic presentation and research communication skills, especially the crucial ability to effectively explain academic research to a non-specialist audience in a short amount of time. At the competition in Thailand, 9 doctoral candidates from MORU and OUCRU competed against the clock to present their thesis to an audience of secondary school students.
Project Report: It's OK to Talk: Insights from a Youth Mental Health Public Engagement Programme in India
by Mesh Editorial TeamIt’s OK to Talk is an adolescent and youth-focused programme started in 2016, which aims to increase awareness about mental health and wellbeing, so that more young people feel able to engage in dialogue on mental health, and seek help. The It's Ok to Talk programme comprised three core activities: It's Ok to Talk website, events and workshops, and a social media campaign.
Project Report: Sacred Water: A Community Arts and Engagement Project in Nepal
by Mesh Editorial TeamVietnamese artist Lena Bui discusses the participatory arts project 'Sacred Water' which took place in 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Project Report: Using Traditional Arts to Engage School Students on Environmental Health Issues in Delhi, India
by Rachita Gupta, kartiksharma, Banalata SenOur Environment, Our Health was conceived to raise awareness among school students of India’s pressing environmental health challenges. The approach enabled students to learn, discuss and respond to environmental health issues through a process of creative inquiry and puppetry