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Girl-led activism in humanitarian crises: Implications for programmes and policymaking in COVID-19 I King’s College Blog (2021)
Posted on Jul 19th 2021
Author: Janina Jochim Early career researcher Janina Jochim recently contributed to a blog publication for King’s College London: “Despite major setbacks, ...
How the COVID-19 lockdown impacted on SA’s mental health |Daily Maverick (2020)
Posted on Jul 19th 2021
Authors: Prof. Mark Orkin, Ngqapheli Mchunu, Kelebohile Afrika, Narnia Bohler-Muller, and Kate Alexander Prof. Mark Orkin contributed to an article titled “How the Covid-19 ...
Accelerators: What they are and how our work contributes to this field
Posted on Jul 19th 2021
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have moved us from a focus on single goals, to a wide range of integrated ...
Alan Pifer 2020 Award awarded to Prof Cathy Ward | UCT News
Posted on Jul 14th 2021
Prof Cathy Ward was awarded the prestigious Alan Pifer Award for 2020, in honour of her work on the Parenting ...
Parenting for Lifelong Health: COVID-19 (2020)
Posted on Jun 22nd 2021
Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) provides open-source and evidence-based playful parenting resources to support parents and caregivers during the COVID-19 ...
Nigeria Team Stakeholders’ Dissemination Meeting
Posted on Jun 16th 2021
The Accelerate Hub Nigeria Team held a stakeholders’ dissemination meeting at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (CoMUI), Nigeria ...
Sexual and reproductive health interventions to build resilience in youth I The African Academy of Sciences (2021)
Posted on Feb 9th 2021
Author: Dr. Oluwaseyi Somefun “Despite the declining HIV/AIDS prevalence globally, nearly half of all new HIV infections still occur among the youth, ...
The hidden struggle: The mental health effects of the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa | Daily Maverick (2020)
Posted on May 13th 2020
Authors: Prof. Mark Orkin, Benjamin Roberts, Narnia Bohler-Muller, Kate Alexander Prof. Mark Orkin was published in the Daily Maverick for his article ...
A new vehicle to accelerate the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2019)
Posted on May 12th 2020
The next global priorities are to find accelerator synergies for the SDGs, appraise cost-effectiveness, provide pragmatic objectives with high value ...
New evidence from Oxford University proves that the work of UN agencies is effective (2019)
Posted on Mar 13th 2019
Academics led by Professor Lucie Cluver have proven how key services in lower and middle income countries can contribute to multiple sustainable development goals, even for ...