News: Research updates

Improving childhood outcomes – is cash enough? | Poverty Unpacked (2021)

Posted on Oct 8th 2021

Author: Madison Little Madison Little wrote a blogpost for Poverty Unpacked titled “Improving childhood outcomes — is cash enough?” which ...

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Children are losing caregivers to COVID-19: they need support | The Conversation Africa (2021)

Posted on Sep 23rd 2021

Authors: Prof Lucie Cluver, Prof Lorraine Sherr “Children have a very low risk of death or severe disease from COVID-19. ...

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SA has highest number of Covid-19 orphans in Africa | City Press

Posted on Aug 22nd 2021

City Press reported on the research on global estimates of COVID-19-associated orphanhood, published in The Lancet and to which Prof ...

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COVID-19 orphanhood is a ‘hidden pandemic’ | UCT News (2021)

Posted on Aug 16th 2021

UCT News reported on the research on global estimates of COVID-19-associated orphanhood, published in The Lancet and to which Prof ...

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ParentApp Team Launch Pan-African User Testing

Posted on Jul 29th 2021

In early May, the ParentApp team released a re-designed beta version of the app to more than 20 families across ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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£20 Million research hub could help African teens achieve their full potential (2019)

Posted on Jan 22nd 2019

The UK Research and Innovation Council has announced today a long-term initiative which could significantly improve the health and life prospects ...

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