Activities
WHEELER Synthesis Workshop
The Women in Health and their Economic, Equity, and Livelihood Statuses during Emergency Preparedness and Response (WHEELER) study held synthesis workshops in Kilifi and Mombasa counties, bringing together a variety of stakeholders to discuss preliminary findings and possible recommendations. The primary goal of the workshops was to validate early findings and collect feedback on potential […]
WHEELER Gender Workshop
The WHEELER team held gender workshop in Kilifi County (September 27 – 29, 2023) and Mombasa County (October 3 – 5, 2023). The objectives of the workshops were to strengthen the knowledge and confidence of health workers (including community health promoters) to reflect on their own experience of gender and contribute to a deeper understanding and integration […]
WHEELER Equipment Handover
WHEELER study donated tech equipment to Mombasa and Kilifi Counties for the establishment of e-Learning centres with funding from the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The e-Learning centres will be used to remotely connect the research team with both health care workers and community health promoters during the study and beyond. They will facilitate capacity […]
2023 Canadian Conference on Global Health
The WHEELER team, represented by Eva Lang’at, Dr Elsabe du Plessis and Dr Bilali Mazoya, took part in a panel discussion on Action-based research to ensure no woman is left behind in the COVID-19 recovery and in future pandemics and epidemics at the 2023 Canadian Conference on Global Health in Ottawa, Canada. They also presented […]