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@GDARnetwork researchers have contributed to a new book on Urban Health in Africa. The book assembles a diverse group of scholars to explore the critical impacts of rapid urbanisation on the health & prosperity of Africans. Find out more about the book - buff.ly/LiGwO6N

A recent publication produced insights into the relationship between geospatially measured walkability and actual walking behaviours. The research is a partnership between the Observatory for Urban Health in Belo Horizonte (@ufmgbr) & @GDARnetwork Read - bit.ly/4mLriIr

Researchers from @GDARnetwork spoke at the @ISBNPA conference in Aotearoa, New Zealand, in June The conference gave our researchers to connect with others in the field & reflect on the importance of context & community in global health research Read more bit.ly/4egmwQ0

Earlier this year, @GDARnetwork & @Cambridge_Uni MPhil student, Gospel Ikpotokin-Ab attended the International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods in Toronto, Canada. Read more about Gospel’s experiences - gdarnet.org/2025/05/23/the-c…

We are a transdisciplinary global public health research network, studying the determinants of population-level patterns of diet and physical activity across Global South cities to inform local and policy-level action. Follow us on LinkedIn for more detail about our research.

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We explored the role of active commuting to school among adolescents in Yaoundé. We found that while walking & cycling contribute to daily physical activity but barriers e.g. poor infrastructure & socioeconomic disparities must be addressed. Read - bit.ly/3RcbdgO

For International Women’s Day, we celebrate the championing of women in science and celebrate their achievements. Meet Dr Lou Foley (@loudoestweet), Co-Director of @GDARnetwork, @MRC_Epid. #AccelerateAction #IWD2025

Wonderful meetup with our dynamic and truly global GDAR leaders, Tolu Oni, T. Alafia Samuels, and Lou Foley

The @LancetCountdown's Inaugural Report on Health and Climate Change for Small Island States has been published. Led by @GDARnetwork's Dr Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, Director of the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit @CAIHRJA, University of the West Indies bit.ly/4hzNzGD

Congratulations to GDAR member Dr Gabriel Okello on the Early Career Researcher prize in @Cambridge_Uni Cambridge Awards for Research Impact & Engagement cam.ac.uk/news/researchers-c… He applied multidisciplinary, collaborative approaches to tackle air pollution in African cities.

The GDAR team came out in force at the 20th International Conference on Urban Health in Marrakesh #ICUH2024 Read more about our time there gdarnet.org/2024/12/02/gdar-…

Its a wrap on #GDAR2024 Annual Network Meeting! We'll share more over the next few weeks but first a HUGE thank you to Aarika Sing @WitsUniversity @WitsPricelessSA and Kenneth Anujuo @MRC_Epid and the full committee for organising such a fantastic and well-run event