Monthly Archives: March 2016

World TB Day 2016: What we’re doing at COMDIS-HSD to End TB

This year the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries to ‘Unite to End TB’. Ending TB by 2030 is a target of the Sustainable Development Goals and a programme priority for COMDIS-HSD and our partners. More than 4,000 … Read on »

Dr Rumana Huque talks about the challenges of providing free TB treatment for factory workers

On 24th March, it will be World TB Day. Under the National TB Programme (NTP), we can all make use of free TB diagnosis and treatment. But uptake to this free service is surprisingly slow. Why is this? My personal view is … Read on »

Small, focused, well designed qualitative studies are critically important to our learning

The recent Open Letter to the BMJ editors highlighted a concern held by many qualitative researchers. At COMDIS-HSD, we welcome the open letter to the BMJ editors and agree that there are a number of leading journals that give low … Read on »

5 take-away messages from 'Using Research Evidence: A Practical Guide'

Dr Nilam Ashra-McGrath, Research Uptake Manager for COMDIS-HSD shares her 5 ‘take-away’ messages from the recently published Using Research Evidence: A Practical Guide:  Although this guide, published by the Alliance of Useful Evidence and NESTA, is aimed at those working to change UK policy, much of it is … Read on »

Bold media plan and strong lifestyle messages take ARK’s NCD work to the nation

A bold media strategy targeting top TV and print journalists has allowed our ARK Foundation partners to reach millions with their message about better prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh. Strong lifestyle messages about unhealthy food habits, … Read on »