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"From International to Global: Knowledge, Diseases and the Postwar Government of Health." (GLOBHEALTH)
Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2019,
"This project aims at a socio-historical study of the transition between the two regimes of knowledge and action, which have characterized the government of health after World War II: the regime of international public health, dominating during the first decades of the postwar era, which was centered on eradication policies, nation-states and international UN organizations; the present regime of g ...
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Genomic and lifestyle predictors of foetal outcome relevant to diabetes and obesity and their relevance to prevention strategies in South Asian peoples (GIFTS)
Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Jan 31, 2016,
Despite a strong genetic component to diabetes and obesity, the rapidly rising prevalence of these disorders is due to adaptation to a changing environment. The epicentre of the ‘diabetes epidemic’ is in South Asia and this is reflected in the migrant populations in Europe. Current prevention strategies are focused on adult life and target over-nutrition in high-risk adults. However, for many popu ...
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"Self-care Support for People with Long Term Conditions, Diabetes and Heart Disease: A Whole System Approach" (EU-WISE)
Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,
"The overall aim of this project is to offer a deeper understanding of the different mechanisms involved in the management of chronic conditions with a specific focus on how initiatives are translated and embedded into the illness management practices in peoples’ everyday life. It is in work, domestic and community settings where these practices are shaped by the emotional, symbolic, ethical, eco ...
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Integrated health technology assessment for evaluating complex technologies (INTEGRATE-HTA)
Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,
"The rise of complex, chronic diseases in an ageing European population led to the development of increasingly complex technologies. Current HTA is not well equipped to assess complex technologies due to a lack of attention to the diversity in patient characteristics and patient preferences, the limited consideration of context and implementation issues, and missing strategies to integrate all the ...
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Women Practitioners of Tibetan Medicine and the Modernisation of Health Care (TibetanMedica)
Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,
Since the 1980s there has been a growth in the numbers of female Tibetan medicine practitioners, the so-called amchi, in areas where the Tibetan ‘science of healing’ (sowa rigpa) is practiced: Tibetan areas of China, the Tibetan exile community in India, in Bhutan, Ladakh, Nepal, and in Buryatia and Mongolia. It is currently little understood how the increasing numbers of women amchi have come abo ...
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