Public Health Research & Development Centre

Operational Research

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Welcome to Operational Research. We are going to describe one of our studies that we are currently working on to explain how operational research...

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The study represents the first country wide qualitative analysis of the beliefs, views and practices of users (the pregnant women) and service...

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In this photo, a focus group discussion (FGD) is happening.We need to find out what influences how a woman decides when to attend a clinic – is it...

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As well as pre-testing questionnaires to make sure they establish the type of information sought and do not provide bias later in the analysis, good...

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….some had stopped functioning or had moved.The 3rd part of the study involved a national survey of women of child bearing age. Its purpose was to...

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The 4th and 5th (and most intensive) stages were yet to come!A team of 5 field researchers set out to collect data and information from the health...

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…and extract 3 years of data directly from the ANC and delivery registers used in each and every health facility.

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Starting at the furthest most part, they drove to every part of the country, crossing many parts of the river and its tributaries. Most of the...

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The data extraction was not always straight forward! The challenges of data storage and recording is one of the reasons for CIAM to design a workshop...

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After 26 very long days, the research team did finally return home – though without a trophy! (The trophy in the photo is one they helped deliver...

Health Promotion

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Welcome to CIAM's work promoting good malaria prevention and control. Our initiatives target teenagers, members of parliament, journalists, and the...

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The radio programme aimed to encourage the audience to adopt various behaviours to better prevent and manage malaria. It was broadcast twice over 26...

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Another initiative was to add a malaria module to an established peer health education programme run by the NGO Nova Scotia Gambia Association.Some...

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CIAM uses scientifically-validated approaches to evaluation. In the Peer Health Education project, the evaluation was undertaken and analysed with...

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MPs can be powerful advocates of malaria control – raising funds, determining the level of national resources for its control, and influencing their...

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CIAM researched the most critical gaps in the MP's knowledge about malaria and the control of it. Working with a Reference Group of MPs and the...

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Reporting on malaria in the media is infrequent in Africa and there is little insight into why this is the case. Are the journalists well-informed...

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As part of the study, CIAM ran a malaria workshop for health journalists in The Gambia. There was a 50% increase in t he column length of articles...

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The use of humour, as shown recently in an evaluation of the out-reach peer health education programme is a potentially powerful tool to effectively...

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The use of humour, as shown recently in an evaluation of the out-reach peer health education programme is a potentially powerful tool to effectively...

Malaria Control

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Sleep under an insecticide treated net means you won't get bitten by mosquitos at night time and you are much less likely to get malaria. It takes...

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Treating your bed net with KO Tab (a useful and safe insecticide) drives away the mosquitoes. Here's what you need: A clean bed net.A large wash pan...

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Here is what the KO Tab looks like. In The Gambia the local health teams run campaigns about once/year which means the whole community comes together...

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STEP 1: Put a litre (1000ml) of clean water into the large wash pan or bowl.

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STEP 2: Dissolve the KO Tab in the water. Swish the water around a bit to make sure it is fully dissolved.

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STEP 3: Place the bed net into the wash pan and soak thoroughly. Make sure every bit of your bed net gets soaked thoroughly in the solution. This...

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STEP 4: Remove the soaked bed net and place it in the shade to dry. Avoid putting it in the sun to dry and this will reduce the effectiveness of the...

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You can get bed nets in lots of colours and styles: some are round at the top and fasten to the ceiling. Many are white and have square tops and...

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To protect yourself and your family, it is important to: Immediately repair any holes in your bed net .Make sure your bed net is long enough to...

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Sleep Safely – use a treated bed net – and Sweet Dreams

CIAM Staff And Facilities

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Welcome to a brief tour of CIAM staff, our facilities, and how we are managed.Ayo Palmer, our Director, is 2nd from left in the photo above, taken...

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Meet Dawda who is CIAM's Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer and is one of 18 staff. After working as a District Health Officer for many years,...

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Gambia Sowe (left in photo with study team members) began as a research field assistant, then added data-entry work to his skills, and is now CIAM's...

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CIAM works closely with many partners (researchers, policy makers and service providers). As well as working together on studies, pilots etc, we also...

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CIAM has been working with the National Malaria Control Programme in The Gambia since 2002. We have a long-standing and close partnership and have...

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This is our conference room which we hire out to research and development organisations.It has air-conditioning, disabled access, black-out blinds...

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You may be wondering who manages CIAM's finances. Originally our finances were managed by the Medical Research Council Laboratories in The Gambia –...

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We are very proud of our experienced and committed board. Our chairman, Mr Manly-Rowlings, has overseen CIAM's development from its earliest days...

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