‘On Research’ podcast – CITI Program: Dr Jeremy Rossman talks about community engagement in research
At the HNPW last week we heard many excellent talks about the importance of and approaches for community engagement during humanitarian aid. At the same time, Jeremy Rossman of Research-Aid Networks recently discussed community engagement in research with Justin Osborne on the ‘On Research’ podcast, by Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative. In this episode of the […]
The H2H network at the UN Humanitarian Networks Partnership Week
In the middle of the massive disruption in international humanitarian aid and public health capacity, Research-Aid Networks is pleased to join other members of the H2H network at the UN Humanitarian Networks Partnership Week. This week has been a particularly difficult week for US and international public health, with the United States’ administration announcing termination […]
Research-Aid Networks joins the World Health Organization’s Civil Society Commission
Research-Aid Networks is please to announce that we have been approved to join the World Health Organization’s Civil Society Commission. “The Commission provides a unique opportunity for civil society organizations to enhance WHO’s understanding of civil society’s value and role, as well as a means for CSO members to contribute ideas to WHO’s areas of […]
Research update: H5N1 in cattle and acidosis in Long Covid
Update on H5N1 in Cattle Since our last update in June, the H5N1 flu virus has continued to spread in cattle in the US, with multiple spillovers into humans. At present infected animals have been identified in 380 dairy herds over 14 states, with over 30 associated human infections, mainly in dairy farm workers. However, […]
New developments on the H5N1 outbreak in the United States
It’s been about two months since we last updated you, and the H5N1 situation in the United States has continued to develop. We’ve seen further spread of the virus in cattle, with outbreaks now confirmed in 9 different states, with further outbreaks in alpacas and poultry farms. There have also now been three associated cases […]
Closing Down Pandemic-Aid Networks
We started Pandemic-Aid Networks several years ago when we saw an opportunity to support and strengthen the impacts of a diverse range of community-based pandemic action and advocacy groups. Over the years many of these groups have grown, increasing their capacity to help others but also enabling them to get a seat at the political […]
Discontinued: Long Covid Research Library
Back in 2021, Long COVID was slowly gaining recognition as a potential outcome of going through COVID-19 infection. However, research into the disease was initially slow to start up, and the scientific papers that were published varied greatly in quality. At the same time, patients were struggling to get their symptoms taken seriously, and to […]
Research Update: Recent long covid findings and our clinical trial
The past months have been very busy on the Long Covid research front, both for our research planning as well as Long Covid research in general. Here we’ll walk you though our status and some of the recent findings and their implications. To begin with, we are seeing a large number of research studies being […]
Concerns about H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus transmission in cattle
Last year we wrote about the spread of bird flu and the risks that the virus poses. Since that time the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has continued to spread. Most recently the virus has caused large outbreaks in poultry farms in the United States and surprisingly, outbreaks in dairy cattle that have spread […]
COVID-19: February 2024 Update
As much as everyone would like the pandemic to be over, the unfortunate reality is that there are still high numbers of COVID-19 cases in many countries around the world. Whilst the rate of severe infections, hospitalizations and fatalities from COVID-19 remain low in those that have been fully vaccinated, each infection can result in […]
