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TOPOWA Project Update
The TOPOWA Project continues to break new ground in our efforts to understand how SocioEconomic Strengthening Targeted Training (SeSTT)...
mswahn
Jul 54 min read


Harnessing Wearable Technology for Mental Health and Well-being: Innovations from the TOPOWA Study
In recent years, wearable technology and mobile health (mHealth) innovations have reshaped health research worldwide, offering new ways...
mswahn
Feb 164 min read


International Day for the Eradication of Poverty—The Power of Vocational Training in Urban Slums
Vocational training in hairdressing by UYDEL in Kampala, Uganda Today, as we observe the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty...
mswahn
Oct 17, 20244 min read


World Mental Health Day 2024: Spotlight on Young Women’s Mental Health in Uganda’s Urban Slums
Every year, World Mental Health Day on October 10, serves as a crucial reminder of the need for awareness, support, and action to...
mswahn
Oct 6, 20245 min read


Guardian of Global Health Award
It was a beautiful evening with lots and lots of glam and even more gratitude. And, I was truly honored to receive the Mary Jane Seacole...
mswahn
Apr 7, 20242 min read


Happy International Women's Day: TOPOWA Project Celebrates 2 Years!
Happy International Women's Day! I know that here in the U.S. we aren't very big on celebrating Women's Day. But, in Uganda and many...
mswahn
Mar 8, 20244 min read


Let us Celebrate Science by Women and Girls: A Closer Look at the Science in our TOPOWA Study
Did you know that today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science? What are your thoughts about science? What are your...
mswahn
Feb 11, 20247 min read


TOPOWA Project: 2023 Highlights
This year was very exciting for our TOPOWA project. It will also likely be the busiest of this 5 year project. As we are completing our...
mswahn
Jan 1, 20248 min read


Knowledge Translation Through Community Engagement
Today, I gave a presentation on knowledge translation in a webinar with colleagues who are primarily based in Nigeria (see poster below)....
mswahn
Jul 27, 20234 min read


Community Voices: Update from our TOPOWA Youth Advisory Board Meeting
We had our second Youth Advisory Board Meeting last Friday. Photo: Meet Anita, the Chair Woman for our TOPOWA Youth Advisory Board. As...
mswahn
Jul 2, 20233 min read


It's World Health Day! Health for All - Making Research Accessible - Papers Published in 2022.
Today, April 7th is World Health Day! This year marks the 75th anniversary of the launch of the World Health Organization. And, the theme...
Nagaba Phionah
Apr 7, 20235 min read


Place and Mental Health: What Young Women Think in Kampala
On the World Mental Health Day (Oct 10) we published our first TOPOWA project paper. This was a qualitative analyses to better understand...
mswahn
Oct 13, 20221 min read


Today is World Suicide Prevention Day: We Need more Research in Africa
Today is world suicide prevention day and in many parts of the world we share resources and numbers to hotlines for people to get help...
mswahn
Sep 10, 20224 min read


Alcohol Use is Associated with Pregnancy among Girls in Kampala
Teenage pregnancy is a global health problem and an issue we usually do not look at in our INTEGHRAL lab. But, we included some measures...
mswahn
Sep 5, 20221 min read


What is the Research Capacity for Addressing Alcohol Harm in West Africa?
That is the question we asked the West African Alcohol Policy Association. Research shows that the burden of alcohol-related harm is very...
mswahn
Sep 5, 20221 min read


New Article on Alcohol Marketing & Alcohol Use among Youth in Uganda
We have a new article that looks at how and what youth like about alcohol marketing. More importantly we determine if their perceptions...
mswahn
Jul 5, 20221 min read


Assessing Alcohol Marketing in Kampala -New Publication
We have a new paper published that examines features of alcohol advertisements in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. We pilot tested the...
mswahn
Jun 11, 20221 min read


COVID-19 Pandemic Adversely Impacted Alcohol Treatment Access and Harm Prevention across West Africa
Our research project together with the West Africa Alcohol Policy Alliance Demonstrate that the work done by NGOs and Community-Based...
mswahn
Apr 18, 20221 min read


We Have Developed a Readiness Assessment Tool for Alcohol-Related Harm Prevention!
We have now published our approach and pilot test of a new readiness assessment tool to determine capacity for alcohol-related harm...
mswahn
Apr 18, 20221 min read


Economic Indicators & Mental Disorders among Students in Kenya: New Paper Published
There is such shortage of substance use (alcohol and drug) research across Africa. In this publication, a large team worked together to...
mswahn
Apr 18, 20221 min read
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