Blogs

The overarching principle of the Sustainable Development Goals is to leave no one behind. This applies especially to health-- a fundamental right underpinning this agenda for change. Maximising health benefits ...

Last week, we were thrilled to interview LIDC's new Centre Manager, Iris Hofmann, who began her role in July. Iris discussed her previous academic research, professional experience in the private ...

Tuberculosis is often thought to be a relic of the past. Many people are surprised to learn Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide. It ...

In 2017, nearly 140 aid and humanitarian workers were killed while helping those in need. This figure is up 30% from 2016, reflecting the heightened intensity and severity of violent ...

According to the Global Partnership for Education, East African country, Uganda's education system is hampered by problems including the inadequate availability of education materials and high rates of student and ...

International Development - Paternalistic chaos? International development has been criticised for being paternalistic and dysfunctional. Development practitioners can be prone to deciding what communities need without consulting residents themselves. What's ...

Grappling with Impact in Development Research Who and what is research for? This is not a new question for development scholars, but it has gained salience in British universities in ...

The 2014 West African Ebola outbreak was a devastating event that killed over 11,300 people. It decimated entire communities, leaving the worst-affected countries – Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – ...

Water is complex. It's defined as either an economic or social good, varies across time and space, and is increasingly scarce. As of 2015, 663 million people globally lacked access ...

Mental health is a growing concern in high-income countries, but has long been neglected in development work. That is now slowly beginning to change as we increasingly recognise the links ...