International Health

Theme Leader

Padam Simkhada

ScHARR is committed to improving health globally through collaborative, multidisciplinary research and education. We are engaged in a range of research and networking activities that address key issues in international health policy and practice.

Our international health research covers the following topics:

• health literacy and health promotion;
• health systems strengthening and governance;
• maternal, reproductive and sexual health;
• the politics and practice of international health aid;
• global public health management; and
• capacity building.

Our team of staff and PhD researchers are engaged in multi-disciplinary collaborations with other departments at the University of Sheffield, including SIDNET (The Sheffield International Development Network), and a number of other institutions globally, including in Nepal, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana and Pakistan.

Please see details of individual projects for more details:

• DELPHE project - Partnership on Improving Access to Research Literature for Higher Education Institutions in Nepal (PARI Initiative) (British Council/DfID funded)
• SHAPEin - Strengthening Health and Participatory Engagement Internationally (ESRC-funded)
• Nigeria CPD - Continuing Professional Development of Public Health in Northern Nigeria, Bayero University (British Council funded)
• Community-based Health Promotion Project, Nepal