Outputs (6)

The role of support groups in the management of Parkinson’s disease in Kenya: Sociality, information and legitimacy (2021)
Journal Article
Fothergill-Misbah, N., Moffatt, S., Mwithiga, H., Hampshire, K., & Walker, R. (2022). The role of support groups in the management of Parkinson’s disease in Kenya: Sociality, information and legitimacy. Global Public Health, 17(8), 1773-1783. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2021.1954227

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease globally. It is a progressive neurological disorder which can lead to a decline in wellbeing and quality of life for people living with PD (PwP) and their families/caregiver... Read More about The role of support groups in the management of Parkinson’s disease in Kenya: Sociality, information and legitimacy.

“Old people problems”, uncertainty and legitimacy: Challenges with diagnosing Parkinson's disease in Kenya (2021)
Journal Article
Fothergill-Misbah, N., Walker, R., Kwasa, J., Hooker, J., & Hampshire, K. (2021). “Old people problems”, uncertainty and legitimacy: Challenges with diagnosing Parkinson's disease in Kenya. Social Science & Medicine, 282, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114148

Very little is known about the experience of people living with Parkinson's disease (PD) in low- and middle-income countries, such as those in sub-Saharan Africa. The number of specialists in the region is low and awareness is limited among the popul... Read More about “Old people problems”, uncertainty and legitimacy: Challenges with diagnosing Parkinson's disease in Kenya.

Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs (2021)
Journal Article
Abane, A. M., Mariwah, S., Owusu, S. A., Kasim, A., Robson, E., & Hampshire, K. (2021). Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs. World Development Perspectives, 23, Article 100317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100317

The use of mobile phones is fast transforming the healthcare delivery landscape in Ghana. A substantial number of health facilities are now dependent on mobile phones to facilitate their work. Evidence of the use of mobile phones in Ghana’s healthcar... Read More about Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs.

Monitoring, reporting and regulating medicine quality: tensions between theory and practice in Tanzania (2021)
Journal Article
Hamill, H., David-Barrett, E., Mwanga, J. R., Mshana, G., & Hampshire, K. (2021). Monitoring, reporting and regulating medicine quality: tensions between theory and practice in Tanzania. BMJ Global Health, 6(Supplement 3), Article e003043. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003043

In 2012, the WHO launched its Global Surveillance and Monitoring System (GSMS) for substandard and falsified medicines, with the aim of improving the quality of reporting and using the data to inform post-market surveillance and build regulatory capa... Read More about Monitoring, reporting and regulating medicine quality: tensions between theory and practice in Tanzania.

Informal mhealth at scale in Africa: Opportunities and challenges (2021)
Journal Article
Hampshire, K., Mwase-Vuma, T., Alemu, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Awoke, T., Mariwah, S., Chamdimba, E., Owusu, S. A., Robson, E., Castelli, M., Shkedy, Z., Shawa, N., Abel, J., & Kasim, A. (2021). Informal mhealth at scale in Africa: Opportunities and challenges. World Development, 140, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105257

The extraordinary global growth of digital connectivity has generated optimism that mobile technologies can help overcome infrastructural barriers to development, with ‘mobile health’ (mhealth) being a key component of this. However, while ‘formal’ (... Read More about Informal mhealth at scale in Africa: Opportunities and challenges.

Formalising ‘informal’ mHealth in Ghana: Opportunities and challenges for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) (2021)
Journal Article
Mariwah, S., Machistey Abane, A., Asiedu Owusu, S., Kasim, A., Robson, E., Castelli, M., & Hampshire, K. (2022). Formalising ‘informal’ mHealth in Ghana: Opportunities and challenges for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Global Public Health, 17(5), 768-781. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2021.1874467

While mobile phones promise to be an important tool for bridging the healthcare gaps in resource-poor areas in developing countries, scalability and sustainability of mobile phones for health (mhealth) interventions still remain a major challenge. Me... Read More about Formalising ‘informal’ mHealth in Ghana: Opportunities and challenges for Universal Health Coverage (UHC).