The AIR (Air pollution Interdisciplinary Research) Network Posted on 22/10/2018 (31/07/2019) by Siki kigongo WHAT WE DO WHAT WE DO // PROJECTS The AIR (Air pollution Interdisciplinary Research) Network Project Period October 2017 - October 2019 Project Partners York University/SEI YorkSEI Stockholm University of Glasgow Kenyatta University University of Durham Project Funders SIMILAR PROJECTS COMPLETED PROJECT 2015 - 2018 Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) is a three year programme of research and capacity building that aims to reduce disaster risk in urban sub-Saharan Africa by identifying how and where to break cycles of risk accumulation. COMPLETED PROJECT 2018 - 2019 Towards Inclusive Urban Health Systems and Infrastructure: A Comparative Assessment of Access to Healthcare, Shelter, and Vital Infrastructure among Urban Refugees in Nairobi and Kampala Although 60% of refugees and asylum-seekers now live in cities rather than refugee camps, studies rarely consider the challenges they face in accessing healthcare, shelter, and infrastructure. ONGOING PROJECT 2018 - 2019 The Research on Shared Sanitation in Africa (RESSA) – (2018-2020) ONGOING PROJECT 2017 - 2019 The AIR (Air pollution Interdisciplinary Research) Network Air pollution is a severe issue for human health, in particular for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases as well as preterm birth. PROJECT ONGOING PROJECT 2020 - 2024 Statistical and Agent-Based Modelling of Complex Microbial Systems: A Means for Understanding Enteric Disease Transmission among Children in Urban Neighbourhoods of Nairobi and Kisumu in Kenya – PATHOME Study PROJECT ONGOING PROJECT 2020 - 2021 Integrated Deprived Area Mapping System (IDEAMAPS) ONGOING PROJECT 2015 - 2018 Fecal waste management The Fecal Waste Management (FWM) project is a dual inquiry into policy and practice along the sanitation value chain in East Africa. PROJECT ONGOING PROJECT 2021 - 2022 Evaluation of the Hygiene and Behaviour Change Coalition for COVID-19 prevention: The inclusion of persons with disabilities and older people- HBCC Study PROJECT ONGOING PROJECT 2021 - 2027 Effectiveness study of the Jengu Handwashing Unit to increase handwashing with soap among crisis affected populations PROJECT ONGOING PROJECT 2021 - 2027 Effectiveness of compound-led initiatives on hygiene practices and maintenance of handwashing facilities in low income settings in Kenya. COMPLETED PROJECT 2011 - 2014 Consolidating research on population, family planning and reproductive health of the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa: A data collection, dissemination and regional collaboration initiative (Gates Urban Health Project). The project aims to promote the reproductive health and wellbeing of the urban poor in sub-Saharan African countries through evidence gathering ONGOING PROJECT 2018 - 2022 Complex Urban Systems for Sustainability and Health (CUSSH) Complex Urban Systems for Sustainability and Health (CUSSH) is a four-year program that will run from 2018 – 2021. ONGOING PROJECT 2018 - 2023 Accountability for Informal Urban Equity Hub (ARISE) PROJECT ONGOING PROJECT 2021 - 2022 A Global Health Research Perspective to Support Optimization of Water Supply in Kibera, Kenya PROJECT CONTRIBUTORS Associate Research Scientist Kanyiva Muindi Kanyiva is an air quality researcher within the Urbanization and… View Profile