Health Posted on 04/12/2019 (04/12/2019) by Chris Anyango RESEARCH RESEARCH // WHAT WE DO // Health Health Signature Issues Sig Issues Test Content OVERVIEW Overview content text Related Projects PROJECT ONGOING PROJECT 2020 – 2021 Surveillance and Epidemiologic Evaluation of COVID-19 in Kenya (SEECK) The burden of COVID-19 at population level is not known and prevention interventions are not fully supported by evidence. This project seeks to answer the question of: what proportion of the general population has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 before? The study is being conducted in the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS) area (Korogocho and Viwandani informal settlements) on the outskirts of Nairobi City. Similar studies are being implemented in Kisumu and Kilifi by other research teams within the wider consortium. ONGOING PROJECT 2021 – 2023 PATIENT-LED SUPPORT GROUPS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES IN KOROGOCHO AND VIWANDANDI INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, NAIROBI, KENYA: MIXED METHODS STUDY OF AN INNOVATIVE MODEL (MRC PaLs) ONGOING PROJECT 2017 – 2021 Improving Healthcare Delivery in Informal Settlements Rapid urbanization in major cities in Africa, has contributed to a surge in informal settlements, also commonly referred to as slums. ONGOING PROJECT 2017 – 2019 Food Choices Project: Dietary transitions in African Cities Driven in part by the increasing migration of individuals to cities in many African countries, a change in dietary habits has been observed, with increasing consumption of unhealthy foods that are high in calories and low in nutrients. RELATED PUBLICATIONS NEWS AND BLOGS