CARIBBEAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research and Epidemiology Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR)’s Epidemiology Research Unit (ERU) in collaboration with The UWI Open Campus launched the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research and Epidemiology in January 2020.
Play, Interact, Talk and Learn: The Reach Up Early Childhood Parenting Programme The Reach Up programme developed by the Child Development Research Group at CAIHR has been implemented in 16 countries across the world. In November 2019 a Knowledge Exchange Meeting was held in Jamaica, funded by the LEGO Foundation. Thirty-one participants from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, Guatemala, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Peru, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Zimbabwe, as well as representatives from the LEGO Foundation, the World Bank Group, Child Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank, came together to share lessons and establish a Reach Up Community to support continued expansion. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the suspension of programmes that involved home visiting or parent groups the Child Development Research Group developed a Parent Manual “Activities we can do at home with baby ” to be shared with parents to support playful interactions with children 0-36 months. Produced in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank, the manual available at www.reachupandlearn. com and in Spanish on the IDB’s website, provides content for delivery by various communication media including radio, phone calls, SMS and social media. Launched in May 2020, it has been used by several
countries including Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama, and by the International Rescue Committee in Jordan and Bangladesh for Syrian and Rohingya refugee populations. In Jamaica, it is being used in the MOHW Early Stimulation Programme as part of a remote delivery package together with phone calls from community health aides and text messages. CAIHR-Sickle Cell Unit Adapts to Meet the Challenges from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Patients with Sickle Cell Disease may be more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19 infection. The ability to access regular, consistent care in a safe environment is particularly critical during the pandemic. The Sickle Cell Unit (SCU) adapted its clinic visit protocols and continued to provide care to their patients during this critical period. As a result, the clinic remained open to see patients and has recorded almost 9,000 patient visits in the last year. CAIHR-George Alleyne Research Centre Contributes to Evidence that addresses the COVID-19 Pandemic CAIHR’s George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre and the Cave Hill Faculty of Medical Sciences’ surveillance system provided evidence-based support to the wider CARICOM region to inform its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The GA-CDRC, with a strong track record in surveillance of chronic non-communicable
20 years of Global Impact On September 18 and 19, 2020 CAIHR celebrated its 20 th year of existence by hosting a special symposium that brought together regional and international experts in nutrition and chronic non-communicable diseases as well as members of the academic community and policy makers.
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