SPECIALISED CENTRES & UNITS
CARIBBEAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH (CAIHR)
CARIBBEAN QUARTERLY (CQ) Sharpening its identity as a peer-reviewed “journal of Caribbean culture”, under its partnership with Taylor and Francis, the CQ continued to publish digital and online versions and market its journal and The UWI brand internationally and within the region. Two special issues and one general issue were published in the year under review.
In the academic year 2018/2019, the CAIHR was approved as one of the sites for the Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) Fellowship. It is part of the Global Health Pro-gramme for Fellows and Scholars sponsored by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) and several collaborating institutes and centres at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The GHES programme brings together a consortium that includes the University of California-Berkeley, the University of Arizona, Stanford University, and Yale University, with affiliated international sites across 24 countries. It supports a 12-month mentored research fellowship for investigators interested in studying diseases and conditions in developing countries. Trainees are matched with top-tier global health research faculty from one of the four participating US institutions and an international site, enabling them to engage in rich and enduring, mentored research experiences that will foster scientific and career development in global health research. Researchers at the George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre (GA-CDRC) continued to address the Caribbean’s growing non-communicable disease epidemic through innovative research investigating the impact of community- based food production initiatives on nutrition and diet-related outcomes, conducting clinical trials to determine the feasibility and impact of a low-calorie diet to induce remission of type 2 diabetes, and evaluating the impact of the Barbados sugar- sweetened beverage tax on beverage sales and consumer behaviour. To facilitate data collection, the Centre also developed a short course on the use of the electronic online data collection soft-ware, REDCap, which has been delivered locally, regionally and internationally. This data collection system is being used in Barbados and Jamaica and in collaborative studies in the UK, South Africa, Kenya and Cameroon.
Cover, Vol. 64, Nos. 3–4 (Sept – Dec 2018)
Cover, Vol. 65, No. 1 (March 2019)
Cover, Vol. 65, No. 2 (June 2019)
CENTRE FOR REPARATION RESEARCH (CRR) In its short period of existence, the CRR birthed several significant academic and industry partnerships and collaborations with institutions both regionally and internationally—such as the National African-American Reparation Coalition in the USA, Global African Congress in the UK, and National Committees of the CARICOM countries. In the review year, the Centre served as a consultant, a raiser of consciousness, and an activist on matters of colonial legacies and decolonisation; as it was approached by industries and establishments with ties to slavery to assist them in managing their public response. The CRR established two international committees: an Advisory Committee and a Network of Scholars , with membership from academia and civil society, and hosted a number of seminars, workshops and conferences which brought together national, regional and international speakers. It also provided representation at some of the highest levels of reparation discussion. One such instance was March 28, 2019, when the Director presented at the United Nations’ Panel on Reparation in Geneva, Switzerland.
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