Rani has had debilitatingly painful periods ever since she started relying on injectable contraceptives. When she reached out to her doctor for help, she was told to be patient and that “this happens, it is quite normal.” But it does make it very difficult for her to manage her periods. Not only does she have to […]
This photo-narrative book was developed with community members from Green Land (Khulna), Bajekazla (Rajshahi) and Shyampur (Dhaka) communities. It tells the stories of how most marginalised people in urban informal settlements of Bangladesh were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they came together to respond to the challenges. This action was stimulated and facilitated […]
Earlier this month at the Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Bogota, Colombia the ARISE consortium hosted a session on power, “You want to deal with power while riding on power”: Visualising the social ecology of power in politics and policy in health systems. In the session participants were asked to engage in […]
As part of the Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research the ARISE consortium hosted an online session, ‘Accountability from below? Learning from participatory research processes on water and sanitation in informal settlements’. Hosted by Vinodkumar Rao, the session included the voices of our co-researchers and partners in our focus countries Bangladesh, Kenya and Sierra […]
Recent calls to decolonise global health have resulted in an overdue but critical reflection of power sharing in partnerships. Many partners have adopted their own agendas to support this goal, yet cross learning and sharing between partners has been limited owing to a lack of knowing ‘what works’ to support equitable partnerships in practice. While […]
In this episode, we hear from two PhD students from the ARISE Consortium. ARISE stands for accountability and responsiveness in informal settlements for equity, and is about promoting social change for improved health and wellbeing with communities and people living and working within urban informal spaces. This episodes guests: Bachera Aktar Assistant Director, The Centre […]
The Seventh Global Symposium on Health Systems Research is ongoing in Bogota Colombia. The theme of this year’s Conference is Health Systems Performance in the Political Agenda: Sharing lessons for current and future global challenges which directs attention at the significant strife the world has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first day of […]
The Ripple Effect Mapping Tool provides a space for research partners to reflect on their achievements and refocus on their aims while also supporting reflexivity processes on positionality, inclusion and equity. As such, grounds the research within the lived realities of communities. The tool also supports communities and researchers to engage in critical learning. It […]
Despite gender equality policies at the national level in many African countries, there are persistent gender-based disparities, inequalities and exclusions faced by many women, particularly among low-income urban residents. And while urbanisation may offer greater opportunities for women – for example, in employment, access to services and changes in social and household dynamics – this […]
Abstract Waste work in India is an undervalued role relegated to historically marginalised communities. The informal nature of their work coupled with lack of state regulation keeps waste workers trapped in poverty. This study aims to understand how intersecting systems and relations of power impact the agency of waste workers to shape their health and […]
