One of our users was interested in using ACASI (audio computer-assisted data entry) for a survey. This is easy to do in ODK. This link will allow you to download an example survey which uses both audio and video assistance. … Continue reading
By Mildred E. Warner In the US, SIBs are the height of social policy fashion, but the risks are clear and numerous. The dream of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) sounds pretty exciting. It’s that you can invest in something good … Continue reading
The Library & Archives Service will be holding a training event for staff wishing to better understand LSHTM processes for setting up a research grant and how they can deal with project management issues. This event will be held on … Continue reading
By Martin McKee (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) Cross-posted with kind permission from the BMJ Opinion blog. The long awaited Brexit White Paper has finally appeared. Yet Martin McKee finds it fails to shed any light on how Brexit’s consequences … Continue reading
Kathryn Church, Kazuyo Machiyama, Jim Todd, Brian Njamwea, Mary Mwangome, Vicky Hosegood, Janet Michel, Samuel Oti, Constance Nyamukapa, Amelia Crampin, Nyaguara Amek, Gertrude Nakigozi, Denna Michael, F Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Jessica Nakiyingi-Miiro, Basia Zaba, Alison Wringe. Identifying gaps in HIV service … Continue reading
Every month the Placing the Public in Public Health research team meet to discuss a piece of reading and how it relates to our project themes. We’ve found this a particularly useful way to advance our thinking around broad concepts such as … Continue reading
By Zaid Chalabi Mathematical models can test multiple variables cheaply and quickly, giving early indications of what really matters. That helps in designing pilots and understanding how context can affect a policy’s success, argues Dr Zaid Chalabi. I was part … Continue reading
By Julia Morley Social Impact Bonds and similar financial vehicles may seem guaranteed to deliver key values, but they raise important moral dilemmas. The impulse to use new private sector approaches to funding public services, via Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) … Continue reading
As we enter into February and Valentine’s Day approaches, I decided to research a collection that included information on the heart. What I found was a fascinating collection that has been chosen to be the collection of the month here … Continue reading