EMPHASIS
Empowering Young Lives: Tackling Health Challenges Among School-Aged Children in Somaliland.
General Objective of EMPHASIS
To improve health of school-aged children in Somaliland by providing evidence-based and context-sensitive recommendations for preventive measures against leading causes of anaemia.
- To determine biological and contextual risk factors of anaemia among school-aged children in selected schools in Borama and Berbera, Somaliland.
- To explore motor, academic and cognitive development of school-aged children in Borama and Berbera, Somaliland.
- To engage stakeholders in the co-creation and testing of a context-sensitive school-based intervention tailored to local risk factors for anaemia and their effects on motor and cognitive abilities of school-aged children in Borama and Berbera, Somaliland.
- To develop evidence-based recommendations for a national programme targeting anaemia among school-aged children in Somaliland.
- To strengthen research capacity at University of Hargeisa, including south-south collaboration and PhD studies on molecular diagnostics and on social and educational science.
The project is a transcontinental collaboration project between Universities in Denmark (UCPH and DTU) and University of Hargeisa in Somaliland.
Researchers
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Wienecke | Associate Professor | +4535327346 | |
| Michael Alifrangis | Professor | +4535337316 |
Eksternal researcher
| Navn | Institution | |
|---|---|---|
| Faisal Nooh | University of Hargeisa, Somaliland | |
Funded by
Danida Fellowship Centre by 10 mio kroner (50% in Denmark and 50% in Somaliland)
Project period: 2026 - 2031