Research case studies

Transforming Mental Health Legislation: The Case of Zambia

27 January 2011

The Mental Health and Poverty Project (MHaPP) has initiated a reform to the mental health legislation in Zambia. This legislation was inherited from the colonial legacy, and has not undergone any changes since it was enacted in 1951.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Concerns of Married Men and Their Access to Health Service Providers in a Rural Area of Bangladesh

06 January 2011

Research by the Realising Rights RPC explored men’s sexual and reproductive health concerns and the quality of access to different types of providers in a poor rural district of Bangladesh.

Evidence Papers - Britain's plan to tackle malaria and save women's lives

04 January 2011

The UK Government unveiled landmark plans on the eve of 2011 to tackle malaria and prevent deaths during pregnancy and childbirth in a move that could save an unprecedented number of lives

Champions of Participation workshop: Learning Democracy from the South

16 December 2010

The Champions of Participation workshop brought together 44 local government and civil society leaders from 15 countries to share their experiences of participation and local democracy in the UK and beyond.

Managing Pollution from Small scale Industry in Bangladesh

07 December 2010

SMEs water pollution affects neighbouring communities in Bangaladesh and gives polluting businesses a bad international reputation. Using an incentive-based approach, the project developed a win-win solution for textile firms and tanneries.

The Mungbean Revolution

07 December 2010

World Vegetable Center (AVRDC) researchers successfully integrated MYMV-tolerant mungbean cultivars to farmers in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia, promoting higher yields, higher income and a better balanced diet.

Better access to water in informal urban settlements through support to Water Providing Enterprises (SWEs)

25 November 2010

Lead by WEDC (Water, Engineering and Development Centre), this project aimed to contribute to raising the well-being of the poor in informal urban settlements through cost-effective improved water supply service.

Patient centred TB treatment delivery strategy effective under programmatic conditions

19 November 2010

A new TB-treatment delivery strategy has been implemented by the National TB and Leprosy programme (NTLP) of Tanzania

Women and Media in Bangladesh: Women Watching TV.

12 November 2010

Research carried out by the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment programme in Dhaka has explored how media is affecting Bangladeshi women’s lives by shaping their aspirations

Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) pilot in Ain es-Sira

21 October 2010

Research conducted for the DFID-funded Pathways of Women's Empowerment Programme was used to design a feminist CCT scheme. The success of the pilot has led to a scaling-up of the programme in rural Upper Egypt.

Ana el-Hekkeya (I am the Story)

20 October 2010

A project conducted as part of the Pathways of Women's Empowerment programme shows how exposing young writers to ideas of gender equality had a huge impact on their lives and writings.

Chronic Poverty Research Centre: Ten Years of War against Poverty

30 September 2010

Chronic Poverty is a varied and complex phenomenon, but at its root is powerlessness. Poor people expend enormous energy in trying to do better for themselves and for their children

The Politics of Poverty

30 June 2010

A new DFID synthesis report, The Politics of Poverty: Elites, Citizens and States, shows how research from four major DFID-funded research programmes that are closing this year is changing academic and policy thinking on governance

Uncovering Hidden Research

03 March 2010

The INASP Journals Online (JOLs) project, part of the second phase of the Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERii), supports peer-reviewed journals from developing and emerging countries to publish online.

Lay workers vital to support ART rollout in Zambia

19 February 2010

Lay health workers play a vital role in supporting the formal health system in Zambia. DFID-funded research shows the role of home-based care givers in helping people living with HIV/AIDS.

Putting child trafficking on the agenda in Haiti

12 February 2010

Panos Relay helps young journalists tell the story of child trafficking in Haiti.

RiPPLE: Putting research into practice

09 February 2010

A water and sanitation program in Ethiopia is bringing people together to drive policy change. By linking stakeholders from different sectors, research findings are applied to improve the planning and integration of water and sanitation services.

South African Herpes Trial Shows Trust Key to Success

29 January 2010

A trial of acyclovir treatment of genital herpes in South Africa has shown that it is crucial that participants have confidence in the team running the trial.

Pakistan Has a Chance to Slow Spread of HIV

28 January 2010

A major survey of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) in Pakistan has revealed that a HIV epidemic is at an early stage, and that there is a real opportunity to slow the spread through advice and targeted support

Ensuring education doesn't leave disabled youth behind

16 December 2009

Research conducted by the Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP) has identified the issues facing disabled youth in India