Explore Our Projects

Have a look at our latest projects and see what we've been working on.
January 2022 - December 2026
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UrbanMat Guinea
Analysis of accessibility and quality of care in urban maternity wards in Guinea. We examine how infrastructure and resource availability at hospitals of choice influence quality of care and maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity.
Large Hospitals
Referral Networks
Obstetric Complications
Quality Of Care
Cities
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January 2021 - ongoing
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Health-seeking and health outcomes in urban sub-Saharan Africa
In this portfolio of studies, we study the dynamics that arise between the provision and the utilisation of maternal and newborn health services in urban areas, particularly in large cities. These studies include those conceived and conducted by PhD students.
Health-seeking behaviour
Perinatal Mortality
Urbanicity
Secondary Data
Demographic and Health Surveys
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January 2022 - December 2026
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UrbanMat Grand Nokoué metropolitan area (Bénin)
Expectations and needs of postpartum women in urban areas: an exploratory study
Postpartum Care
Qualitative Research
Urban Context
Women's Lived Experience
Benin
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October 2024 to September 2027
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Conurba_M-ATLAS
This study aims to identify locations with maternal health vulnerabilities and inequities within 20 urban areas across space and time in 20 Sub-Saharan Africa countries
Spatial epidemiology
Maternal Health Vulnerability
Urban Areas
Geospatial modelling
Cornubations
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July 2023 - December 2026
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UrbanMat Lubumbashi
Landscape of provision of maternal and newborn healthcare in Lubumbashi, DRC
Health System Dynamics
Mathematical Modelling
Geospatial Analysis
Provision of Healthcare
Dem Rep of the Congo
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January 2024 - December 2027
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Discontinu_Cities
Advancing the understanding of complex dynamics of maternal care provision and use in sub-Saharan African cities with an in-depth case study of Conakry, Guinea
Health System Dynamics
Mathematical Modelling
Geospatial Analysis
Provision of Healthcare
Guinea
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May 2020 - December 2022
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MATCO Hospital Dynamics
In-depth case study of maternity wards in large referral hospitals in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Hospitals
Referral Networks
Quality Of Care
Cities
Guinea
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