Centre for Global Health and Policy (GHaP)

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The Centre for Global Health and Policy (GHaP) aims to be a central focus of social science related global health research within the School of Social, Economic and Political Sciences and the whole of the University of Southampton.

Research is focused on the marginalised and vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with the aim to influence policy and practice and improve health within these contexts.

At the heart of the Centre's mission is undertaking research to further progress towards the achievement of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): alleviating poverty, improving infant and child mortality, reducing maternal mortality, and redressing social, economic and political determinants of health. The centre's mix of theoretical and applied research serves to advance academic research on multiple dimensions. The members' aim to use these two forms of research together in order to harness the new knowledge for policies that can contribute to more effective and inclusionary health system governance.

The Centre has close links with other Global Health researchers throughout the University (in Medicine, Geography, Health Sciences, Business School, Psychology and beyond). It has a wide membership from the school with researchers studying Global Health in its broadest definition. They are the hub of research in the School on health in LMICs and link more broadly where appropriate.

Current research links directly with the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), specifically the vision to ensure access to sustainable health and wellbeing within a prosperous economy and society. A hallmark of the Centre's research is the combination of statistical analysis of large quantitative datasets, such as the Demographic and Health Surveys or Living Standard Measurement Surveys, with rigorous policy and political economy analysis. The siting of the Centre within Social Sciences allows expertise to be drawn from a wide range of perspectives.

Research Themes:

• Equitable Access to Sustainable Development – much work within GHaP focuses on equity and health systems, linking to the Sustainable Development Goals and other international targets. Projects include work with the most disadvantaged groups including children, young mothers, victims of sexual exploitation, people living with HIV infection. Research has taken place in countries within Central and South America, Africa and South Asia.
• Human Rights, Health and Social Justice - a focus on poverty reduction and inequality, including gender inequalities, with particular strengths relating to health policy and rights of the poor. *Health Governance, Policy and Accountability – this area aims to inform the development of public policy to alleviate poverty and improve global health. *Disability and how people access services in LMICs (Low and Middle Income Countries) – a growing strand of research within GHaP is studying access to health for people with disabilities in a range of LMICs, including Cambodia, Nepal and Indonesia. This aims to use innovative data sources to examine access, especially for people in need of prostheses and orthotics, and to design policies to ensure more individuals gain the services that they need.

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University of Southampton
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