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Training & Skills transfer event in Port Harcourt Nigeria.




            Research Translation                               a range of climate-health research translation
            Through Arts and Science                           opportunities, priorities, and challenges to share
                                                               with the CAFÉ Community of Practice, meeting
            Within the research community, research translation   partners and participants, and NIH, to facilitate
            is key to linking science with policy. However,
            implementation may be hindered particularly in     consideration of further actions in this arena. In
                                                               another  research  translation  event,  the  E&HRU’s
            resource-constrained settings. To address these
            challenges,  stakeholder  engagement  is  critical.   Persistent Toxic Substance Research Programme
            The E&HRUs Climate Change and Health Research      hosted a workshop that brought together
            Programme team collaborated with the NIH-          government  officials,  researchers,  occupational
            funded CAFÉ (based in the USA) and hosted a joint   health experts, and industry leaders, all united
            workshop. The objectives of the workshop included   to tackle the growing concern of lead in artisanal
            identifying the research translation opportunities   aluminium cookware. This important gathering
            and needs of climate-health researchers in Southern   marked an important step towards a collaborative
            African countries.  The workshop culminated with   approach to reducing lead exposure risks.




























               E&HRU hosting learners during the Generation Science job shadowing programme at the SAMRC.




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