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Project Information

Project title

Social, cultural and environmental determinants of the burden of disease

Researcher(s)

Dr Daniel Reidpath (Deakin University), Dr Aka Kouamé (IFORD, Cameroon), Dr Pascale Allotey (University of Melbourne), Professor Robert Cummins (Deakin University)

Period of Grant

2000-2001

Funding

Global Forum for Health research

$60,000

Brief description

This exploratory research will investigate the socio-cultural, environmental, and individual determinants of the burden of disease for two conditions in a developing and a developed country. The countries in which the research will be conducted are Cameroon (specifically Yaounde and its hinterland) and Australia (specifically Melbourne and its hinterland).