Gemma Aellah
Biographic Data
| ID | 236225 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gemma Aellah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gemma |
| FAMILY NAME | Aellah |
| SIGNATURE | AELLAH G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brighton and Sussex Medical School |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9713-2100 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Women’s participation in a disease management intervention for podoconiosis in northern Rwanda
Podoconiosis is a Neglected Tropical Disease which leads to foot and leg swelling (lymphoedema) and, ultimately, severe disability. People suffering from podoconiosis often cannot continue their economic or social roles for prolonged periods of time and experience stigmatisation. Research points towards women being more affected by podoconiosis and podoconiosis disease management interventions being less effective for women. Women’s participation…
Making space for happenstance
Historically, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have received far less global attention than the ‘big three’ diseases of global health (HIV, TB, and malaria), reinforcing health inequities experienced by those affected. Policy advocacy has been a necessary part of the work of NTD specialists, including researchers. One commonly used tool to support planned change is Theory of Change (ToC), employed by organisations such as the World Health Organ…
Understanding men, mood, and avoidable deaths from Aids in Western Kenya
A person diagnosed with HIV today might never experience AIDS, nor transmit HIV. Advances in treatment effectiveness and coverage has made the UN 2030 vision for the 'end of AIDS' thinkable. Yet drug adherence and resistance are continuing challenges, contributing to avoidable deaths in high burden African countries, especially among men. The mood of global policy rhetoric is hopeful, though cautious. The mood of people living with HIV struggling…
Interview
Seeking exposure
Transnational medical research has become a common feature in many parts of Africa. This paper explores the contribution such activity makes to the social and economic lives of those involved, including both trial subjects and local staff. By considering the value of the 'exposure' that involvement brings to staff and research participants, we reflect on the conversion of scientific knowledge into practical knowledge and its value to sustaining p…
Seeking exposure
Transnational medical research has become a common feature in many parts of Africa. This paper explores the contribution such activity makes to the social and economic lives of those involved, including both trial subjects and local staff. By considering the value of the 'exposure' that involvement brings to staff and research participants, we reflect on the conversion of scientific knowledge into practical knowledge and its value to sustaining p…
Seeking exposure
Transnational medical research has become a common feature in many parts of Africa. This paper explores the contribution such activity makes to the social and economic lives of those involved, including both trial subjects and local staff. By considering the value of the 'exposure' that involvement brings to staff and research participants, we reflect on the conversion of scientific knowledge into practical knowledge and its value to sustaining p…
Interview
Understanding men, mood, and avoidable deaths from Aids in Western Kenya
A person diagnosed with HIV today might never experience AIDS, nor transmit HIV. Advances in treatment effectiveness and coverage has made the UN 2030 vision for the 'end of AIDS' thinkable. Yet drug adherence and resistance are continuing challenges, contributing to avoidable deaths in high burden African countries, especially among men. The mood of global policy rhetoric is hopeful, though cautious. The mood of people living with HIV struggling…
Women’s participation in a disease management intervention for podoconiosis in northern Rwanda
Podoconiosis is a Neglected Tropical Disease which leads to foot and leg swelling (lymphoedema) and, ultimately, severe disability. People suffering from podoconiosis often cannot continue their economic or social roles for prolonged periods of time and experience stigmatisation. Research points towards women being more affected by podoconiosis and podoconiosis disease management interventions being less effective for women. Women’s participation…
Making space for happenstance
Historically, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have received far less global attention than the ‘big three’ diseases of global health (HIV, TB, and malaria), reinforcing health inequities experienced by those affected. Policy advocacy has been a necessary part of the work of NTD specialists, including researchers. One commonly used tool to support planned change is Theory of Change (ToC), employed by organisations such as the World Health Organ…
Ethnography (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Dermatological diseases and infestations (2 works) · Health services research (2 works) · Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)