The documentary UHURU is an output of the Transforming Parkinson's Care in Africa (TraPCAf) research grant at Newcastle University. TraPCAf is working across seven African countries to transform the landscape of Parkinson's diagnosis, treatment and care.
TraPCAf is a £3m National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded Global Health Project led by Professor Richard Walker and bringing together researchers from the UK and Africa.
It is a multi-faceted, mixed-methods, multi-national research grant spanning seven work packages. The study design includes multiple sub-studies, combining observational (qualitative and quantitative) approaches for the epidemiological, clinical, risk factor and lived experience components, and interventional methods (clinical trial component).
The aim of TraPCAf is to describe and gain a better understanding of the current situation of Parkinson's in Africa. The countries included are Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania. They represent diverse African geographies and genetic profiles, with differing resources, healthcare systems, health and social protection schemes and policies.
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