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FOCAL AREA #3:
EXTRACTIVE SECTOR & HEALTH Resource extraction is progressing at an ever-increasing rate globally. While they provide immense economic benefits, extractive industries are amongst the greatest sources of toxic contaminants worldwide and little is known about associated exposures and health risks, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Our work is mainly focused on electronic waste (E-waste) and artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) |
PROJECT AIMS
1) strengthen capacity of researchers and institutions from low- and middle-income countries;
2) develop, apply, and integrate environmental health principles and tools to address complex issues and grand challenges; and
3) translate research findings into local, national, and global actions.
1) strengthen capacity of researchers and institutions from low- and middle-income countries;
2) develop, apply, and integrate environmental health principles and tools to address complex issues and grand challenges; and
3) translate research findings into local, national, and global actions.
KEY PARTNERS
- Prof. Julius Fobil, University of Ghana Department of Biological, Environmental, and Occupational Health
- Dr. Edith Clarke, Ghana Health Service
- Dr. George Essegbey, Science, Technology and Policy Research Institute (STEPRI) of Ghana
- Susan Keane, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Dr. Michelle Heacock U.S. National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Prof. Tom Robins, University of Michigan School of Public Health
- UNEP Mercury Partnership Advisory Group
- NIEHS/WHO E-Waste working group
- select First Nations(e.g., Bigstone Cree) and Inuit (e.g., Inuvialuit Settlement Region) groups across Canada
- Prof. Julius Fobil, University of Ghana Department of Biological, Environmental, and Occupational Health
- Dr. Edith Clarke, Ghana Health Service
- Dr. George Essegbey, Science, Technology and Policy Research Institute (STEPRI) of Ghana
- Susan Keane, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Dr. Michelle Heacock U.S. National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Prof. Tom Robins, University of Michigan School of Public Health
- UNEP Mercury Partnership Advisory Group
- NIEHS/WHO E-Waste working group
- select First Nations(e.g., Bigstone Cree) and Inuit (e.g., Inuvialuit Settlement Region) groups across Canada
TOP FIVE KEY PUBLICATIONS / RESOURCES
1) Landrigan PJ, Fuller R, Acosta NJR, Adeyi O, Arnold R, Basu NN, Baldé AB, Bertollini R, Bose-O'Reilly S, Boufford JI, Breysse PN, Chiles T, Mahidol C, Coll-Seck AM, Cropper ML, Fobil J, Fuster V, Greenstone M, Haines A, Hanrahan D, Hunter D, Khare M, Krupnick A, Lanphear B, Lohani B, Martin K, Mathiasen KV, McTeer MA, Murray CJL, Ndahimananjara JD, Perera F, Potočnik J, Preker AS, Ramesh J, Rockström J, Salinas C, Samson LD, Sandilya K, Sly PD, Smith KR, Steiner A, Stewart RB, Suk WA, van Schayck OCP, Yadama GN, Yumkella K, Zhong M. 2018. The Lancet Commission on pollution and health. Lancet. 391: 462-512.
2) Basu, N., Renne, E., Long, R. 2015. An integrated assessment approach to artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12(9): 11683-11698. LINK
3) Basu, A., Phipps, S., Long, R., Essegbey, G.O. Basu, N. 2015. Identification of response options to artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana via the Delphi process. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12(9): 1345-11363.
4) Basu, N., Clarke, E., Green, A., Calys-Tagoe, B., Chan, L., Dzodzomenyo, M., Fobil, J., Long, R., Quansah, R., Neitzel, R.L., Obiri, S., Odei, E., Ovadje, L., Rajaee, M., Wilson, M.L. 2015. Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana - Part 1: Human Health Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12(5): 5143-5147. LINK.
5) Basu, N., Ayelo, P., Djogbénou, L.S., Kedoté, M., Lawin, H., Oloruntoba, E.O., Cazabon, D., Fobil, J., Robins, T., Fayomi, B. 2016. Occupational and Environmental Health Risks Associated with Informal Sector Activities – Selected Case Studies from West Africa. New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy. 26: 253-270. LINK
1) Landrigan PJ, Fuller R, Acosta NJR, Adeyi O, Arnold R, Basu NN, Baldé AB, Bertollini R, Bose-O'Reilly S, Boufford JI, Breysse PN, Chiles T, Mahidol C, Coll-Seck AM, Cropper ML, Fobil J, Fuster V, Greenstone M, Haines A, Hanrahan D, Hunter D, Khare M, Krupnick A, Lanphear B, Lohani B, Martin K, Mathiasen KV, McTeer MA, Murray CJL, Ndahimananjara JD, Perera F, Potočnik J, Preker AS, Ramesh J, Rockström J, Salinas C, Samson LD, Sandilya K, Sly PD, Smith KR, Steiner A, Stewart RB, Suk WA, van Schayck OCP, Yadama GN, Yumkella K, Zhong M. 2018. The Lancet Commission on pollution and health. Lancet. 391: 462-512.
2) Basu, N., Renne, E., Long, R. 2015. An integrated assessment approach to artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12(9): 11683-11698. LINK
3) Basu, A., Phipps, S., Long, R., Essegbey, G.O. Basu, N. 2015. Identification of response options to artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana via the Delphi process. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12(9): 1345-11363.
4) Basu, N., Clarke, E., Green, A., Calys-Tagoe, B., Chan, L., Dzodzomenyo, M., Fobil, J., Long, R., Quansah, R., Neitzel, R.L., Obiri, S., Odei, E., Ovadje, L., Rajaee, M., Wilson, M.L. 2015. Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana - Part 1: Human Health Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12(5): 5143-5147. LINK.
5) Basu, N., Ayelo, P., Djogbénou, L.S., Kedoté, M., Lawin, H., Oloruntoba, E.O., Cazabon, D., Fobil, J., Robins, T., Fayomi, B. 2016. Occupational and Environmental Health Risks Associated with Informal Sector Activities – Selected Case Studies from West Africa. New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy. 26: 253-270. LINK
KEY FUNDED PROJECTS
Funder: U.S. NIH Fogarty International Center and Canada's IDRC [2015-2020]
Title: The West Africa-Michigan Collaborative Health Alliance for Reshaping Training, Education, and Research in Global Environmental and Occupational Health (WAM-CHARTER-GEOHealth)
Establish Ghana as a regional GEOHealth Hub of occupational and environmental health in West Africa.
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Funder: NSERC CREATE [2014-2019]
Title: Environmental Innovation training and research program
Program to train the next generation of natural resource consultants, managers, landuse planners, and policy makers so they are market-ready to enhance Canada's reputation as a country that efficiently develops its natural resources while maintaining rigorous environmental standards.
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Funder: U.S. NIH Fogarty International Center [2012-2017]
Title: The Ghana-Michigan Post-doctoral and Research Trainee NEtwoRK – Investing in Innovation (PARTNER II)
“Framework Programs for Global Health Signature Innovations Initiative” to advance training of Ghanaian mid-level career professionals.
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Funder: U-M Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute [2012-2016]
Title: Integrated Assessment of Water Sustainability, Infrastructural Inequity, and Health in Small-Scale Gold Mining Communities in Ghana
Integrated assessment of maternal-child health impacts associated with water quality and use from environmental, medical, anthropological, and economical perspectives
Click here for our project website
Funder: U.S. NIH Fogarty International Center and Canada's IDRC [2015-2020]
Title: The West Africa-Michigan Collaborative Health Alliance for Reshaping Training, Education, and Research in Global Environmental and Occupational Health (WAM-CHARTER-GEOHealth)
Establish Ghana as a regional GEOHealth Hub of occupational and environmental health in West Africa.
Click here for NIH grant listing
Click here for our project website
Funder: NSERC CREATE [2014-2019]
Title: Environmental Innovation training and research program
Program to train the next generation of natural resource consultants, managers, landuse planners, and policy makers so they are market-ready to enhance Canada's reputation as a country that efficiently develops its natural resources while maintaining rigorous environmental standards.
Click here for CREATE grant listing
Funder: U.S. NIH Fogarty International Center [2012-2017]
Title: The Ghana-Michigan Post-doctoral and Research Trainee NEtwoRK – Investing in Innovation (PARTNER II)
“Framework Programs for Global Health Signature Innovations Initiative” to advance training of Ghanaian mid-level career professionals.
Click here for NIH grant listing
Funder: U-M Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute [2012-2016]
Title: Integrated Assessment of Water Sustainability, Infrastructural Inequity, and Health in Small-Scale Gold Mining Communities in Ghana
Integrated assessment of maternal-child health impacts associated with water quality and use from environmental, medical, anthropological, and economical perspectives
Click here for our project website