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| As a Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Health I carry out research and manage project EquitAble under the leadership of Prof. Mac MacLachlan. EqutiAble is FP7 funded project addressing equitable and universal access to health care for vulnerable populations in Namibia, Sudan, Malawi, and South Africa.
Previously I held the Marie Curie Fellowship (2007-09) at the National Institute for Intellectual Disability, Trinity College Dublin. During this fellowship I worked towards creating both an Irish national and international network of inclusive researchers that comprises people with learning disabilities and family members. Also, I collaborated with researchers who are learning disabled and family members to develop and implement a national study documenting their life.
Previously, I held a research fellowship at the Centre for Disease Control’s National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS), Washington DC, USA (August 2005- April 2006) and the office of Senior Research Officer, National Disability Authority Ireland, Dublin (May 2006- January 2007). During the fellowship at NCHS I assisted in preparation of country specific research proposals in the development of census questions on disability. This work pertained to the United Nations Washington City Group on Disability Statistics and this international project provided me valuable experience in scientific collaboration with National Statistics Offices from the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, and South America. In Ireland, I outlined and managed the Research Promotion Scheme (RPS).
Doctoral Studies: I obtained my doctorate from the University of Kansas (2005) in Disability Policy and Family Studies. This doctoral programme at the University of Kansas is the top ranked doctoral programme in the United States of America in the area of disability policy. During my doctoral studies my principal scientific activities were related to examining the relationship between family quality of life and parent-professional partnership in early childhood education and development programmes. During my doctoral studies I was an intern at the World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva. Based on my performance during my internship I was offered the opportunity to work for the Disability and Rehabilitation team on two short-term assignments each lasting five months. In the capacity of Technical Officer I assisted in preparation of WHO’s position statement on the draft proposal of the United Nations Comprehensive and Integral International Convention Protecting and Promoting the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities. Also, I prepared policy documents for the World Health Assembly and Executive Board Meeting 2004.
Graduate and Post-Graduate Studies: I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Statistics from the University of Madras, India in the year 1992. My knowledge in early childhood development and education stems from my Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education gained in 1995 on a scholarship offered by the state government of Tamilnadu, India. Over a period of a year and a half I served as a Senior Coordinator of Services with The Spastics Society of Tamilnadu, and Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind, Karnataka, India. In 1997, I obtained my masters degree in Community Disability Studies from the Centre for International Child Health (CICH), University College London. My studies at CICH were made possible by the British Chevning Scholarships established by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom. In between obtaining my masters and starting my doctoral studies in the year 2000 I gained valuable experience in early childhood education and development teaching in special schools in the United Kingdom (May 1998- August 2000).
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| Child Psychology/Development |
Child centred research questions, study design, data analysis |
Children, health and disability |
Children/Youth |
| Community Studies |
Community/Outreach Programs |
Educational disadvantage in children |
Equal Opportunity |
| Family Services |
Health attitudes and behaviour |
Health outcomes |
Health status and inequalities |
| Minorities and Disadvantaged |
Promotion of child centred research |
Public Planning/Policy |
Public health |
| Rehabilitation/Therapy, Emotional/Social |
Social Services Delivery |
Social/Behavioral Science Planning/Policy |
Surveys & Survey Research |
| Project title |
EquitAble |
| Summary |
This research programme recognizes that health services cannot hope to be equitable unless they are equally accessible to all. The project will contribute to achieving the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) by addressing the health service needs of some of the most disadvantaged people in Africa. Conceptualizing disability along a continuum of activity limitation the programme explores the interplay between disability and other factors that marginalize and exclude people from mainstream services and society. EquitAble will use policy analysis along with qualitative and quantitative empirical research methods to contribute to a rigorous evidence-base that aims to bridge the know-how gap for national, regional, and international health policies and practice |
| Funding Agency |
European Commission |
| Programme |
FP7 |
| Type of Project |
SICA |
| Date from |
1/03/2009 |
| Date to |
1/03/2013 |
| Person Months |
48 |
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| Project title |
Doing Disability Research |
| Summary |
National study focused on lives of people with intellectual disability and their families and an emphasis on inclusive research |
| Funding Agency |
European Commission Framework Programme Six |
| Programme |
FP6 |
| Type of Project |
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| Date from |
November 2006 |
| Date to |
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| Person Months |
48 |
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| Project title |
Core Concepts of Disability Policy and Early Childhood Family Policy |
| Summary |
Research conducted as part of a Core Research Study in the areas of core concepts of disability policy, parent-professional partnership, and family quality of life. |
| Funding Agency |
National Institutes of Disability and Rehabilitation, United States Department of Education |
| Programme |
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| Type of Project |
NIDDR Research Project |
| Date from |
1/8/1999 |
| Date to |
1/8/2004 |
| Person Months |
60 |
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| Healthcare Access in, editor(s)Helmut Anheier and Mark Juergensmeyer , Encyclopedia of Global Studies, Thousand Oaks, SAGE, 2012, pp780 - 783, [MacLachlan, M, and Mannan H] |
Amin, M., MacLachlan, M., Mannan, H., El Tayeb, S., El Khatim, A., Swartz, L., Munthali, A., Van Rooy, G., McVeigh, J., Eide, A., & Schneider, M., EquiFrame: A framework for analysis of the inclusion of human rights and vulnerable groups in health policies. , Health And Human Rights: An International Journal, 13, (2), 2011, p1 - 20
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| MacLachlan M, Mannan H & McAuliffe E, Global health initiatives and country health systems , Lancet, 374, (9697), 2010, p1238- |
| Summers, J. A., Marquis, J., Mannan, H., Turnbull, A. P., Fleming, K., Poston, D.,, Relationship of perceived adequacy of services,, International Journal of Disability, Development and Education., 54, (3), 2007, p319 - 338 |
| Mannan, H. & Turnbull, A. P. , A review of community-based rehabilitation evaluations: Family quality of life as an outcome measure for future evaluations., Asia Pacific Disability & Rehabilitation Journal, 18(, (1), 2007, p29 - 45 |
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