Research Methods Highlight: Social Mapping
Date: April 24, 2025 Social mapping is a qualitative research methodology that falls under the participatory research method umbrella. We previously highlighted participatory mapping in our last blog post of the Research Methods Highlight series. Let’s talk briefly about the difference between participatory mapping and social mapping before delving into this week’s blog post. While […]
Providing support for people with CD: the role of a community health worker
Date: Monday April 14, 2025 Written by: Cristina Juan Jiménez Chagas disease (CD) is a complex infectious neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi (T.cruzi). It affects around 6 to 7 million people, mainly in rural areas in 21 endemic countries in Latin America. However, due to human migration, the disease […]
Q and A with Abuk Peter – Women Leading NTD Elimination in South Sudan
Date: March 24, 2025 In honor of International Women’s Day month, iCHORDS is proud to collaborate with WI-HER. WI-HER is an international woman-owned business and consulting firm that focuses on sustainable development. They have collaborated with various organizations to advance work in the neglected tropical disease (NTD) sphere. Here is an interview conducted by SJ […]
iCHORDS Mentorship Program 2024
Date: March 4, 2024 iCHORDS Mentorship Program 2024 iCHORDS is pleased to announce the launch of the third iteration of the mentorship program. After two successful cohorts of mentor/mentee pairs and wonderful feedback from those involved in the program, iCHORDS is eager to launch in 2024! What is the Mentorship Program? The iCHORDS mentorship […]
Research methods highlight: A guide to improving MDA using qualitative research methods
Date: September 21, 2023 Qualitative research methods are a valuable approach to improving the success and impact of mass drug administration. In a guide to improving MDA using qualitative research methods published by RTI International, a variety of rapid qualitative research methods are highlighted with detailed steps on how to conduct them and analyse the data […]
Is Misinformation a Barrier to Achieving the 2030 NTD Roadmap Goals?
Date: September 21, 2023 Misinformation is a hot topic! Since the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials, community health workers, policy makers and the general public have wondered how to best address misinformation. Although we have felt the impact of misinformation more acutely with COVID-19, the spread of misinformation has been around for centuries. One example that […]
Research Methods Highlight: problem tree analysis
Date: August 30, 2023 Problem tree analysis is a methodology that is commonly used in participatory action research, which views research participants as experts and involves them in all phases of the research process. Problem tree analysis uses the analogy of a tree to help break down a problem into smaller pieces. The model is […]
iCHORDS progress report
Date: August 28, 2023 iCHORDS is a community of practice established in 2020 in response to a need for social and behavioural science-based research to reach the WHO 2030 NTD Roadmap targets. The primary target audience of iCHORDS is those working or interested in the intersection of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and the social and […]
Research Methods Highlight: Outcome Harvesting
Date: July 20, 2023 This past week iCHORDS released episode 9 of The Last Mile Podcast. In this episode we interviewed Mack Giancola and Geordie Woods from Sightsavers. Sightsavers is using Outcome Harvesting to evaluate their Accelerate Program in pursuit of Trachoma elimination. Outcome Harvesting is a participatory approach to program evaluation. The goal is to […]
From an idea to a thriving CoP
Date: May 30, 2023 In May 2023, iCHORDS held its first annual members’ meeting. We had over 70 members register from all over the world. It is amazing to think that iCHORDS was just an idea only a few years ago and now we are a fully operational community of practice (CoP)! The idea for […]
