UTM postdoc Thelma Abu hopes to significantly contribute to clean water access in Africa

Environment & Health Health care access, privilege or marginalization Public and Population Health UTM

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Thelma Z. Abu

thelma.abu@utoronto.ca

Environment & Health Health care access, privilege or marginalization Public and Population Health UTM

Thelma Abu is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of geography, geomatics and environment at U of T Mississauga. Her research areas include water security, global environmental change, environmental health inequalities and global health equity

One of Abu’s research goals is to contribute to ensuring water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) for healthcare systems in the Horn of Africa.

In 2022, she was one of the inaugural recipients of the Black Research Network’s IGNITE grant, which helped advance her research to understanding the COVID-19 experiences of African, Black, and Caribbean communities in the GTA.

A recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship, Abu received a PhD in Geography from the University of Waterloo in 2021. Prior to this, she earned a Master of Philosophy in environmental science from the University of Ghana.

Projects

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‘When you preach water and you drink wine’: WASH in healthcare facilities in Kenya

This research engages with the experiences of healthcare professionals about the implementation and management of WaSH in healthcare facilities in Kenya....

Researcher: Thelma Z. Abu
Project Type: Journal Article

Global health Health care access, privilege or marginalization Health equity Public and Population Health

Network | Project

Towards Building health and resilient communities; Understanding the COVID-19 experiences of Black communities in the GTA

This research examines the experiences of the “COVID-19 journeys” of Black communities in the GTA to better understand the role...

Researcher: Thelma Z. Abu
Project Type: Project

Health care access, privilege or marginalization Public and Population Health

More Researchers & Projects

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The economic consequences of access barriers for radicalized women who experience genre-based violence: A case study of dental care supporting economic empowerment

In partnership the Dr. Borna Meisami Commemorative Foundation, Essue will map the health and non-health outcomes associated with providing culturally...