USask researchers’ projects aim to tackle COVID-19 pandemic issues
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A USask spokesperson says these projects and scientists are tackling issues in regards to COVID-19 head-on as they emerge, which is essential for the world.
A trio of researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) College of Medicine have projects on the go based on the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A donation of $445,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is funding the projects.
Each researcher is continuing to find answers and responses to the pandemic crisis based on discoveries using science.
USask vice-president research Baljit Singh says these projects and the university’s scientists are tackling issues head-on as they emerge.
New funding for a professor in the College of Medicine, Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine, will allow for the second round of testing for his mental health-related project to come later this winter.
“We want to understand directly from children and youth, how COVID-19 has disrupted their lives, how they are coping with it, but also the perspective of the caregiver as well,” said Muharjarine.
Muhajarine says there are four main questions that need to be asked and answered:
The ultimate aim is to provide evidence-based recommendations to decision-makers and practitioners that, if acted on, will improve the mental well-being of children and youth in Saskatchewan.