Dr Sandra Barteit ↗
Lead Scientist and Co-Principal Investigator
Role / research source ↗Research infrastructure · Nouna, Burkina Faso · Siaya, Kenya
Population cohorts / CP1
Connecting long-term population follow-up with the measurements needed to investigate climate and health.
Established research platform
CHEERS infrastructure
Project objectives
Objectives
- Provide population-cohort infrastructure for climate and health research in Nouna and Siaya.
- Connect demographic and health information with environmental and sensor observations.
- Support nested studies and comparable research across the DFG research unit.
The research question
How can population cohorts capture climate-sensitive changes in health more precisely?
Research approach
Research approach
Core Project 1 of the DFG Research Unit on Climate Change and Health in Sub-Saharan Africa provides a shared population research infrastructure. It connects demographic and health information with environmental and sensor observations and supports nested studies across the research unit.
Partners: HIGH, CRSN and KEMRI · Programme: DFG FOR 2936
People & contributions
Research roles and contributions
Population-cohort infrastructure supports the repeated health, environmental and wearable observations used in CHEERS research.
Dr Ali Sié ↗
Co-Principal Investigator
Role / research source ↗Dr Stephen Munga ↗
Co-principal investigator, KEMRI
Role / research source ↗Partners & connections
Partner institutions
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH) ↗
Digital Global Health, shared methods and academic research collaboration
Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna (CRSN) ↗
Nouna HDSS, local population research and field implementation
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) ↗
Siaya population research and local field collaboration
DFG Research Unit FOR 2936 ↗
Research programme linking climate change and health in sub-Saharan Africa
Partner roles refer to the research and institutional connections documented in the linked sources.
Current status · 12 November 2026
Established research platform
CP1 is the shared population-cohort infrastructure described by the DFG research unit and the CHEERS framework. Published component studies document research in Nouna and Siaya. Nested projects have their own study designs and schedules; requests about current recruitment, measurements or data access should be discussed with the relevant investigators.
Publications & evidence
Related publications
The labels distinguish project or site publications from related studies and shared methods. Protocols describe research designs, rather than proven health effects.
2023Infrastructure frameworkMethods
Widening the lens of population-based health research to climate change impacts and adaptation: the climate change and health evaluation and response system (CHEERS) ↗
Introduces the modular CHEERS framework linking population surveillance, environmental measurements and individual health data.
Methods, findings & limitations ↗2021Component-study protocolStudy protocol
Feasibility, acceptability and validation of wearable devices for climate change and health research in the low-resource contexts of Burkina Faso and Kenya: Study protocol ↗
Describes the joint protocol for wearable feasibility, acceptability and validation in Burkina Faso and Kenya.
Methods, findings & limitations ↗2023Linked site studyObservational study
Assessing the Effect of Extreme Weather on Population Health Using Consumer-Grade Wearables in Rural Burkina Faso: Observational Panel Study ↗
Examines associations between extreme weather and individual wearable measurements in Nouna.
Methods, findings & limitations ↗2024Linked site studyObservational study
Assessment of Heat Exposure and Health Outcomes in Rural Populations of Western Kenya by Using Wearable Devices: Observational Case Study ↗
Links weather exposure with wearable measurements of sleep, activity and heart rate in rural western Kenya.
Methods, findings & limitations ↗Research settings
Research settings
Sources & updates
Sources and updates
Profile reviewed 12 November 2026. Suggest a profile update ↗
Network resources & exchange
Related resources and exchange
Workshops & programme contributions
Locally built weather stations at KEMRIExpanding the HDSS approachClimate and health across African cohorts