Forty early-career scientists have acquired practical skills in the use of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) dataset.

These skills will be crucial in informing and improving public health policies, programs, and research.

The workshop, conducted under the aegis of The Historical Ties and Multiple and Recurring Climate-Induced Displacements (Socio-Histo MultiClimDis Study), aims to train early-career scientists in contemporary demographic health data analysis and provide them with hands-on experience with Stata software, to enhance their technical proficiency.

The participants were trained to analyze demographic data using Ghana's recent Demographic and Health Data 2022 report. A core focus of the training was to provide insight into how demographic trends are observed in Ghana's climate-prone districts and regions, particularly in the Upper East and Northern regions, where the Socio-Histo MultiClimDis Study is based.

They also covered other modules such as manuscript development and article writing using DHS data, to empower them for future fieldwork and research.

The beneficiaries were encouraged to choose topics aligned with, influenced by, or affected by climate-induced migration patterns and to prepare manuscripts on such topics for future publication.

Dr. Dr. Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, Principal Investigator for the Socio-Histo MultiClimDis Study and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, was the lead facilitator. He encouraged participants to apply the knowledge and skills they gained in their research endeavours.

The workshop also featured Dr. Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, a Global Health Researcher from New South Wales University, Australia, and Dr. Abdul-Aziz Seidu, a Lecturer from James Cook University, Australia. Participants were optimistic about contributing to their fields with the newly acquired skills and insights.

The Socio-Histo MultiClimDis Study is supported by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung Foundation, Germany.