About
Charity Maritim is an epidemiologist and global health researcher. She graduated from the Institute for Global Public Health at the University of Manitoba with a Masters of Science in Community Health Sciences. She is also a Global Health Fellow with the Global Health and International Development Program (GHID). She has a diverse range of research skills from research design, data collection, quantitative and qualitative analysis, environmental scans and knowledge translation. Her key research areas are in HIV/AIDS, immigrant and refugee health and neglected tropical diseases.
She is a first generation African immigrant who has been actively involved in working with and serving newcomer communities in Canada and has extensive knowledge on the experiences of immigrants and refugees in accessing healthcare, their unique health needs and the challenges faced. In addition, as a global health researcher, she has collaborated in field and remote studies in low resource settings funded by USAID, Grand Challenges Canada and Grand Challenges Africa. She advocates for equity, sustainability and understanding of social, political and cultural contexts in global health research, and is a proponent of communities designing their own solutions.
Charity has worked in the non-profit sector, academia, local government and currently with the federal government. Charity is an excellent writer with skills from academic writing, writing reports for provincial and federal governments, and as a blogger writing on experiences of the African Diaspora.
Current Projects
Evaluation of a potential deworming agent for national school based deworming programs
Clinical trial evaluating the potential of a school meal fortified with a natural antihelminthic agent that can be used to mass deworm school age children in Kenya.
The potential impact of COVID-19 wellness misinformation
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) funded study examining COVID-19 prevention messages and target audience in wellness blogs and commercial wellness websites.
The portrayal of the COVID-19 vaccine development in Canadian news media.
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) funded study examining COVID-19 vaccine development and framing of vaccine development in the media.
Past Projects
HIV treatment outcomes of Immigrants and Refugees
Examined HIV treatment outcomes of immigrants and refugees living with HIV in Manitoba in comparison to Canadian- born persons.
HIV care services for newcomers in Manitoba
Conducted an environmental scan to examine the HIV care landscape and support services available to immigrants and refugees living with HIV in Manitoba, Canada.
Evaluation of competency based medical education
Conducted a realist evaluation through surveys, interviews and focus groups to evaluate the new residency training and speciality practice program implemented by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Evaluation of research partnerships for health system planning in Canada
Collected data through website reviews and phone interviews with regional health directors across Canada to evaluate partnerships with academic institutions during health system planning.
Manitoba organ and tissue donation task force report
Prepared non partisan task force report for the Manitoba Legislative Assembly based on hearings from various stake holders on strategies to increase the rate of organ and tissue donations in Manitoba.
Development of knowledge translation tools on antibiotic resistance
Developed knowledge translation tools in various platforms to disseminate information on antibiotic resistance to health care providers across Canada.
HIV medication adherence patterns among youth living with HIV in Nairobi
Examined factors that affect the medication adherence of youth living with HIV who were accessing care in USAID funded HIV clinics in various informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.