What Is B-Lab?

The B-Lab is an extension of Indlela’s behavioural hub (B-Hub). The Indlela B-Lab is a facility that provides the capacity and equipment necessary to conduct behavioural research. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, this facility currently includes 9 computer stations for conducting surveys and behavioural tests, a design workshop, and an behavioural observation studio. We intend for the B-Lab will be utilised by the Indlela team and its collaborators, but is also available to external parties interested in conducting behavioural research.

Why The B-Lab?

When designing health interventions, it is important to understand the preferences of care recipients, community members, and healthcare workers. The B-Lab provides the opportunity to bring together public health scientists, economists, psychologists, government stakeholders, implementing partners, care recipients, community members, healthcare workers and supportive lay staff to conduct rapid research that can give rise to behavioural interventions that can be easily integrated into health programming.

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