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November 17, 2016

Socioeconomic inequalities in Health: Reflections on the academic production from Brazil

“At this very moment, Brazil is undergoing profound political changes that will certainly impact on health, education and other social programs. Continued monitoring of inequalities in health is now more important than ever before, in order to document trends and provide reliable data to be fed back to politicians and—more importantly—to civil society" With this affirmation professor Victora closes his comment, published today (November 17th) on the International Journa

November 17, 2016

ICEH holds Countdown to 2030 workshop on measuring inequalities in RMNCH

Researchers from ICEH are leading the workshop Measuring Inequalities in Coverage of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Interventions, held from October 18th to 22th at the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia. The course is part of the Countdown to 2030 initiative in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals. The workshop focuses on monitoring health coverage and equity in RMNCH. Attendees include service managers, policy makers, academics at federal or state he

October 10, 2016

Independent Accountability Panel 2016

Undoubtedly, 2015 was a watershed year for the international community. The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted, with a new sense of ownership by Member States, along with an updated, more robust Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health 2016–2030 and its associated unified accountability framework. More about the publication.  

October 10, 2016

Global Strategy for Womens, Childrens and Adolescents Health (2016-2030)

Goals for Sustainable Development: New Report Highlights Need for Investment in National Data Collection Systems The low and middle income countries need urgent investment to qualify the population collection and management of health data, according to a report on the progress of the Global Strategy for Health of Women, Children and Adolescents, launched in parallel meeting to the 71st ONU General Meeting, on 18 September. The warning is just one of dozens of Monitoring priorities report&#

September 19, 2016

Examining national and district-level trends in neonatal health in Peru through an equity lens

Peru has impressively reduced its neonatal mortality rate (NMR). We aimed, for the period 2000–2013, to: (a) describe national and district NMR variations over time; (b) assess NMR trends by wealth quintile and place of residence; (c) describe evolution of mortality causes; (d) assess completeness of registered mortality; (e) assess coverage and equity of NMR-related interventions; and (f) explore underlying driving factors.More    

September 19, 2016

Missed opportunities in full immunization coverage

An estimated 23 million infants are still not being benefitted from routine immunization services. We assessed how many children failed to be fully immunized even though they or their mothers were in contact with health services to receive other interventions. More    

August 24, 2016

Child health interventions - are we on the path to universal coverage?

Prof. Barros will be speaking  at the International Pediatric Association (IPA 2016) Congress, which will be held in Vancouver - Canada. He will presente the lecture “Child health interventions - are we on the path to universal coverage?

July 09, 2016

Masters and PhD Program in Epidemiology - focus on Health Inequalities

The Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), through the financing of the Wellcome Trust Foundation offers scholarships for Latin American students (except Brazil) interested in research focusing on promoting equity in maternal and child health. The grants are targeted especially for the master, but could exceptionally be meant for a doctorate. More information is available at:Epidemiologia-UFPel