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March 20, 2025

ICEH Researcher Leads Training on Health Data Analysis in Kenya

ICEH’s Fernando Cesar Wehrmeister is playing a key role in the technical training meeting "Strengthening the Analysis and Use of Health Information System (HIS) Data for Subnational Institutions." The event, organized by Partners for Health and Development in Africa (PHDA), is being held from March 17 to 23, 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya. The high-level training aims to strengthen the capacity of subnational institutions across Africa to analyze and use HIS data effectively, fosteri

February 14, 2025

Luisa Arroyave participates in the Harvard-Brazil Collaborative Public Health Field Course 2025

From January 6 to 24, 2025, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health took place in the city of Fortaleza, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. This program brought together students, researchers, and professionals from diverse backgrounds to engage in critical discussions on public health challenges and innovative solutions. The course hosted 30 participants, including 15 selected students from Harvard and 15 Brazilian participants. Among the selected participants was Luisa Ar

February 14, 2025

Updated Equity Profiles Presented at Countdown to 2030-PMNCH Webinar

Professor Aluisio Barros, representing the International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), participated in the Capacity Development Webinar: How to Use the Countdown Country Profiles for Advocacy and Accountability on February 6, 2025. The event brought together health professionals and experts to showcase the latest versions of the Countdown Equity, RMNCAH&N, and Early Childhood Development Country Profiles, focusing on improving global health outcomes for women, children, and adolescents

December 11, 2024

ICEH Researchers Contribute to Publication on Health Inequalities in African Cities

Researchers from the International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) have published two articles in the Journal of Urban Health supplement, which compiles studies on health inequalities in cities across the African continent. Both ICEH articles used data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) in from Sub-Saharan African countries, a region where over 430 million people are estimated to live. Additionally, the urban population growth rate i

December 04, 2024

ICEH Participates in the Brazilian Congress of Epidemiology

The International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) actively participated in the 12th Brazilian Congress of Epidemiology (12th EPI), held in Rio de Janeiro from November 24 to 27, 2024. Organized by the Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva (ABRASCO), the event gathered more than three thousand attendees. It promoted scientific discussions on topics such as racism and health, sustainable development, epidemiological training, health equity, among others. ICEH researche

December 03, 2024

Brazil registers 11,000 annual births resulting from the sexual abuse of adolescents under 14 years old

A study led by researcher Luiza Eunice Sá da Silva from ICEH revealed that 11,607 births annually in Brazil result from the rape of vulnerable minors. Data from the Sistema de Informação sobre Nascidos Vivos (SINASC) from 2020 to 2022 also showed that 30% of all adolescents up to 19 years old began antenatal care after the first trimester of pregnancy, with the percentage being even higher (40%) among girls under 14. This delay contradicts the guidelines of the World Heal

November 18, 2024

ICEH's Aluisio Barros Joins Faculty at ECE Immersion Program in Portugal

Professor Aluisio Barros, Executive Director at the International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), is currently participating as an instructor at the Early-Career-Epidemiologist Immersion Program in Porto, which runs from November 17 to 23, 2024. This program, organized by the International Epidemiological Association (IEA), offers a unique opportunity for early-career epidemiologists to enhance their skills and network with leading experts in the field. The six-day intensive program aims

November 13, 2024

ICEH to Lead Course on Measuring Health Inequalities at Brazilian Congress of Epidemiology

The ICEH will lead the “Measuring Health Inequalities with Impact" course during the 12th Brazilian Epidemiology Congress. The course will take place in Rio de Janeiro from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM on November 23 and from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM on November 24, 2024. This educational event is tailored for postgraduate students and epidemiology researchers, allowing them to acquire techniques for analyzing health inequalities. Fernando Wehrmeister from the International Center for Equity in H

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