News

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

November 05, 2024

ICEH is selecting research assistant

The International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) at the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil, is dedicated to advancing global health equity. As a WHO Collaborating Center, we work alongside esteemed partners such as Countdown to 2030, UNICEF, GAVI, and PAHO. Our research focuses on reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and adolescent health, plus nutrition (RMNCAH+N), with a commitment to equity. The Center has strong academic work in SDG indicator coverage and equity monitoring and in pushing

October 23, 2024

ICEH Experts Facilitate Workshop on Social Health Inequities in Brasília

The International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) faculty members Aluisio Barros and Fernando Wehrmeister facilitated the 1st Workshop on Inequalities and Monitoring of Social Determinants of Health in Brasília on September 2-3, 2024. The workshop focused on addressing social determinants of health, particularly those related to vertically transmitted diseases. The event, organized by PAHO with Dr. Miguel Angel Aragón López, involved Brazil's Ministry of Health, UNAI

October 15, 2024

Key Insights from the International Center for Equity in Health at the World Congress of Epidemiology

The ICEH presented a series of rigorous studies at the World Congress of Epidemiology, held from September 24–27, 2024, in Cape Town, South Africa. The four ICEH presentations tackled pressing health inequities facing vulnerable communities worldwide, providing policymakers with data-driven insights. Exploring Disparities in Adolescent Fertility Rates in Brazil ICEH’s Aluisio J. D. Barros led a comprehensive study on adolescent fertility rates across Brazil's 5,493 municipa

October 11, 2024

Bridging the Gap for Equitable Vaccination Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) played a fundamental role in Countdown 2030’s first annual multi-country workshop on immunization coverage and inequalities, which was held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from August 26-30, 2024. Engaging over 50 experts from 26 countries, the workshop's focus on vaccine inequality set the stage for enriching countries' analytical capacities and aiming at more equitable health outcomes across the region. Empowering Dat

June 07, 2024

Learning from successful cases: family planning policies in selected countries

While numerous family planning policies and strategies have been implemented, some have yielded better results than others. While some countries achieved extremely high levels of coverage, even among the harder-to-reach subgroups and based on high-quality services, others are striving for the bare minimum. Although family planning is a multifaceted outcome, successful histories are observed among countries that started from different socioeconomic backgrounds, varying levels of health sector rob

June 06, 2024

Countdown 2030 fellowship program in Dakar, Senegal

The International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) participated in the first training for the 2024 cohort of the Countdown 2030 fellowship program in Dakar, Senegal. The fellowship has been launched by the Countdown 2030 for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health initiative to strengthen research and analytical capacities for monitoring and tracking the progress of life-saving interventions for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Nutrition

1 2 3