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October 31, 2019

Meeting of young researchers from Rio Grande do Sul

Professor Aluisio Barros was invited to speak at the first "Meeting of young researchers from Rio Grande do Sul - research culture and environment in the State and their determinants" on his work for which he received the award "Gaucho Investigator 2018 - special award for Science for the Reduction of Inequalities". His lecture was presented on the 19 Oct 2019 at the Cultural Center of UFRGS, Porto Alegre and covered his work on health equity and his role as one of the founde

October 24, 2019

SVRI - Sexual Violence Reserach Initiative Forum 2019

The ICEH postdoctoral fellow Carolina Coll participated in the Sexual Violence Reserach Initiative Forum (SVRI) 2019 held from 21-25 October at the Cape Town International Convention Cenree in Cape Town, South Africa. With over 6600 members, the SVRI is the largest global network for advancing research on violence against women and violence against children and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality. During the event, the researcher presented about intimate partner violence again

October 24, 2019

ICEH contributes to Unicef report on Global Challenges to Child Nutrition

One in every three children under five years of age in the world is malnourished or overweight, while half are deficient in essential vitamins and minerals, a phenomenon known as hidden hunger. These are some of the warnings contained in the report “State of the World’s Children 2019”, launched on Monday, October 14th, by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). The document, which brings together original data and analyses on food and child nutrition globally, is the

October 23, 2019

Countdown to 2030: Regional Initiative to Strengthen the Analytical Capacity and Evidence for Nutrition in West Africa

Countdown to 2030 – Regional Initiative to Strengthen the Analytical Capacity and Evidence for Nutrition in West Africa – Second Advanced Analytical Workshop: Dakar, 14 – 18 October 2019 The second workshop was held under the theme: “Leaving no woman and no child behind: levels and trends in inequalities in nutrition coverage and status among women, children, and adolescents", and facilitated by a team of experts from the Johns Hopkins University, Internation

October 03, 2019

PAHO report points out efforts to reduce inequalities in the Americas

The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) released the report Just Societies: Health Equity and Dignified Lives this Tuesday, October 1st, in Washington, during PAHO’s 57th Board of Directors' second day of meetings. The document presents twelve recommendations to reduce health inequalities in the American continent, with examples of policies, programs and coordinated efforts between governments, transnational organizations and civil society. The proposed actions are chi

August 21, 2019

Inequalities in Maternal and Child Health in Brazil: 20 years of progress

A report by the International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) recently published by the editor of the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) shows a detailed analysis of progress achieved in coverage of the most important interventions in maternal and child health in Brazil, with a focus on equity. Using data from the Pesquisa Nacional de Demografia e Saúde (PNDS) from 1986, 1996, and 2006, inequalities in the distribution of said interventions were analyzed according to incom

August 16, 2019

ICEH Meets with Representatives of the Brazilian Ministry of Health and PAHO to Foster Partnership

ICEH Meets with Representatives of the Brazilian Ministry of Health and PAHO to Foster Partnership The International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) hosted a series of meetings from August 13–16, with representatives of the Pan American Health Organization and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. ICEH researchers, led by epidemiologists Cesar Victora and Aluisio Barros, and committee members from the Ministry of Health and PAHO/Brazil discussed strategies for collaboration

July 22, 2019

Why Study Inequalities in Health? A 40-Year Journey from Brazil to the World

Professor Cesar Victora will talk about health inequalities at an event organized by the School of Public Health - Michigan University (Ann Arbor). The event will be held at the Alfred S. Evans Memorial Lecture on July 24th, 2019. Click here for more information