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November 09, 2017

Health Inequalities

Health inequalities were a prominent theme among the debates that took place at the X Brazilian Congress of Epidemiology (Florianópolis, 2017). During the section "How to confront health inequalities: global public policy experiences", Professor Cesar Victora presented a panorama of 15 years of work by Countdown, an international and independent monitoring initiative on maternal and child health in the 81 countries with the lowest index of development. Check out the full a

November 04, 2017

Measuring inequalities in health: mini-course given by the ICEH team

Participants of the course "MEASURING INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH" positively evaluated the content, dynamics and practical classes. The course was part of the activities of the X Brazilian Congress of Epidemiology (Florianópolis - 2017) and, in the opinion of the students, only the reduced number of hours was a negative point. During the course, the main indicators used to measure child's health inequalities, data visualization tools and strategies, as well as simple and comp

November 04, 2017

Gairdner Global Health Award Ceremony

  Professor Cesar Victora received the Gairdner Global Health Award at an official ceremony of the Gairdner Foundation. The ceremony took place on October 26, 2017, at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.   The Gairdner Award, Canada's most important scientific award and one of the most respected in the field of health sciences in the world, distinguishes seven scientists annually for their contributions to research in medicine and global health. The winners of the 2017 ed

October 06, 2017

Brazilian Congress of Epidemiology

Brazilian Congress of Epidemiology ICEH researchers have presented works at the Brazilian Congress of Epidemiology. The event, organized by the Brazilian Association of Collective Health (ABRASCO), took place between October 7 and 11, 2017 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. In addition to presenting 12 papers that deal with themes such as: trends inequalities in stunting; family planning coverage and gender bias in careseeking practices, the team also delivered the

September 22, 2017

ICEH Collaboration

One of the main activities developed by the staff of the International Center for Equity Health (ICEH) is to make available information that frequently gets published in reports from important international institutions, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This week (September 18, 2017), The Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent released, in New York, the report “

September 18, 2017

State of inequality: childhood immunization

The book "State of inequality: childhood immunization", from World Health Organization, was the first prize winner in the category "Digital and online resources" during the 2017 Medical Book Awards ceremony, which took place September 13th in the BMA house in London. The book data was generated by the International Center for Equity in Health.    

September 12, 2017

Poor rural women have less access to skilled birth attendance in low- and middle-income countries

Poor rural women have less access to skilled birth attendance in low- and middle-income countries The poorest women living in rural areas have less access to skilled care during childbirth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to a study by the Federal University of Pelotas. The socioeconomic level and the place of residence are key factors for assessing inequalities in the coverage of skilled birth attendance (SBA) in these countries. Such conclusions are part of a doctor

August 17, 2017

ICEH researchers participate in the 21st IEA World Congress of Epidemiology

Researchers at the International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) are participating in the 21st World Congress of Epidemiology (21st WCE), held from 19-22 August at the Sonic City convention center in Saitama, Japan, as part of the scientific activities calendar of the International Epidemiology Association (IEA). With the theme Global | Regional | Local Health and Epidemiology in Changing World, the 21st WCE aims to facilitate the exchange of information on the development of epidemiology