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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

June 06, 2024

Janaina Calu Costa received the 2024 Dame Valerie Beral Fellowship

The International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) is honored to share that Janaina Calu Costa received the 2024 Dame Valerie Beral Fellowship, awarded by the International Epidemiological Association (IEA). The fellowship awards enable female early-career epidemiologists to attend the upcoming World Congress of Epidemiology, which will be held from 24 to 27 September in Cape Town, South Africa. The fellowship has been created to honor the memory and legacy of Professor Dame Valerie Be

June 05, 2024

Although Muslims lag behind Christians in family planning coverage, empowering women can bridge the gap

A study exploring the intersectional inequalities in demand for family planning satisfied by religion and women's empowerment was recently published in BMJ Global Health. Using data from 148,989 women from 14 multireligious African countries, the study identified that while Muslim was the religious group with lower levels of women's empowerment, African Christians were on average more empowered than the average of women from all low- and middle-income countries. Demand

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