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October 10, 2016

Global Strategy for Womens, Childrens and Adolescents Health (2016-2030)

Goals for Sustainable Development: New Report Highlights Need for Investment in National Data Collection Systems The low and middle income countries need urgent investment to qualify the population collection and management of health data, according to a report on the progress of the Global Strategy for Health of Women, Children and Adolescents, launched in parallel meeting to the 71st ONU General Meeting, on 18 September. The warning is just one of dozens of Monitoring priorities report&#

September 19, 2016

Examining national and district-level trends in neonatal health in Peru through an equity lens

Peru has impressively reduced its neonatal mortality rate (NMR). We aimed, for the period 2000–2013, to: (a) describe national and district NMR variations over time; (b) assess NMR trends by wealth quintile and place of residence; (c) describe evolution of mortality causes; (d) assess completeness of registered mortality; (e) assess coverage and equity of NMR-related interventions; and (f) explore underlying driving factors.More    

September 19, 2016

Missed opportunities in full immunization coverage

An estimated 23 million infants are still not being benefitted from routine immunization services. We assessed how many children failed to be fully immunized even though they or their mothers were in contact with health services to receive other interventions. More    

August 24, 2016

Child health interventions - are we on the path to universal coverage?

Prof. Barros will be speaking  at the International Pediatric Association (IPA 2016) Congress, which will be held in Vancouver - Canada. He will presente the lecture “Child health interventions - are we on the path to universal coverage?

July 09, 2016

Masters and PhD Program in Epidemiology - focus on Health Inequalities

The Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), through the financing of the Wellcome Trust Foundation offers scholarships for Latin American students (except Brazil) interested in research focusing on promoting equity in maternal and child health. The grants are targeted especially for the master, but could exceptionally be meant for a doctorate. More information is available at:Epidemiologia-UFPel    

June 25, 2016

Inequalities in the coverage of place of delivery and skilled birth attendance

BACKGROUND: Having a health worker with midwifery skills present at delivery is one of the key interventions to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. We sought to estimate the frequencies of (a) skilled birth attendant coverage, (b) institutional delivery, and (c) the combination of place of delivery and type of attendant, in LMICs. METHODS: National surveys (DHS and MICS) performed in 80 LMICs since 2005 were analyzed to estimate these four categories of delivery care. Results were stratified

June 22, 2016

The team of ICEH took part in The Epidemiology Congress of the America in Miami

The presentatios from ICEH: Socioeconomic and urban/rural inequalities in maternal and child health indicators in 98 low and middle-income countries. Composite coverage index and cocoverage: how can we make the best use of them? Inequalities in the access to medicines for chronic diseases in Brazil. Levels and trends in inequalities in full immunization coverage: findings from low- and middle-income countries. Inequalities in the coverage of skilled birth attendance in low and midd

June 20, 2016

Expert Convening on Conceptual Model for Empowerment of Women and Girls

The team coordinated by Sarah Hendrix from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation promotes a convening in Seattle - June 21st – 22nd , in order to discuss a proposal of conceptual model for study and research on empowerment of women and girls. The team coordinated by Sarah Hendrix from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation promotes a convening in Seattle - June 21st – 22nd , in order to discuss a proposal of conceptual model for study and research on emp