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May 27, 2013

Women Deliver Conference 2013. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 28 - 30 May 2013

This week will be starting the largest global event of the decade to focus on the health and empowerment of girls and women. The Women Deliver 2013 conference is the most important date in the international population and development calendar. With the 2015 Millennium Development Goal deadline rapidly approaching, the time is now to deliver for girls and women. Women Deliver 2013 will serve as a global platform for ensuring that the health and rights of girls and women remain top priorities

April 15, 2013

Countdown to 2015 - country data analysis workshop, Pelotas, 2013

The ICEH will host a workshop aimed at building skills related to the Countdown in-depth case studies on maternal, newborn, and child health. The workshop will be held at the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil, June 17th - 21st, 2013. This workshop is part of the “Capacity Building to Support Countdown Country-Level Activities: Proposed Plan for Building Quantitative Skills in Coverage and Equity for Countdown Secondary Analysis”. The workshop objectives are: To build a p

April 12, 2013

WHO launches Health Equity Monitor based on data prepared by the ICEH

The Health Equity Monitor was launched a couple of weeks ago, as the latest part of WHO Health Observatory to go live. Instead of only national averages, the Health Equity Monitor shows data by wealth quintiles, area of residence and women’s education. Information is shown mainly through interactive visualizations that allow the user to select different sets of countries to explore. Income level and WHO world regions are possible selectable sets. It is also possible to select countries - s

February 06, 2013

Call for papers on Social Determinants of Health - Special issue Journal of Public Health

The Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, published by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), announces a call for papers for the next special issue on social determinants of health, to be published in 2013. Accepted contributions include original research papers, special reports, or systematic reviews. Deadline: 1 April, 2013 The main theme of the special issue will be "Social Determinants of Health in the Region of the Americas", addressing some

February 02, 2013

Position Paper: Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

This is a turning point to discuss the role of health in the post-2015 development agenda as the 2015 deadline of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is near. While much progress has been made, there is still a long way to go. Therefore, the International Epidemiological Association, whose president is Dr Cesar Victora, is actively engaged in the global agenda for defining health priorities post-2015. We would like to share their position paper.

January 18, 2013

Women Deliver: The 3rd Global Conference - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Our directors, Professor Cesar Victora and Professor Aluisio Barros, will participate in the largest global conference on girls' and women's health and empowerment of the decade: Women Deliver 2013 on May 28-30 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This landmark event will be the gathering place for an anticipated 5,000 attendees from across the globe. Participants will include Heads of State, government and UN officials, development officials, youth, corporate executives, healthcare professionals, academ

December 20, 2012

Equity in maternal, newborn, and child health interventions in Countdown to 2015: a retrospective review of survey data from 54 countries

Countdown to 2015 tracks progress towards achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, with particular emphasis on within-country inequalities. We assessed how inequalities in maternal, newborn, and child health interventions vary by intervention and country. We reanalyzed data for 12 maternal, newborn, and child health interventions from national surveys done in 54 Countdown countries between Jan 1, 2000, and Dec 31, 2008. We calculated coverage indicators for interventions accor

December 17, 2012

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

The approach of the 2015 deadline has stimulated reflection on the usefulness and effectiveness of the MDGs and deliberations on what should succeed them. What can be learnt from the experience of the MDGs at global and country levels? Should the post 2015 goals emphasize issues that are missing in the MDG framework, such as inequality, empowerment, climate change, and sustainability? And where does health fit within this emerging agenda A frequent criticism of the current MDGs is their preoc