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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

June 03, 2024

Attitudes of women towards intimate partner violence in Guyana: A cross-sectional analytical study

This study assesses women's attitudes towards intimate partner violence (IPV) in Guyana using data from the 2019 MICS for women aged 15 to 49 years. It examines the prevalence of women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife for reasons such as: “goes out without telling him”, “neglects the children”, “argues with him”, “refuses sex”, “burns the food”, “has another partner”, “stays out late/partying

May 20, 2024

Maternal and Newborn Health Exemplars Study: Studies Highlight Exemplars in Reducing Maternal and Newborn Mortality

Results from a landmark study coordinated by the Countdown 2030 with collaboration from the International Center for Equity in Health was recently published in BMJ Global Health. The Maternal Newborn Health Exemplars Study has identified seven countries that have significantly reduced maternal and newborn mortality between 2000 and 2020. These countries—Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Niger, India, Morocco, and Senegal—achieved remarkable results through improved maternity services, enh

May 17, 2024

Countdown to 2030 Annual Meeting 2024

This year's Countdown to 2030 Annual Meeting was held in Kigali, Rwanda, from April 22 to 26, entitled “Producing reliable national and subnational health statistics with a focus on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition”. The workshop was organized by the Countdown to 2030 in collaboration with the African Population Health Research Center, University of Rwanda and Global Financing Facility, bringing together over 200 researchers, stak

May 13, 2024

Exemplary research on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health

Professor Aluisio Barros, ICEH director, is a member of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for the Exemplary research on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health coordinated by Gates Ventures. The group aims to discuss research proposals on the topic and is made up of researchers from different countries who are able to contribute with their diverse experiences and knowledge. ICEH is proud to be part of initiatives like this, which support projects that aim to reduce health ine

April 16, 2024

Trabalhe conosco como bolsista de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico e Industrial, modalidade B (DTI-B)

O Centro Internacional para Equidade em Saúde da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (ICEH, na sigla em inglês, www.equidade.org ) está selecionando (brasileiros), bolsa DTI-B para trabalho em pesquisa na área de saúde global, com foco em saúde reprodutiva, materna, neonatal, infantil e do adolescente e nutrição.   Perfil mínimo exigido Graduação na área de saúde ou estatística ou m

March 11, 2024

Fernando Wehrmeister participated in the selection of activity proposals for the 12th EPI

On February 26th and 27th, the ICEH researcher Fernando Wehrmeister participated in the Evaluation Committee for activity proposals that will be part of the program of the 12th Brazilian Congress of Epidemiology. The Congress (12th EPI) will take place between November 23rd and 27th, 2024, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the meeting, the Committee reviewed over 200 suggestions for lectures and panel discussions, as well as 80 proposals for pre-congress activities, which were