Research supported by IDRC will evaluate the impacts of social protection programs available to people that do not have access to social security. Traditionally, social security funds have covered legally registered employees who contribute through...
An IDRC project designed to supply the science needed to reduce food insecurity and malnutrition in Guatemala was launched by Canada’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (the Americas), the Honourable Diane Albonczy, in early December. The...
Ecosalud ETV Colombia is tackling dengue and malaria by strengthening local and national vector-borne disease control programs in Colombia.
The Colombian program is part of a regional effort, the Ecohealth Field Building Leadership in Prevention...
Peru's Direccion General de Salud Ambiental (Environmental Health Directorate of the Ministry of Health) has been awarded two prizes for its success in preventing and controlling malaria in the North Coast of Peru: the grand prize for...
A three-year IDRC project to make food more secure and nutritious in Guatemala ─ a country with one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in the world ─ was launched in Guatemala on December 5. Food Insecurity and Under-Nutrition in Guatemala...
IDRC is pleased to announce the launch of a new innovation competition in Latin America and the Caribbean. The competition welcomes concept notes on how innovative and simple public eHealth solutions can advance equity in health in the region.
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Through the Drugs, Security and Democracy (DSD) Fellowship Program in Latin America and the Caribbean, IDRC is helping to build capacity for policy-relevant research to tackle issues of violence and insecurity caused by transnational and...
New reports on entrepreneurship in the Caribbean highlight the need to implement new programs to improve the survival rate of nascent businesses and to revisit the effectiveness of current programs.
The reports are a result of the three-year GEM...
Vector-borne diseases pose a significant health burden in Latin America and the Caribbean. Chagas disease, malaria, leishmaniasis, dengue, and dengue hemorrhagic fever account for about 90% of this burden. IDRC is supporting the “Ecohealth Field...
Latin America is at a crossroads, with buoyant demand for its natural resources presenting significant opportunities and risks. A timely new book explores the pros and cons for countries in the region of exploiting their natural resource abundance...