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Prediction and Prevention of Emerging Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife

The emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases affecting Brazil today result from complex interactions between natural and human systems. Zoonotic diseases such as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, rabie

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Books explore alternatives to the delivery of public services

The IDRC-funded Municipal Services Project launched two books in March 2012 exploring alternatives to the privatization of basic public services. Both books are available for free online. Remunicipalisation: Putting Water Back into Public Hands...


News

Results of the call for concept notes on promoting healthy diets

27/04/2012

In July 2011, IDRC’s Non-Communicable Disease Prevention (NCDP) program announced the call for concept notes  “Promoting healthy diets: A key strategy for non-communicable disease prevention in low- and middle-income countries”. The key objective of...

Results of the call for concept notes on fiscal policies for tobacco control

27/04/2012

In 2011, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian Global Tobacco Control Forum established a new initiative to address the need for local evidence for the adoption of tobacco control fiscal policies in low- and...

Events

IDRC at the February 2012 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in Vancouver

16/02/2012

IDRC is participating at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), being held February 16-20 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada. This year’s theme is Flattening the World: Building...

Highlight: Richard Gakuba speaks on ehealth to advance maternal and child health

24/11/2011

Improving maternal and child health is a key aim of the Millennium Development Goals. Health systems in most developing countries are not up to task, however, and resources to improve them are scarce.    Richard Gakuba, national e-health...

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The emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases affecting Brazil today result from complex interactions between natural and human systems. Zoonotic diseases such as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, rabie

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The number of children with mental challenges is large and growing at an alarming rate in India. Approximately 1% of children have an Autism Spectrum Disorder, while an estimated 2-5% have an auditory

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Southeast Asia is undergoing rapid agricultural intensification affecting crops, livestock and plantation forestry. Such agricultural change can be good for human health by improving food security, nu

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Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus is the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. This mosquito-transmitted disease has spread over the last 20 years, putting more than 3 billion people in South an

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In 2007, out-of-pocket expenditures accounted for 90% of total private expenditure on healthcare in India. The cost of coping with serious disease can be ruinous for families living below the poverty

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The IDRC-funded Municipal Services Project launched two books in March 2012 exploring alternatives to the privatization of basic public services. Both books are available for free online. Remunicipalisation: Putting Water Back into Public Hands...

Latest Results

Since 2001, the IDRC-funded Soils, Food and Healthy Communities project has helped combat malnutrition and improve the health of poor families in rural northern Malawi. Growing a wide variety of nutritious food crops has led to stronger children...

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Reshaping Agriculture for Nutrition and Health is a new resource for those who think that linking agriculture, nutrition, and health can maximize agricultural benefits for the poor and hungry. Published by the International Food Policy Research...

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In several Latin American countries, a selective approach to the delivery of primary health care in the past few decades has skewed access to a limited number of services to specific vulnerable populations. The result: fragmented health systems with...

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Health care systems in many African countries are undergoing decentralization, institutional reform and cost recovery. These reforms aim to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of health services. However, high levels of ill health —...
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