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| Features | Mercury Research Bears Fruit in the Amazon
Women play a key role in protecting villagers from the mercury contaminating Brazil's Tapajós River. Now they are set to take on a new foe: Chagas disease. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-122189-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Climbing the Health Learning Curve Together
New capacity and fresh insights are among the goals of the Teasdale-Corti global health program that aims to expand the influence of research over a wide range of health issues. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-119050-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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A Nation Evolves
From the empowerment of women to managing their health — information and communication technologies have changed the lives of thousands of Indian villagers. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-113909-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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“How Will It Help Veronica?…”
During my trip to Uganda, one individual stayed with me throughout my travels, so much so, that “How will it help Veronica?” became a mantra for the trip. — ICT4D Director, Richard Fuchs. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-91905-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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A Golden Opportunity for Better Health
Gold has been mined for centuries in the hills of southwestern Ecuador. Today, the mining is small-scale but the problems it brings are large — unsafe conditions, environmental contamination, and harm to human health. Researchers are studying the impact of mining activities in several communities along the Puyango River. They have found that the effects extend beyond the immediate area to farming families living downstream. Two communities are now taking steps to address the problem. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-31618-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Making Plans for Success — The Tanzania Essential Health Interventions Project
Fewer children are dying in Morogoro District in Tanzania — the result of significant improvements in local health care. Morogoro is one of two districts that are the testing ground for the Tanzania Essential Health Interventions Project (TEHIP). This research and development partnership between the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Tanzania Ministry of Health has been piloting innovations in health planning, priority setting, and resource allocation. As the successful project comes to an end, the Tanzanian government is now taking steps to apply TEHIP’s lessons to the rest of the country. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-45726-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Viewpoint: SARS, AIDS, and Public Health
For most of the past century, the spread of mysterious, frightening infectious diseases is something that’s occurred mostly in poorer parts of the planet. Enter Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which has suddenly put Canada on the same plane — in the eyes of much of the world — as rural China. Tragic as it has been, Canada’s experience of SARS has a potentially positive outgrowth. It can drive home some critical lessons about public health that many developing countries have paid dearly to learn. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-32213-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Learning Lessons from Traditional Leaders in Ghana
In Ghana, traditional leaders are at the forefront in the struggle against HIV/AIDS. Chiefs and queen mothers are regaining their authority and assuming active roles as partners in development, working to alleviate the social, economic, and health consequences of AIDS in their communities. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-82924-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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The Challenge of Achieving Health Equity in Africa
Equity in health implies addressing differences in health status that are unnecessary, avoidable, and unfair, says the Regional Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa (EQUINET). The network addresses three dimensions of equity: in access to health resources, access to social and economic resources, and access to power. It does so by sharing information and by carrying out research. The goal is to build regional capacity and foster equitable health policies. This work is crucial, says EQUINET coordinator Dr Rene Loewenson, as inequities are increasing in Africa. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-58143-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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