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...
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...
The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research at the World Health Organization and IDRC are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a peer-reviewed Journal Supplement. The topic: “Advancing knowledge and practice for using systems thinking...
Gita Sen, an IDRC grantee who combines a distinguished academic career with policy advocacy and NGO activism, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Sussex. The degree, awarded in recognition of her outstanding contributions in...
IDRC participated in the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) annual meeting held in Vancouver, British Columbia in February. The AAAS is the world’s largest association of scientists and engineers; this year’s theme was...
The Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) and the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR) are pleased to present an interactive workshop on global health research career paths at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Association...
Climate-resilient farming practices could make all the difference in the efforts to achieve future food security and adapt to climate change. Known as Climate Smart Agriculture, these practices were the focus of an inquiry by the New Agriculturist...
In August 2011, the University of Winnipeg launched a two-year Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) program focusing on Indigenous development. The university is one of 22 worldwide invited by the John and Catherine MacArthur Foundation and the...
A special issue of the online journal, BMC International Health and Human Rights, features 10 case studies focusing on global health research, partnerships, and equity. The special issue is an initiative supported by Canada's Global Health Research...
IDRC's Governance for Equity in Health Systems (GEHS) Program has been renewed for a five-year programming phase (2011-2016).The program has been a decade-long pioneer in the field of governance for equity in health systems. Building on...