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...
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 —...
Potatoes have played an integral role in Andean agriculture for thousands of years.
Since 1998, IDRC has supported research in Ecuador on the health impacts of pesticide use on potato farmers and their families. Researchers worked with farmers...
Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, is the home of almost 2 million people. Many of the poorest live in unplanned and under-serviced slums. An IDRC-supported project used an ecohealth approach to development in 12 neighbourhoods struggling with...
Africa, a new frontier for tobacco companies, is witnessing a smoking epidemic. These short videos provide an introduction to tobacco use in Africa, some of the successes in addressing the devastating effects of tobacco use, and the challenges to...
Sustainable partnerships. Community engagement. Impact on health policy and practice. These are among the common themes in a collection of 10 case studies showcasing effective global health research. The case studies appear in a special supplement...
Paths to better health A study in Mexico provided hard evidence of the health risks for children of manganese exposure.
Mining one of the world’s largest deposits of manganese has affected both the environment and human health in the Mexican state...
IDRC-funded researchers are improving the lives of thousands of malnourished families in Malawi.With more than 10 years of experience in the region, the Soils, Food and Healthy Communities project is increasing food security and improving child...