Making use of information and communication technology (ICT) to ensure equitable access to health services in developing countries is becoming more and more feasible.
The shift from high to low levels of mortality and fertility called the demographic transition occurred over a century ago in the developed world.
Health care across much of the African continent is hampered by meager resources and a growing burden of disease, with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria leading the charge.
This grant will allow the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) to create, host and maintain a web-based resource on national health research in low- and middle-income countries in partnership with institutions in the South.
A new disease profile of Gulu District and neighbouring areas in North Uganda will help local health service providers meet the changing health needs of the most vulnerable.
Health is becoming a core feature of global negotiations, whether they relate to trade, economic growth, or social development. New research will help boost Africa's bargaining power in global health diplomacy,
A health information system is made up of discreet and modular building blocks that need to interoperate with one another. The health informatics researcher is the architect responsible for ensuring that they do so.
It is estimated that nearly 9 million children die annually from conditions that could be readily treated if North American or European standards of care were more generally available.
Mali has one of the heaviest disease burdens in the world. Using cellphones to monitor outbreaks of disease in the country could help to ease that burden.
Research results have no value unless they are made available for due consideration by practitioners and policymakers. Scientific articles are not enough.