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  • Research in Action
    MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH WOMEN'S HEALTH BIRTH MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES Gender

    Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa teams share early findings in Dakar

    As the seven-year Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) program reached its halfway mark, 80 African and Canadian experts gathered in Dakar, Senegal, from April 24-27, 2017 to discuss the program’s emerging findings and to hone their research and policy engagement skills.
    Published date
    Friday, September 29, 2017 - 11:00
  • Research in Action
    Gender

    Gender and violence in cities

    Millions, especially women, live with a deep sense of insecurity and experience violence in a multitude of forms each day.
    Published date
    Friday, October 20, 2017 - 08:30
  • Research in Action
    MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES MATERNITY SERVICE MATERNAL MORTALITY Gender

    Fourth Global Health Systems Research Symposium features innovative research on improving maternal and child health in Africa

    It is women and children across developing countries who suffer most from the shocks and stresses to health systems. In South Sudan — a country ravaged by conflicts — limited infrastructure, lack of health information, and severe shortages of health personnel contribute to high levels of maternal and child mortality. Outbreaks of infectious disease and epidemics have similar consequences — the impact of Ebola on maternal and child health in West Africa is one example.
    Published date
    Friday, December 23, 2016 - 13:00
  • Research in Action
    Gender Economic integration Governance Equity

    Family law reform to change women’s realities across 11 countries

    Five prominent female thinkers and doers recently demonstrated how changing language in family laws can alter the course of women’s lives. At an October 7, 2016 project launch, prominent advocates from the Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) — a global partnership of 20 independent women’s rights organizations across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America — gathered to highlight the need for governments to reform family laws.
    Published date
    Thursday, December 8, 2016 - 10:30
  • Research in Action
    LAND ACQUISITION WOMEN LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND POLICY LAND SETTLEMENT Gender

    Addressing inadequate compensation

    This is one of five cross-cutting issues that have emerged from early research findings on large-scale land acquisitions in Africa.  Read about how researchers are working with communities to increase their ability to protect their rights.
    Published date
    Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 13:30
  • Research in Action
    LAND ACQUISITION WOMEN LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND POLICY LAND SETTLEMENT Gender

    Improving awareness and participation

    This is one of five cross-cutting issues that have emerged from early research findings on large-scale land acquisitions in Africa. Read about how researchers are working with communities to increase their ability to protect their rights.
    Published date
    Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 13:30

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