Global collaboration is the key to stop infectious diseases.
This study applied the framework of cost benefit analysis to both tobacco and bamboo. Results showed that bamboo farming is financially and economically beneficial to tobacco farmers.
The Community of Practice in EcoHealth for West and Central Africa (COPEH-WCA) is a network of ten universities and institutions of higher education and research, including teachers and researchers, NGOs and practitioners, who invest in training,
While the resources for health care exist within the region, many of these, such as health workers, flow out of Africa, while the remaining resources rarely reach those with greatest health needs.
Obesity in South Africa is becoming a major public health issue for the country - nearly 60% of adult women and 31% percent of adult men are either obese or overweight.
Access to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy has significantly enhanced quality of life and life expectancy for people living with HIV infection in low-income countries such as Nigeria.
This initiative supports phases 2 and 3 clinical trials of an experimental Ebola vaccine. The experimental vaccine is based on an attenuated recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus vector (VSV-EBOV).
The Canada-Africa Prevention Trials Network (CAPT Network) was formed through a capacity building grant from the Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI).