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StoryEnvironment Food and Agriculture GenderResearch from the Global South helps drive sustainable climate solutions that reach across regions and around the world.
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Research in ActionDevelopment GovernanceClosing the justice gap with research on legal empowermentMore than half of the world’s population is excluded from opportunities the rule of law provides, and 1.5 billion people cannot access support to resolve justice problems. IDRC supports research on legal empowerment strategies to address this growing justice gap and to promote vibrant civic spaces.
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StoryNo relevant topicsCoping with COVID-19: Researching resilience in young “agripreneurs”A study funded through Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) shows how some young farmers weathered the pandemic in Kenya.
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StoryHealthInnovating for Maternal and Child Health in AfricaIMCHA supported equitable lifesaving solutions, including improving the quality of healthcare and removing barriers to access it.
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NewsDevelopment Health Science and TechnologyArtificial Intelligence for Global Health: new programming to connect responsible AI to key health challengesIDRC is pleased to announce new research programming: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Global Health (AI4GH), which will focus on catalyzing and scaling AI research for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response and for sexual, reproductive and maternal health.Date
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsBurden of smoking-related diseases in Brazil : mortality, morbidity and costs
The study aims to estimate the burden of tobacco for Brazil in 2011 in terms of mortality, morbidity and direct cost to the health system in order to guide decision making and strengthen public hea
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsTapping the potential of neglected and underutilized food crops for sustainable nutrition security in the mountains of Pakistan and Nepal
Neglected and underutilized food crops (NUFCs) have high nutritional value, but their role in achieving nutrition security is not adequately understood, and they do not feature in food and nutritio
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsFlexible strategies for coping with rainfall variability: seasonal adjustments in cropped area in the Ganges basin
One of the main manifestations of climate change will be increased rainfall variability. How to deal with this in agriculture will be a major societal challenge.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSocio-technical methodologies in establishing climate smart villages in Myanmar as platform to promote climate smart agriculture
The paper provides some results of a three-year Climate smart villages (CSV) project in four ecological zones of Myanmar, involving four project villages.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAssociation between the price of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazil
Findings show that the price of ultra-processed foods is inversely associated with the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Brazil, mainly in the lowest socioeconomic status population.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsVivência educativa de acadêmicos de medicina no minicurso “a abordagem eco-bio-social e a vigilância ativa na prevenção e controle do aedes aegypti” : um relato de experiênciaPublication Date
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsDescription of Eniacomorpha hermetiae Delvare sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Chalcididae) a pupal parasitoid of Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera, Stratiomyidae), and a potential threat to mass production of the fly as a feed supplement for domestic…
Adult black soldier fly (BSF) Hermetia illucens are not pests, consume nothing but water or plant nectar, do not approach humans, do not bite or sting, and do not vector or disseminate any specific
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsTrapping, identification and rearing of edible palm weevils in Kenya and Uganda
Results of this study can be used to guide an integrated Rhynchophorus phoenicis management system with a dual benefit of protecting plants from a weevil attack, and utilizing the weevils to improv
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWomen’s empowerment and livestock vaccination : evidence from Peste des Petits Ruminants vaccination interventions in Northern Ghana
Healthy livestock provide meaningful opportunities to enhance women’s empowerment (WE) in low-and middle-income countries. Animal vaccines are important to keep livestock healthy and productive.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsEffect of a multifaceted intervention on utilization of primary health care for maternal and child health care in rural Nigeria
The study included 2,819 women participants of reproductive age.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsInfection control, occupational and public health measures including mRNA-based vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infections to protect healthcare workers from variants of concern : a 14-month observational study using surveillance data
The article reviews evidence regarding exposure to COVID-19 in health care workers (HCW) and rates of transmission in Vancouver (Canada).
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAccelerating climate research and action in cities through advanced science-policy-practice partnerships
While cities and urban areas have begun to be recognized within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a multi-level climate action is urgent with cities playing a cent
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsGlobal overview of locusts as food, feed and other uses
This review assesses the potential of harnessing locust swarms for beneficial uses as a more sustainable management strategy than using pesticides.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsRoad to decentralization in health service delivery in the ethnic states of Myanmar
Since political reforms in 2011, the Myanmar government health expenditures have increased almost tenfold (2011-2017), reaching 4.2 percent of its total budget.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAdaptation research alliance : concept note
The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) is an integral component of the Adaptation & Resilience (A&R) campaign, one of the priority areas for the COP26.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsTowards a more resilient agri-food system in Ghana post COVID-19
The policy brief provides an overview of how pre-COVID-19 stresses in the agri-food system in Ghana have interacted with pandemic fallout.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsEstablishing competitive and socially inclusive local pharmaceutical industries in West Africa : role of research, innovation, and development
This policy brief presents findings on the human resource situation for the pharmaceutical sector in West Africa.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsNational framework for research, innovation, and commercialisation in Ghana
Research findings provide insights into the governance and institutional architecture of Ghana’s innovation system and mandate.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsBuilding a competitive and socially inclusive local pharmaceutical manufacturing in West Africa : strategies for enhancing affordability through procurement and related policy incentives for the sector
The study focused on issues of affordability; human resources; research and development; intellectual property and technology transfer and covered nine Economic Community of West African States (EC
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsInfographic - cinco dicas infalíveis para vender alimentos ultraprocessados para crianças e ajudar o Brasil a atingir índices ainda mais altos de obesidade e outras doenças crônicasPublication Date