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  • Research in Action
    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Information and Communication

    Artificial intelligence for development

    IDRC-supported research is ensuring that the benefits of AI are used to advance development, reduce social inequality, and foster greater gender parity.
    Published date
    Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 13:30
  • Research in Action
    HEALTH MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ADOLESCENT HEALTH FAMILY PLANNING

    A community approach for improving maternal health

    Community knowledge, commitment, and resources are shaping a system-wide approach to tackle maternal and newborn mortality in Mozambique.
    Published date
    Tuesday, March 27, 2018 - 15:30
  • Research in Action
    Food and Agriculture CHICKPEAS WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

    Pulse power

    In Ethiopia, protein-rich crops of pulses such as chickpeas are no longer playing second fiddle to maize and wheat, a shift that’s transforming women’s lives.
    Published date
    Monday, February 26, 2018 - 13:30
  • Research in Action
    Science and Technology Health Innovation

    Smartphone app is improving sustainable cattle farming in Ethiopia

    Ethiopia has one of the most significant livestock populations in Africa. Cattle represent one of the country’s largest segments of this population, with roughly 50 million animals.
    Published date
    Friday, January 26, 2018 - 14:00
  • 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
    Livestock

    Vaccine victory

    A Canadian virologist created a breakthrough five-in-one livestock vaccine that could transform the lives of millions in Africa and beyond.
    Published date
    Tuesday, May 16, 2017 - 16:00

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