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The Institutional Canopy of Conservation
This project aims to conserve East Africa's rich biodiversity by strengthening local livelihoods through community-based conservation programs.
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Opening Access to Economic Data to Prevent Tobacco and Alcohol Related Diseases in Africa
This project will increase awareness and access to economic and policy data for tobacco and alcohol-related policies in sub-Saharan Africa among researchers, policymakers, and public health advocates.
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Coordination and Collaboration of Efforts with Organizations in Africa
The African Tobacco Situational Analysis (ATSA) supported by IDRC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation investigated the critical determinants of success for tobacco control in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Smoke-Free Worksites and Public Spaces in Cameroon
Existing data indicate a tobacco epidemic of the first order in Africa, but the rapid increase in tobacco consumption continues.
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Zambia Tobacco Control Campaign
The looming tobacco epidemic and its potential for thwarting development has prompted most governments in sub-Saharan Africa to ratify the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC).
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Addressing the Sanitation Challenge in Poor Urban Areas (East Africa)
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the global burden of disease could be reduced by up to 15% by improving water, sanitation and hygiene.
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Housing Sector Profile Studies in Tunis (Tunisia), Dakar (Senegal), Kampala (Uganda) and Lilongwe (Malawi)
The world's urban population has recently reached 50% of the global total. This trend is expected to continue and intensify in developing countries, especially in Africa.
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Synthesis of Evidence for Tobacco Taxation Policy Reform in West Africa
West Africa has been identified as a new lucrative market by the tobacco industry.
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Leadership Program for Promoting Policies Linking the Environment and Health in Africa
It is obvious that in many African countries, no linkages are being made between health policy and environment policy.
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Institutionalizing Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health in West and Central Africa
This project follows up on a earlier project on institutionalizing Ecosystem approaches to human health in West and Central Africa (102148).