Equity-informed research contributes to strengthening health systems and proposing solutions to make health accessible to all. Researchers from the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health (IMCHA) initiative will share their experience on how they applied an equity lens to their implementation research project. Key concepts and terminologies, including equality vs equity, intersectionality and social determinants of health, will also be clarified. Join […]

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is an important Canadian issue which health professionals and students in Canada need to be informed about. Unofficial estimates indicate we have more than 100,000 survivors of FGM/C in Canada from more than 50 countries, and possibly thousands of girsl at risk. How do you care for survivors? How do you […]

Nutrition has risen significantly on the global agenda in the last decade, spurred in part by the findings from the first Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition in 2008. The follow-on Series in 2013 came at a critical time alongside the Nutrition for Growth event in London. The growth of the SUN Movement, the past Nutrition for Growth […]

Join Care Canada as we listen, learn from and amplify the voices of women leaders in Canada and around the world. When women lead, change ripples on through communities and generations. We’re inviting women leaders in Canada and around the world to share not only their vision for a more equal, more resilient world but […]

This webinar will highlight implementation research findings from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Mali, exploring the impact of lifestyle, infections, inadequate nutrition and lack of contraception on the prevention of preterm birth. The session will be moderated by Jim Litch, MD, DTMH, Executive Director and Chief Research Officer at Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS). […]

Welcome to the Indigenous, Local and Global Health Office’s Equity Film Series where we will engage in discussions about social and health equity issues facing the communities we work with. In partnership with Awo Taan Healing Lodge Society and Mike Lang Stories, we wish to share the stories of family members of missing and murdered […]

Before the pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) was the world’s leading infectious disease killer, despite being both preventable and curable. COVID-19 and associated health system disruptions are proving to be devastating for people affected by TB. This World TB Day (March 24), join us for an open discussion with distinguished speakers who will share their valuable experience […]

Join grassroots activists, survivors and other members of the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C to explore successful models of change. Featuring fireside chats and TED-style talks on youth activism, survivor-led advocacy and wellbeing, and the global nature of FGM/C. SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Atashendartini Habsjah, CEDAW Working Group, Indonesia Aissata Camara, There Is No Limit […]

Together with its partners Women in Alternative Action (Cameroon) and Movimiento Manuela Ramos (Peru), Cuso is promoting gender equality and social inclusion to ensure that women and girls can exercise their rights, live healthy, safe and fulfilling lives. Societies that value women and men as equal are safer and healthier, and gender equality is a […]

A growing body of research makes the links between the security of women and the security of states. In fact, the very best predictor of a state’s peacefulness is not its level of wealth, its level of democracy, or its ethno-religious identity; the best predictor of a state’s peacefulness is how well its women are […]