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Every year we reflect on the top newsmakers, but what about those lost from the headlines? International humanitarian agency CARE recently released a study looking at the top 10 under-reported crises...
02/12/2018 10:47 EST
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When looking to partner with Indigenous communities in Canada, it is imperative to recognize the immense knowledge that exist at the community level.
02/05/2018 11:42 EST
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As Canadians implement — or abandon — their New Year's resolutions, it's also an appropriate time to reflect upon how the Canadian government is acting on the pledges it has made. As case...
02/02/2018 10:32 EST
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By Juan Carlos Rivillas, Raul Devia-Rodriguez, Gloria Song and Andréanne Martel Generally speaking, equity in access to essential sexual, reproductive, and maternal health care services for Col...
01/23/2018 10:04 EST
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Take a look beyond the cliche.
01/10/2018 11:11 EST
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Have you ever heard of NCDs? If you haven't, you aren't alone: non-communicable diseases or NCDs are a crucial health issue, but not the best known. Worse, NCDs have a serious public relations issue:...
12/12/2017 13:30 EST
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Written by Sarah Pentlow This has been a year where the feminist movement has had its profile raised significantly — the Women's March in Washington D.C., Canada's launch of a new Feminist Inter...
12/06/2017 09:57 EST
The Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH)
Nations should understand who is dying, when their people are dying, where they're dying, and from what disease, injury or condition.
11/30/2017 16:05 EST
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Inequalities in wealth and power continue to worsen, while the past few decades have made only a modicum of improvement in the lives of the world's poorest.
11/23/2017 12:22 EST
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Unlike a natural disaster, it is a preventable and utterly curable disease.
11/23/2017 11:08 EST
Sunisha Neupane
Written by Sunisha Neupane Article originally published on September 21, 2017 at Think Tank Initiative Bringing the perspectives of citizens, including the most marginalized, into health policy proces...
11/07/2017 16:34 EST
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By Shakira Choonara, Regional advocacy officer, Southern African AIDS Trust (Johannesburg, South Africa) Despite having seen firsthand the struggles faced by a person with a visual impairment, it was...
10/31/2017 13:38 EDT
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Written by Gavin Charles Democracy is much more than a ballot box – it is the rule of a just law, the inclusion and protection of minority rights, and the enabling of a vibrant and free civil so...
10/27/2017 14:31 EDT
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Written by Erica Di Ruggiero and Yv Bonnier Viger We often hear that we live in a global village that is interconnected and interdependent. Despite this seemingly inclusive rhetoric, many people are s...
10/24/2017 15:01 EDT
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By Livia Bizikova and Cory Searcy Two years ago, the United Nations adopted its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. At the heart of the 2030 Agenda was a commitment to pursue an ambitious set of...
09/20/2017 11:50 EDT
By Emily McGiffin In a new era of global cooperation and sustainable development goals, the effectiveness of Canada's participation rests more than ever before on the ability of various sectors to wor...
09/08/2017 16:05 EDT
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By Erin Gilchrist At a small health post in the village of Mirab, Ethiopia, a bright-eyed, chubby-cheeked infant named Bontu is placed on a scale. His mother looks on proudly as Aynalem, a Health Exte...
09/06/2017 08:49 EDT
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By Livia Bizikova and Fraser Reilly-King The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a shared agenda for all of us. Practically, this means that there are numerous entry points in which to engage: fr...
08/10/2017 15:45 EDT
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Worldwide, more than 65 million people have been forced from their homes by violence, famine, or natural disaster - the highest number since World War II.
06/22/2017 11:31 EDT
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By Taryn Russell In the hot and dusty city of Agra, India, schoolchildren march down the streets holding signs letting everyone in the neighborhood know that today is immunization day. This is the day...
06/21/2017 14:59 EDT