The GDC hosts several webinars around various topics. Join us to listen, share and become a part of the solution. Here is a list of past webinars VACCINE EQUITY: How do we get there? #BOURE2020 Webinar Series: Ending institutionalization and strengthening family and community based care for children...
Health systems effects of successive emergency health and nutrition projects: an embedded retrospective case study analysis in Sudan and Pakistan Abstract Despite increasing attention to the concept of a humanitarian-development nexus in recent years, limited research is available to improve health...
Thank you for joining the UNICEF Evaluation Office and Office of Research-Innocenti for the second #BOURE2020 webinar series presenting "Strengthening Community Linkages to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak Preparedness in the most-at-risk districts in Uganda", on 25 February 2021 (Thursday), 8-9AM...
What is needed to support business continuity and protect workers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? Beyond a health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic is now a human crisis with huge socio-economic impacts, including on the labour market. Millions of companies worldwide are in danger of being forced...
What can community perspectives bring to Ebola virus disease preparedness in Uganda's border districts? Unequal social structures and structural violence shape community responses. These pre-existing inequalities can be exacerbated by health crises. Participatory research on the Ebola epidemic and...
Birth registration is a fundamental right with the aim of providing legal identity to all. Through substantial engagement with community and government stakeholders, an evaluation of the Birth Registration Programme Nigeria spurred political commitment to support more registration centres, while...
Half a billion syringes to be pre-positioned for eventual COVID-19 vaccination Initial preparatory work – in partnership with Gavi and WHO – will include purchasing boxes for the safe disposal of syringes and mapping out cold chain equipment to ensure delivery of effective vaccines As the world...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is changing family life. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization estimates 1·38 billion children are out of school or child care, without access to group activities, team sports, or playgrounds. Parents and caregivers are attempting to...
Breastfeeding is linked to supporting both maternal and newborn health, which contribute to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5, to reduce child mortality and to improve maternal health, respectively. Breastfeeding women are less likely to develop breast and ovarian cancer, and breastfed...