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Latest news from IDRC and the world of research for development
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Workshops, presentations, and public events
- IDRC Speaker Series
Renowned speakers present provocative insights and ideas on issues of social justice and development
- The India Lectures
From the success of its green revolution to its status as one of the world's fastest growing economies, India has emerged as a global power. Listen to four distinguished Indian thinkers offer a glimpse into the political, cultural, and economic challenges facing India today.
Bamako 2008: New solutions to chronic problems at the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health 2008-11-17
Opening this morning, the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health brings together close to 1000 international participants to address global and national health research challenges. A special panel today, chaired by Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, will feature research that addresses emerging solutions to chronic conditions.
Bamako 2008: African Researchers to Speak on Health Equity 2008-11-16
Canada’s International Development Research Centre ( IDRC) will convene eminent African researchers prior to the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health in Bamako, Mali, to discuss research and policy interventions crucial to addressing global health challenges. Researchers from several African countries will meet in a series of panels to discuss the impact of governance on public health and maternal and child primary health care, and linking health research to practice. La mujer hace oír su voz: Poder local y derechos de la mujer 2008-11-13
¿Qué hay de la política nacida de la gran promesa de que los gobiernos descentralizados ayudarían a empoderar a decenas de millones de mujeres en los países en desarrollo? ¿Ha mejorado realmente la vida de las mujeres con el cambio hacia más poder y recursos al nivel local? ¿Ha servido ese cambio para que más niñas entren a la escuela, más mujeres embarazadas reciban atención médica, más mujeres sean dueñas de la tierra que cultivan y que más mujeres desempeñen el papel que les corresponde en todos los niveles de gobierno?
An African Success Story: Photo Exhibit 2008-10-23
Lucille Teasdale – one of Canada’s first female surgeons – and her Italian husband Piero Corti turned a small dispensary in Gulu, Uganda, into what is known today as one of Africa’s largest non-profit hospital, St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor. Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Lucille Teasdale & Piero Corti Foundation are proud to present Lacor: An African Success Story, a photo exhibit by Mauro Fermariello that depicts the life-long devotion and commitment of these two incredible doctors and local practitioners in providing much needed medical services to the citizens of Gulu and its surroundings. The exhibit is hosted by Library and Archives Canada.
Standing the Test of Time 2008-09
What are the lasting impacts of 40 years of IDRC-supported research? We'd like to find out.
Food Security 2008-05
For nearly 40 years, IDRC has supported researchers from the developing world in their search to grow food and feed their cities and rural communities. Learn how IDRC is turning research into action.
2008-10-28 8:00 (Ottawa)
Photography Exhibition
Lacor Hospital: An African Success Story
A photo exhibition, organized by the Lucille Teasdale and Piero Corti Foundation and IDRC, tells the inspiring story of Lacor's transformation from a small hospital in Uganda into one of the largest and best non-profit medical centres in equatorial Africa.
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