NCDs
Cameroon is a West-Central African country with a population of approximately 27 million people. The current male to female sex ratio is close to 1:1. Between 2000 and 2019, mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among women in Cameroon increased from about 27% to the current 38%. NCDs, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and neurological diseases, […]
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I. What is gender analysis? Gender analysis is a structured analytical method used to detect, evaluate, and describe gender differences within a dataset. Gender analysis examines the different roles, rights, and opportunities of men, women, and non-binary people, and their interrelationships. Gender analysis uncovers disparities and gaps between genders, examines the reason behind the […]
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This seminar first aired live on March 24, 2022. Moderator: June Sugiyama, Vodafone Americas Foundation Speakers: Many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) seek cost-effective methods to obtain timely and quality health data. One goal of the Data for Health Initiative is to find affordable, scalable solutions to cost-effective collection methods of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk […]
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This seminar first aired live on February 25, 2022. Moderator: Dr. Michelle Kaufman, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Speakers: Dr. Johanna Riha, Research Fellow in Gender and Health Hub, UNU-IIGH, Malaysia Dr. Purna Sen, Visiting Professor, Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University Dr. Rohini Prabha Pande, Senior Health Specialist, World […]
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