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An Ethiopian woman holds a six-month old boy in her arms outside a health centre.

Initiative promoting women’s economic empowerment expands with two new projects

A Sri Lankan woman sells produce on the side of the road.

There is no recovery without informal workers

Technician at a laboratory in Hanoi where tests on Avian Flu are being conducted.

Announcement of call for proposals – Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program Phase II – 2021-2022 competition

Oneida Gómez poses with seedlings from her plant nursery in El Salvador.

New research supports a gender-equal recovery through low-carbon innovation

A farmer tends to some pigs inside a concrete structure with corrugated metal roof

ACIAR/IDRC Research Program on One Health

A photo of health policymakers and other stakeholders at a meeting in Abuja in April 2021.

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A lab assistant in a lab coat and hijab is surrounded by shelves with beakers full of yellow liquid and large vats on the floor.

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Spread awareness, stop resistance

Student in class in Africa

Research-based recommendations for school reopenings in Africa: Prioritizing the needs of the most vulnerable

Residents of Gugulethu, South Africa, wearing masks.

AI project delivers key pandemic data to policymakers in Africa