Research

Harnessing Health Informatics: Dilemmas of Big Data and Adaptive Technologies

by globalhealth on Dec 6, 2015 in Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, IFGH Multimedia, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, Research

GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES Citizen Journalist: Richard Gibney Today, both patient confidentiality and data protection are highly valued. But so is the data itself. Data breaches in the health sector are a serious concern. Many hospitals continue to rely on paper systems for their health records, with the move to digital...

From We to One: Trans-disciplinary approaches to transform Global Health

by globalhealth on Jun 5, 2015 in Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News, Policy, Research

GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES Citizen Journalist & Editor: Bianca van Bavel Globally, most emerging diseases and persisting infections are zoonoses transmitted from animals to humans. Their origins are associated with societal and cultural adaptations over tens of thousands of years, such as the introduction of...

Resolving the Contradictions of Growth and Capabilities: A rights-based approach to health

by globalhealth on Feb 16, 2015 in Education, Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Irish News and Feeds, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, News, Past Events, Policy, Research, Resources

GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES Citizen Journalist: Bianca van Bavel Applying a human rights approach often calls into question a series of contradictions; particularly when it is introduced by the nation’s President to open up public discourse on health system reform against a backdrop of economic austerity. In this...

Ireland’s HPRA Stands to Engage Scientists of All Ages

by globalhealth on Jan 28, 2015 in Education, Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, Multimedia, News, Opportunity, Past Events, Research

Global Health Writes Citizen Journalist: Richeal Nic An Ri Here in an energetic atmosphere and a full house of eager students, exhibitors and teachers from all over Ireland—yes, it is the BT 2015 Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS)! Now in its prime 51st year of exhibition,...

Community approach to preventing violence against women: SASA! study results are out.

by globalhealth on Aug 8, 2014 in Education, Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Multimedia, News, Research, Resources

Reducing violence against women – SASA! Recent results from the groundbreaking study on the SASA! (meaning ‘Now’ in Kiswahili) approach have been extremely positive, showing reductions in intimate partner violence (IPV), as well as marked shifts towards non-acceptance of IPV, and increasing respect for...

New Report Highlights Position of Women Refugees in Lebanon

by globalhealth on Mar 5, 2014 in Homepage recent posts, Maternal Health, News, Research

Women and girls are known to be uniquely and disproportionately affected by warfare, making up 80% of all refugees and displaced persons. However, a needs assessment carried out by researchers from Yale University at the request of the UN Population Fund (UNPF) has now thrown light on the plight of pregnant...

Final Call For Abstracts: ‘Health and Gender Equity in a Period of Global Crisis’

by globalhealth on Sep 18, 2013 in Events, Past Events, Research

The Irish Forum for Global Health is pleased to be working in conjunction with the Development Studies Association of Ireland (DSAI) and the Gender Advanced Research Consortium (Gender ARC) to bring ‘Health and Gender Equity in a Period of Global Crisis’ to Galway this November. We encourage submissions for...

Health & Gender Equity in a Period of Global Crisis

by globalhealth on Sep 12, 2013 in Events, Homepage recent posts, Past Events, Research

DSAI (Development Studies Association Ireland), IFGH (Irish Forum for Global Health) and Gender ARC are delighted to partner on ‘Health and Gender Equity in a Period of Global Crisis’; a conference reflecting two prominent research themes which have emerged over the past two-three years. This conference will hear...