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24 February 2015
Strengthening Health Systems for Resilience
Published by: IDS
In countries with high levels of poverty or instability and with poor health system management and governance, people are highly vulnerable to shocks associated with ill health, including major epidemics.
Myanmar Pig Partnership
The Myanmar Pig Partnership is focusing on the risks of zoonotic disease emergence associated with the rapid growth and intensification of livestock production in Myanmar in recent years.
Latest work
STEPS Centre Myanmar Pig Partnership1 December 2014
Non-Communicable Disease and Development: Future Pathways
Published by: IDS
From a biomedical perspective, non-communicable disease (NCD) is not a new problem, particularly in the global North. However, awareness of the increasing burden from these conditions in low- and middle-income countries (L&MICs) has only recently emerged in the arena of development policy and practice (Beaglehole et al. 2011).
29 May 2014
Responding to the Threat of Nutrition-related Non-communicable Disease
Published by: IDS
Shifts in society, demography, technology and the environment are significantly impacting the global burden of disease, with non-communicable disease (NCD) on the rise. Almost half of all deaths attributable to NCD have nutrition as the predominant risk factor (cardiovascular diseases and diabetes).
18 November 2013
The Health of Women and Girls in Urban Areas with a Focus on Kenya and South Africa: A Review
Published by: IDS
This thematic review focuses on a range of health challenges faced in particular by women and girls living in low-income urban settlements in expanding cities in Kenya and South Africa.
29 May 2013
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Women Living with HIV in South Africa
Published by: IDS
South Africa's constitutional and legal framework reflects the country's commitment to women's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in line with international commitments. Nevertheless, women's rights are still abused and overlooked.
Non-communicable diseases and development: Future Pathways
This project examines the impact of the rise of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries.
South Africa and International Development Cooperation
The most recent BRICS member, officially joining in 2011, South Africa has since become a core component of the grouping and keen to establish itself as a rising power. The Rising Powers in International Development Programme is looking at the growing role of South Africa in the field of international development cooperation.
Influencing Policies to Support the Empowerment of Women and Girls
Promoting greater understanding of how to build an enabling environment for gender empowerment.