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Study spotlight: Maternal Microbiome LEGACY Project
In celebration of World Microbiome Day, The Maternal Microbiome LEGACY Project team is excited to share some study updates!
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Congratulations to the recipients of the Women’s Global Health Research Trainee Awards!
The awards were presented to Kalysha Closson, PhD candidate, School of Population & Public Health, UBC, and Amanda Rowlands, Master’s of Science candidate, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU.
What would it take for the province of British Columbia to Eliminate Cervical Cancer?
There were an estimated 1550 cases of cervical cancer diagnosed in Canada in 2017, with approximately 400 women dying from this preventable disease. Cervical cancer remains a public health threat to women at the prime of their lives. With access to highly effective HPV vaccines and screening technologies, we have reached a time when elimination of cervical cancer in Canada is entirely possible and within our reach.
Vancouver welcomes Women Deliver 2019 conference
Over 8,000 people from 160+ countries congregated in the Vancouver Convention Centre on June 3-6, 2019 for Women Deliver. The environment was electrifying.
$20M investment announced for research on HPV and cervical cancer
On June 4th, 2019, the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) was proud to join BC Women’s Health Foundation, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (BCWH), and representatives from the BC Centre for Disease Control, BC Elimination of Cervical Cancer Task Force, and the Gynecological Cancer Initiative, to welcome The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Canada’s Minister of Health.
Dorothy Shaw is the WHRI’s 2019 recipient of the Career Contributions to Women’s Health Award
She is internationally renowned for her advocacy of women’s reproductive rights and freedoms. And in the current era where we are seeing the realities of women’s rights to access reproductive health care taken away from them, our need for champions is even more imperative. By all accounts, Dr. Dorothy Shaw embodies the label of champion.
A look back on the Fourth Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium
On Friday, May 31st, 2019 the Women’s Health Research Institute welcomed over 200 members of the women’s health research community and its other stakeholders to the beautiful Vancouver Convention Centre for a day spent exploring work at the forefront of global women’s health research.
WHRI partners with Vancouver Island Health Authority and University of Victoria to run womens health symposium
On May 6, 2019, the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI), in partnership with Vancouver Island Health Authority and the University of Victoria held a symposium focused on women’s health. The event was funded by a Collaborative Research Mobility Award from UBC awarded to Dr. Brotto.