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Defining outcomes and opportunities for reproductive health and pregnancy among adolescents in post-conflict Northern Uganda

The current generation of adolescents 10-24 years old is the largest in human history. Adolescence is a crucial time in terms of health, education and skills which will determine social and economic development over the life course. While focused global action on maternal and child health based on the Millennium Development Goals has resulted […]

#MyRightToHealth

World AIDS Day 2017 is focusing on the theme “My health, my right” in support of universal right to health, which includes the prevention and treatment of ill health, ability to make health-related decisions, access to healthcare without discrimination or violence, and the right to education. In the lead-up to World AIDS Day on December […]

Gender Equity in CIHR Research Funding: Implications for Women’s Health Research

By Liisa Galea, Ph.D. On August 15, 2017, CIHR released a report outlining gender differences in the amount of approved CIHR funding and in March, 2017 on gender inequities in success rates with Project, Open Operating and Foundation grants1. Overall, within-sex success rates across all CIHR grant programs did not show a strong bias, with […]

Kangaroo Mother Care at BC Women’s Hospital NICU

On November 15th BC Women’s Hospital, along with Perinatal Services BC, announced that their innovative Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) program will receive financial support from the Ministry of Children and Family Development to help implement KMC in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the province. KMC is a skin-to-skin attachment program, wherein the mother (or partner) holds their […]

Women’s Health Research Symposium

On October 25 2017, the Women’s Health Research Institute, together with the Vice President Research Office at Simon Fraser University, hosted a half-day women’s health research symposium at the beautiful SFU Diamond Alumni Centre. The event was entitled, “Examining diversity across disciplines, decades, and distances”. Associate Professor in the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr. […]

Exciting Job Opportunity: Director of Surveillance at Perinatal Services BC

Perinatal Services BC (PSBC) is hiring! This is a very exciting opportunity to do surveillance and quality improvement work to improve maternal and newborn health. BC’s Perinatal Data Registry collects information across the continuum of care (antenatal, intrapartum, postpartum) on every mother-baby pair and captures all births that take place in BC. The role includes […]

WHRI’s 11th Anniversary Address

Happy 11th anniversary to the Women’s Health Research Institute! Having recently passed my first year mark as the institute’s Executive Director, it is an excellent opportunity to review our achievements over the past year. The Mission of the WHRI, “Creating new knowledge and evidence-based solutions that inform and transform the health and health care of […]

#SupportTheReport

Budget 2018 is just around the corner. Will there be any new money dedicated to fundamental research? Why and how you can make a difference? By Liisa Galea, WHRI Scientist The Canada Budget 2018 is just around the corner. Why should scientists and researchers care? Because the Fundamental Science Review commissioned by the Honourable Kristy […]

#CANADAvsHPV: HPV in HIV Study

This October 1st to 7th marked Canada’s first HPV Prevention Week, an initiative led by the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMW). The theme for this year was #CANADAvsHPV, with the intention for Canadian health officials and government to help prevent the spread of HPV through education. In honour of HPV Prevention Week, the Women’s Health […]