Archives by Tag 'poverty'
4th Cycle National Metropolis Research Competition
Tweet4th Cycle National Metropolis Research Competition The Call for Proposals for the 4th Cycle of the National Metropolis Research Competition is now available on the National Metropolis website: http://canada.metropolis.net/competition/4th_researchcomp_e.html. A recent Statistics Canada Study projects that by 2031 approximately one-third of all Canadians will be visible minorities. (Visible minorities include those who identify/self-select as non-white, but [...]
LSE Health reproductive morbidity and poverty seminar – call for papers
TweetLSE Health is hosting a ESRC-funded seminar on ‘Reproductive morbidity and poverty’ on the 6th of November, 2010. They invite the submission of abstracts from now, with the deadline on the 31st of July. Poverty reduction is a core target in the international development agenda. Reproductive morbidities include physical disorders such as fistula and infertility, [...]
Seminar on Fertility and Poverty: micro and macro linkages
TweetThe Centre for Global Health, Population, Poverty, and Policy at the University of Southampton School of Social Sciences, in conjunction with the ESRC are holding a Seminar on Fertility and Poverty, focusing on micro and macro linkages. The seminar takes from on the 28th and 29th of January. A limited number of bursaries are available [...]
Fertility and poverty: micro and macro linkages. Call for papers.
TweetThe University of Southhampton are hosting a workshop on ‘fertility and poverty: micro and macro linkages’ from 28th to 29th January 2010. Papers are being invited that address the following: i) New evidence on the linkages between fertility and poverty (at both macro and micro levels) ii) Barriers to contraceptive use and safe abortion amongst [...]
Poverty and Reproductive Health in Poor Countries: Issues, Measurement & Evidence
Tweet BSPS day meeting – Sponsored in collaboration with the ESRC Poverty and Reproductive Health in Poor Countries: Issues, Measurement & Evidence Venue: New Academic Building (NABL09), LSE Friday 29th May, 2009 Background The burden of out-of-pocket expenditure related to reproductive health service use remains largely unexplored in poor country contexts. [...]