With projects spanning multiple continents, UM researchers work alongside international organizations to address health disparities, contributing to global health policy development and capacity building. Notable initiatives like the Countdown 2030 project help improve maternal and child health in resource-limited countries, aligning UM’s research with SDG 3 targets.
The Institute for Global Public Health (IGPH)
A recognized leader in advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and wellness. The IGPH has received nearly half a billion dollars from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—the most of any Canadian university and among the most globally. One of its most recent IGHP grants of $12.5 million supports work improving maternal and child health in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Pakistan. In India, UM’s long-standing partnerships with local governments and organizations has helped the province of Uttar Pradesh lower rates of preventable child deaths by more than 70 per cent over the past 20 years.
Some of IGHP’s other projects include working with partners to increase immunizations in North India and strengthening HIV prevention response in Kenya alongside the Partners for Health and Development Africa.
Learn more about the IGPH
Countdown2030
Ties Boerma, Canada Research Chair of Population and Global Health at UM, directs Countdown2030, a global collaboration generating evidence to improve maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries in line with SDGs.
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The Manitoba Great Lakes Program
The Manitoba Great Lakes Program promotes environmental health and sustainable practices that ultimately contribute to community well-being. The program's focus on understanding and protecting freshwater ecosystems helps address health issues tied to water quality and availability, which are crucial for public health. This work is buoyed by others at UM working in soil sciences to mitigate nutrient runoff.
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