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Streptococcus suis (S.

Parasitic infections remain pervasive in many parts of the world.

The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to contain it have threatened livelihoods, introduced new occupational risks and increased the precariousness of labour relations, especially for women.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, as elsewhere, low-income and marginalized communities have seen their vulnerability exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

West Africa, like most low- and middle-income countries, faces the triple burden of malnutrition.

One of the key areas identified for capacity building for the second phase of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) is open science, and in particular open access to scientific literature and open data.

Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by elevated circulating sugar levels that result from reduced insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells and reduced sensitivity to insulin.

In Ecuador, rural people, and particularly rural Indigenous people, are disproportionately affected by nutrient inadequacies, obesity, and overweight.

Streptococcus suis, a bacterium covered by a “sugar coat” (e.

This project supports the project cohort “Understanding and overcoming youth exposure to violence, exclusion, and injustice in Africa”.

Cellular senescence is a programmed response to oncogenic (tumour-causing) stress that aims to halt the expansion of cells with malignant potential.

People living in informal urban settings in Latin America and the Caribbean are highly vulnerable to water-related risks associated with climate change.

In 2006, the idea to create a resource documenting the growing body of research on peace and security took hold in the wake of the increasing number of worldwide peacekeeping missions, the emergence of new regional peacekeeping actors, especially in Africa, and the availability of published data.

The International Community-University Research Alliance program (ICURA) is a joint initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and IDRC.