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Juan Carlos Núñez-Enríquez in Oaxaca
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IAP YPL alumnus receives a CONACYT grant to study childhood leukemia in marginalized regions of Mexico Funding comes from the Mexican Government through the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) Announcing Institution
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Vaccines Hesitancy Report Launch Event
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How to promote COVID-19 vaccine acceptance Watch the recording of the 'Countering COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy' launch event Announcing Institution
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COVID-19 vaccine
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Transparency urged to raise COVID-19 vaccine uptake Read the article on SciDev.Net Announcing Institution
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covid vaccine hesitancy
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From memes to trial protocols: the world academies’ new toolkit to fight COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy A new report by the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) highlights practical recommendations for improving the uptake of vaccines Announcing Institution
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Climate change and health: from impact to action
  • Environment & Climate
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Watch the recording of 'Climate change and health: from impact to action' The MENA Climate Week side event is now available for streaming Announcing Institution
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  • Biotechnology & Biosecurity
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Sign the open letter of the Digital Sequence Information (DSI) Network Open access to DSI and related data are important elements in any policy solution Announcing Institution
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Asia Research News
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Asia Research News features the work of an IAP YPL alumnus Asia Research News is the largest science news platform in Asia Announcing Institution
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  • Policy for Science
The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) calls for a global health data sharing framework Read the new IAP Communiqué Announcing Institution
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Jo Ivey Boufford on the IAP Young Physician Leaders (YPL) Programme: listen to the podcast SoundPractice, hosted by the American Association for Physician Leadership®, is a podcast that delivers practical information and fresh perspectives for physician leaders and those running healthcare systems Announcing Institution
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Antimicrobial resistance surveillance is paramount, says IAP YPL alumnus Suraj Bhattarai Read three open access articles Announcing Institution
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  • Environment & Climate
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Reports on Climate Change and Health in Africa, Asia and the Americas – online launch events There are many direct and indirect pathways for the impacts of climate change on health and there will be significant variation within regions to be described Announcing Institution
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Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards
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The NAM is accepting applications for the 2022 cycle of its U.S.-based Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards Ideas may focus on any stage of life, as long as they ultimately promote health as people age Announcing Institution
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  • Policy for Science
Our most popular stories from 2021 From Young Physician Leaders (YPL) to IAP Statements, these were our 10 most-read articles of the year Announcing Institution
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Achieving sustainable health equity Read the full article on the bulletin of the World Health Organization. Announcing Institution
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Public Health in Africa
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Public Health in Africa: what's past, what's next The International Conference on Public Health in Africa will put a spotlight on emergency health response in Africa and allow participants to share and learn about progress made, best practices and the latest in innovative research Announcing Institution
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Eimear Duff
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The World Health Summit provided "a smörgåsbord of interesting discussions," says YPL Eimear Duff The Royal Irish Academy published a blogpost by Young Physician Leader (YPL) Eimear Duff Announcing Institution
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Climate action to protect and promote health
  • Environment & Climate
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Climate action to protect and promote health: sharing knowledge among regions to focus on solutions Watch the recording of the IAP session at COP26 Announcing Institution
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Creating impact through young physician leadership: areas of action
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Creating impact through young physician leadership: areas of action Watch the recording of the IAP YPL session at the 2021 World Health Summit Announcing Institution
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  • Environment & Climate
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Preparing for COP26 and more news from our Climate Change and Health Project Announcing Institution
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Meet the next generation of IAP Young Physician Leaders: the 2021 cohort is here Meet 25 outstanding young physicians below the age of 40 from all over the world Announcing Institution
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2020 IAP Annual Report cover
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  • Sustainable Development Goals
IAP announces the publication of its 2020 Annual Report In 2020 the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) supported 65 meetings and 38 publications, and provided a collective, supportive mechanism for academies to further strengthen their crucial roles as providers of evidence-based policy and advice Announcing Institution
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Fabien Vincent
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IAP Young Physician Leaders (YPL) alumnus receives the Victorian 2021 Young Tall Poppy Science Award The prestigious annual awards aims to recognise the achievements of Australia’s outstanding young scientific researchers and communicators Announcing Institution
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Developing and using the scientific evidence base for tackling challenges of climate change for human health
  • Environment & Climate
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Developing and using the scientific evidence base for tackling challenges of climate change for human health Watch the recording of the IAP side event at the Africa Climate Week 2021 Announcing Institution
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Fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize
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Medical research and services: the Fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize nominations are open, nominations deadline is extended to 25 September 2021 The challenges caused by COVID-19 is test for humanity and it reaffirms special importance of the Prize Announcing Institution
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University of Pretoria’s students shed light on hand sanitisers through drama How do you teach hand hygiene? IAP supported drama students in taking science communication to the people by participating in an interactive play on the use of hand sanitisers Announcing Institution
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covid 19 and behavior change
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COVID-19 and Human Health Behavior: Impacts and Trends Watch the recording of the panel Announcing Institution
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Paramdeep Singh
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IAP YPL alumnus appointed as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the WHO Paramdeep Singh joins the clinical diagnosis, imaging and microscopy cross-cutting sub-group of the WHO Diagnostic Technical Advisory Group (DTAG) for Neglected Tropical Diseases Announcing Institution
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2021 IAP Young Physician Leaders (YPL) announcement Nominations will be accepted from members of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the ‘M8 Alliance’ of Academic centres Announcing Institution
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Sustainable worldwide collaboration to respond to ongoing inequities and health emergencies Read the Sustainable Health Equity Movement (SHEM) Statement to the 74th World Health Assembly Announcing Institution
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Covid-19 vaccines
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The Forum for Genetic Research from the Swiss Academies of Natural Sciences launches a COVID-19 web portal The web portal answers important questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. It puts together the latest information on the effect, functioning, development and approval of the vaccines Announcing Institution
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EASAC Publications April 2021
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News from the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) New joint publications of European science academy networks on international health data sharing and decarbonising the health sector, join webinars for discussion! Announcing Institution
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How to strengthen COVID-19 research Read the new communiqué from the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Announcing Institution
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Kathmandu, Nepal
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A million-dose success for Nepal: insights from Nepal’s national vaccine deployment plan against COVID-19 Read the article co-authored by IAP Young Physician Leaders (YPL) alumnus Suraj Bhattarai Announcing Institution
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Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?"
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Smithsonian Science Education Center and IAP, with support of the WHO, launch new vaccine guide for youth Download "Vaccines! How can we use science to help our community make decisions about vaccines?" Announcing Institution
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IAP infographic on COVID-19 vaccines
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World Immunization Week: check our new infographic on COVID-19 vaccines and fight vaccine hesitancy with IAP Discover IAP's new communication and outreach tools and use them to explain how #VaccinesWork Announcing Institution
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Students in Benin learn how to fight COVID-19
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300 students in Benin learn how to protect themselves and their communities from COVID-19 The SSEC-WHO-IAP guide COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? is making a difference Announcing Institution
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Regional and Global Perspectives on Climate Change and Health: Focusing on Solutions
  • Environment & Climate
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Regional and Global Perspectives on Climate Change and Health: Focusing on Solutions Watch the recording of the IAP online session and download the slides Announcing Institution
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  • Environment & Climate
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  • Policy for Science
Climate change, biodiversity and data for health emergencies: read the new G7 Science Academies statements The national science academies of the G7 nations launched their science agenda ahead of the G7 leaders’ summit in the UK in June Announcing Institution
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IAP Global Webinar on Countering Vaccine Hesitancy
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Countering Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy: watch the IAP Webinar Discover the science behind the different COVID-19 vaccines and how to counter vaccine hesitancy Announcing Institution
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Photo Of Female Engineer Wearing Lab Coat
  • Biotechnology & Biosecurity
  • Environment & Climate
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2021 TWAS Awards to women scientists Sustainability science, medical sciences, and biological sciences Announcing Institution
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Raymond Francis Sarmiento
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IAP Young Physician Leaders (YPL) alumnus awarded by the The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Foundation Raymond Francis Sarmiento is among the TOYM 2020 honorees Announcing Institution
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science education experiment
  • Agriculture & Food Security
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  • Sustainable Development Goals
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Science education: purpose, methods, ideas and teaching resources Discover the best method of teaching science and download free teaching resources Announcing Institution
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17th International Conference on Urban Healt
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Call for submissions: 17th International Conference on Urban Health Abstracts are invited by 9 April 2021 Announcing Institution
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UNTFHS-WAAS-IAP survey on Human Security
  • Agriculture & Food Security
  • Environment & Climate
  • Health
  • Sustainable Development Goals
UNTFHS-WAAS-IAP survey on Human Security The deadline for completion of the survey is 28 February 2021. Announcing Institution
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COVID-19 Vaccination: IAP Young Physician Leader alumni set the record straight
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COVID-19 Vaccination: IAP Young Physician Leaders alumni set the record straight Watch the recording of the webinar and download thr speakers' slides Announcing Institution
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Climate Change
  • Environment & Climate
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The first drafts of the Climate Change and Health regional reports completed and under review The project team will share some of its first regional findings in an online satellite session of the Annual Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Announcing Institution
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Vaccine Questions Podcast
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RIA's Vaccine Questions Podcast Do not miss the #RIAVaccinePodcast Announcing Institution
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  • Environment & Climate
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  • Policy for Science
News from the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) Perspective on transformative change and a webinar on Communicating science during the COVID-19 pandemic Announcing Institution