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December, 2015
Welcome to our e-newsletter. Let us know what you think, and please share with anyone you think would be interested.
Happy Holidays!
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In 2015 two of the driving forces behind HealthBridge’s success are celebrating 20 years with us.
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The world has new development goals. On Sept. 25, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as the world’s blueprint for development until 2030.
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HealthBridge Executive Director Sian FitzGerald spoke at the launch of the Vietnam National NCD Alliance in Hanoi on Aug. 26.
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Our study on walking in the city revealed just how dangerous it could be, and has generated tools that will be moved throughout Dhaka and in other countries.
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As 2015 comes to an end we are short about $45,000 for our Small Animals Big Changes project. However, thanks to the generosity of one of our Board members, we can make up that shortfall extra fast.
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by Kristie Daniel
In this blog, Kristie describes some of the challenges in the walking environment in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. She notes some of the work being done by a Nepali NGO to improve the situation.
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by Dinh Dang Hai
Senior Project Officer in our Vietname office, Dinh Dang Hai, describes how vehicles have utterly transformed Hanoi.
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by Peter Berti
A number of NGOs and university partners that have received funding from the Canadian government to do MNCH (maternal, newborn and child health) programming in Africa gathered to share experiences, results and lessons learned.
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by Debra Efroymson
My previous blog was about the perception that cars somehow deliver status. A related remark is that everyone wants a car, so it is hopeless to try to control or, heaven forbid, ban them.
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The greatest contribution: more couples deciding to seek skilled health care.
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We explore the problem of low physical activity levels in low-income countries and among the very poor.
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Kristie Daniel takes us on a tour of local public markets in Kathmandu.
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January 3-4, 2016
Pineview Golf Course, 1471 Blair Road, Ottawa, ON K1B 4S3
The Government of Bangladesh has approved a one percent surcharge on tobacco products. Groups, including HealthBridge partner Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust, are campaigning to have the surcharge dedicated to support health promotion, particularly actions to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
In order to gain more multi-sectoral involvement for the campaign, WBB Trust is organizing a conference on Jan. 4, 2016 in Dhaka, preceded by a pre-conference workshop on Jan. 3.
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