Symposia and Workshops
Through our symposia and workshops we raise awareness about the need for study of particular diseases and conditions that are afflicting millions of children in developing countries.
Recent Symposium: Implementation of Global Maternal-Child Health Programs
2011 PGPR Award Address
Presentation by 2011 PGPR Award recipient Cesar Gomes Victora, Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universadade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil
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Visit the Implementation of Global Maternal-Child Health Programs page for details on the May 2011 symposium and workshop.
Upcoming Events
2012 PGPR Symposium - The Global Crisis of Childhood Diarrhea
Apr 30, 2012
Boston, Massachusetts
2012 Global Prevention of Kernicterus Symposium
Apr 28, 2012
Sheraton Boston Hotel, Exeter Room, Boston, U.S.A
News
International leader in child health joins SickKids
Tue, May 15, 2012
Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta will spend his 2011-2012 academic leave with PGPR.
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Roger Glass named recipient of the 2012 Programme for Global Paediatric Research Award for Outstanding Contributions to Global Child Health
Tue, May 15, 2012
We are extremely pleased to announce the recipient of this year’s Programme for Global Paediatric Research Award for Outstanding Contributions to Global Child Health.
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Current and Notable News
- Dr. Alvin Zipursky, Chair and Scientific Director of PGPR appointed Officer of the Order of Canada
Source: SickKids Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 - Systematic Review of the Interconnections between Maternal & Newborn Health
Source: Family Care International - Global Health & Innovation Conference 2012
Source: Unite For Sight Date: Sat, Apr 21, 2012 - The effect of cord cleansing with chlorhexidine on neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: a community-based, cluster-randomised trial
Source: HNN Date: Wed, Feb 1, 2012 - Causes of neonatal and maternal deaths in Dhaka slums: Implications for service delivery
Source: HNN Date: Mon, Jan 2, 2012 - How many births in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia will not be attended by a skilled birth attendant between 2011 and 2015?
Source: HNN Date: Wed, Jan 4, 2012 - Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after intrauterine and neonatal insults: a systematic review
Source: HNN Date: Mon, Jan 2, 2012 - Topical application of chlorhexidine to neonatal umbilical cords for prevention of omphalitis and neonatal mortality in a rural district of Pakistan: a community-based, cluster-randomised trial
Source: HNN Date: Wed, Feb 1, 2012
