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1. The INDEPTH Executive Director’s August Message to Centre Leaders
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Prof. Osman Sankoh, INDEPTH Executive Director
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Here we repost the INDEPTH Executive Director’s message on INDEPTH’s efforts in 2017 and beyond to raise funding for Network activities.
“As we already presented in Kampala in November last year, and as I indicated recently in a letter to you regarding INDEPTH’s sustainability – inviting you to contribute to the efforts of the Resource Centre in Accra, raising CORE SUPPORT for Network activities is becoming increasingly challenging. However, we remain committed and with a dynamic Board on which six of your centres serve, I do hope that funders will continue to see the value of our work as a Network. I am grateful to member centres, working groups and partners who still make it possible for me to report the following efforts that keep the Network vibrant.” Read more
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AGM Venue, Harvard University Medical School, Mohammed Bin Rashid Complex
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This year the INDEPTH Annual General Meeting will be held from 11-13 December 2017 in Dubai, UAE and we are happy to announce that the online registration link is now activated at (Register) . We encourage all centre leaders to register now. Deadline: September 15, 2017
We would also like to know a few things about your centre’s participation as well as what you would like to see happen in Dubai. Attendance at INDEPTH AGMs is obligatory and helps you maintain the full membership in INDEPTH.
Please answer the few questions here >>> AGM Survey
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1. ICDDR,B announced as recipient of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize
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The Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is set to be awarded to ICDDR,B this year with $2 million in prize money in recognition of its innovative approach to solving global health issues impacting the world’s most impoverished communities. INDEPTH congratulates our member centre! Read more
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2. Invisible and ignored: air pollution inside the homes of Nairobi’s residents
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F-R: Kanyiva Muindi, Blessing Mberu, Mwangi Chege
(Members of the Project Team)
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Air pollution is a visible problem in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The city’s poor air quality is evident in its congested streets where passenger vehicles, trucks and motorcycle taxis jostle for space while belching clouds of black smoke.
Nairobi’s construction boom and practices like the burning of garbage only add to the levels of outdoor air pollutants. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the level of fine particulate matter in the city’s outdoor air is 17 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3). This is 70% above the recommended maximum level. Read more
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Policy Engagement and Communications
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