OCHRC International Essay Contest 2009: “From Research to Evidence-based Policy”

(19 Apr 2009)
The OSLO CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER (OCHRC) is pleased to announce the OCHRC International Essay Contest 2009. We are undertaking the OCHRC International Essay Contest 2009 in order to compile and showcase examples of research that had an impact on policymakers, donors or relevant stakeholders to implement evidence informed policy and to allocate more funds for research focused on key issues that affect child health and nutrition.

The deadline for electronic receipt of the applications is 5 pm (Pacific Time) on July 1, 2009, Monday.


Reducing childhood deaths by setting new research priority on diarrhoea

(19 Mar 2009, PLos Medicine and WHO)

Reducing childhood deaths by setting new research priority on diarrhoea

Childhood diarrhoea is responsible for almost 2 million lives each year when treatment is available. Dr. Olivier Fontaine of WHO’s Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development along with 15 other well known researchers have identified which research areas of childhood diarrhoea needs to be prioritized using OCHRC (OSLO CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER) Priority Setting Methodology to support in the achievement of Millennium Development Goal (MDG-4) i.e. reducing childhood mortality. The paper published in PLos Medicine, a peer reviewed open accessed journal, mentions the top priority research area to reduce childhood death due to diarrhoea should be finding ways to improve the acceptability and effectiveness of oral rehydration solution (ORS). Read the full article in PLos Medicine>>



IKEA Social Initiative donates USD 48 million to UNICEF

(2 Mar 2009, UNICEF)

UNICEF today announced that IKEA, through its corporate philanthropy arm, IKEA Social Initiative, is further expanding its support for children with a USD 48 million donation for UNICEF programmes in India. Read the press release: http://www.unicef.org/media/media_48176.html



The State of the World's Children 2009

(4 Feb 2009, UNICEF)

On January 15, 2009, UNICEF launched its flagship publication, The State of the World's Children 2009. According to the press release, the publication highlights the link between maternal and neonatal survival, and suggests opportunities to close the gap between rich and poor countries and outlines the latest paradigms in health programming and policies for mothers and newborns, and explores policies, programmes and partnerships aimed at improving maternal and neonatal health. The report focuses mostly on Africa and Asia. Read the full report: The State of the World's Children 2009

 



Most Voted Child Health Paper of The Lancet's Paper of the Year 2008

(24 Jan 2009, The Lancet)

The Lancet invited its readers to voteonline from Dec 19, 2008, to Jan 12, 2009 on research papers of 2008. Six finalist papers were selected by The Lancet’s International Advisory Board and their staff members.  Among the three most voted papers, read the abstract on child health:

Baqui AH, El-Arifeen S, Darmstadt GL, et al. Effect of community-based newborn-care intervention package implemented through two service-delivery strategies in Sylhet district, Bangladesh: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2008; 371: 1936–44.