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Lancet Commission on Gender-based Violence and Maltreatment of Young People

Felicia Marie Knaul, director of the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, will lead a new Lancet Commission that will examine gender-based violence and maltreatment of young people.

Panel at the Lancet Report Commission

The Lancet Report on Palliative Care and Pain Relief

Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief-an imperative of universal health coverage

Thinking Global and Acting Local for Women’s Breast Cancer:

Engaging Community Health Workers in South Florida

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In the News UMIA's HEMISPHERIC HEALTH INITIATIVES

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Why Brazil is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic

In a webinar hosted by the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, experts discussed why the country has been impacted so deeply.

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COVID-19 Observatory: Bungled response compounds misery in Brazil

The initiative has been tracking public health policy response data to determine how swift or lax implementation of mitigation efforts have impacted the spread of the virus in Latin American countries.

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COVID-19 is ravaging Latin America

In a virtual seminar hosted Wednesday by the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, participants presented projections for deaths in the region.

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Knaul elected into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Felicia Knaul, an international health economist and expert in health systems and social sectors, is among 77 new fellows honored for their impact on health sciences.

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