Making the links in Canada and Africa : community engagement to improve maternal and child health

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2020-12-16

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The conference (2020) was held as part of a knowledge translation activity of the Innovating for Maternal Child Health in Africa initiative (IMCHA). The aim was to examine how community engagement can improve health, highlighting experiences in community engagement from five IMCHA research projects in Mozambique, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, and Tanzania. Breakout sessions included: community voices, engaging with traditions, youth connections, addressing gender gaps, and incentivization in community health. This report provides a summary of discussions at the conference.

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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CONFERENCE, COMUNITY HEALTH, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, MOZAMBIQUE, ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, TANZANIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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