Health

  • Partnership and governance for health and resilience

    Partnership and governance for health and resilience

    The ICLD partnership between Homa Bay County and Region Västerbotten has been a driving force behind the development of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on partnership and governance for health and resilience in relation to climate and the environment in the Kenyan Lake Region. The MoU has been signed by Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, Migori, and Busia…

  • Secure and Develop Childrens Rights

    Secure and Develop Childrens Rights

    A step-by-step guide to conducting a Child Rights Ambassador Training Programme This toolbox presents a training programme for Child Rights Ambassadors, developed as part of one of four projects carried out within an ICLD-funded partnership between Region Stockholm, Sweden, and Jinja City, Uganda (2022–2025). The work was implemented by staff from Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital…

  • Secure and Develop Childrens Rights

    Secure and Develop Childrens Rights

    A step-by-step guide to conducting a Child Rights Ambassador Training Programme This toolbox presents a training programme for Child Rights Ambassadors, developed as part of one of four projects carried out within an ICLD-funded partnership between Region Stockholm, Sweden, and Jinja City, Uganda (2022–2025). The work was implemented by staff from Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital…

  • Region Stockholm and Jinja, Uganda

    Region Stockholm and Jinja, Uganda

    Project: Child Thrive Projects (2) Region Stockholm and its partner Jinja Municipal Council in Uganda are planning two one-year project.  On of the project will strengthen the quality of care for children with neurological conditions by increasing awareness of children’s rights among healthcare staff and guardians, reducing stigma, and enhancing inclusion in society. The initiative will…

  • Region Stockholm and Jinja, Uganda

    Region Stockholm and Jinja, Uganda

    Project: Child Thrive Projects (2) Region Stockholm and its partner Jinja Municipal Council in Uganda are planning two one-year project.  On of the project will strengthen the quality of care for children with neurological conditions by increasing awareness of children’s rights among healthcare staff and guardians, reducing stigma, and enhancing inclusion in society. The initiative will…

  • Region Västerbotten and Homa Bay County, Kenya

    Region Västerbotten and Homa Bay County, Kenya

    Project: Assessing Organizational Capacity on Human Resources for Resilient Health Systems in Homa Bay County 2025-0023: Expansion Region Västerbotten and its partner Homa Bay County in Kenya are planning a one-year project to build on achievements from previous collaborations on health workforce development. The project will strengthen organizational capacity in Homa Bay County by addressing challenges related to…

  • Region Västerbotten and Homa Bay County, Kenya

    Region Västerbotten and Homa Bay County, Kenya

    Project: Assessing Organizational Capacity on Human Resources for Resilient Health Systems in Homa Bay County 2025-0023: Expansion Region Västerbotten and its partner Homa Bay County in Kenya are planning a one-year project to build on achievements from previous collaborations on health workforce development. The project will strengthen organizational capacity in Homa Bay County by addressing challenges related to…

  • Region Västerbotten, Vaupes and Amazonas, Colombia

    Region Västerbotten, Vaupes and Amazonas, Colombia

    Project: Equitable health in sparsely populated areas – women’s and indigenous perspectives Region Västerbotten, Vaupes and Amazonas in Colombia, will together address the fact that indigenous women and youth in rural Colombia, face severe human rights violations, especially regarding health access. Geographic and sociocultural barriers limit their access to quality services, leading to high maternal…

  • Region Västerbotten, Vaupes and Amazonas, Colombia

    Region Västerbotten, Vaupes and Amazonas, Colombia

    Project: Equitable health in sparsely populated areas – women’s and indigenous perspectives Region Västerbotten, Vaupes and Amazonas in Colombia, will together address the fact that indigenous women and youth in rural Colombia, face severe human rights violations, especially regarding health access. Geographic and sociocultural barriers limit their access to quality services, leading to high maternal…

  • Call for proposals: Health equity in decentralized democracy 

    Call for proposals: Health equity in decentralized democracy 

    Note: this call is closed. The project funded from this call is described here: Open call for proposals for research on the nexus between local democracy and equitable health provision. Background  Democracy is essential for achieving good health globally.1 A recent comprehensive study by Bollyky et al. (2019) asserts that “democracies are more likely than…