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Jagannath Lamichhane is a columnist, a global mental health rights activist, and the director of the Nepal Mental Health Foundation.  For World Mental Health Day, Mr. Lamichhane writes a blog about his experience visiting The Banyan, an Indian non-governmental organization supported through Grand Challenges Canada’s Global Mental Health program. She could not remember her past.…a decade since she has lost all touch with her family. “I desperately want to see my parents, my sister and brother,” she would tell me. Sanchi (name changed) was just one of many women I spoke to in Chennai who had lost all hope, but have slowly begun to rebuild their lives. During my…

…and Director of the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit. He is one of our innovators in the Stars in Global Health program. Every year in Vietnam, thousands of young people leave their homes in the rural areas of the country and migrate to urban centres such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City…from accessing formal medical systems due to being migrants, making them especially vulnerable because, as young, mostly unmarried women, they are especially at risk for unprotected sexual activity and unwanted pregnancies. The unsafe abortions and STIs (including HIV/AIDS) that can follow if they do not have access to health services and information can be very…

Dr. Tuan Tran (PhD) is the founder and director of the Research and Training Centre for Community Development (RTCCD) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Mother’s Day, celebrated internationally, reminds us of the inestimable social contribution that women make to the world as they care for their fetuses, newborns, infants and young children. Most mothers are living in…sessions to about 900 participants, including pregnant women, parents of children younger than 24 months and other caregivers/family members. Offering a structured, universal program combining information, learning activities and social support will improve the lives of many mothers in Vietnam. We encourage you to post your questions and comments about this blog post on our…

…find Jihad at jihadb.com or @jihadbnimoussa on Instagram.  Manvi Tiwari, Country Executive Committee, India, Global Mental Health Peer Network (GMHPN), India Manvi Tiwari is a mental health activist and lived experience expert. She serves as the Country Executive of India at the Global Mental Health Peer Network (GMHPN). As a person with lived experience of…Anahuac Cancun University in Mexico. Oriana is an activist for Women's Rights and Mental Health. She is passionate about youth empowerment and education. She also teaches History, English, Ethics and Civic Engagement at the High School level. Puspita Alwi, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Sehat Jiwa, Indonesia Puspita has a Bachelor of Psychology from the University…Aid” with Ryan Sutherland to motivate and inspire students and youths to take the lead in development practices worldwide. Viet (Mason) Trinh, Program Director, Lighthouse Social Enterprise, Vietnam Viet (Mason) Trinh (he/him/his) is a distinguished young advocate and researcher focusing on LGBTIQ+ mental health and sexual health in the Asia Pacific region. He serves as…

…of waste being removed from communities that would otherwise have been dumped untreated into nearby rivers and waterways. The Rotman Family warmly congratulates Fresh Life on being named the third annual winner of the Award.” Lindsay Stradley, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Fresh Life, added: “We are grateful to be recognized among many innovators all…innovations that seek to demonstrate evidence of real-world impact through addressing climate-sensitive health risks over a 12- to 18-month period. Funds requested should be commensurate with the activities outlined in the proposal. New registrations will be accepted until December 15, 2022. Applications will be accepted until December 22, 2022. https://www.grandchallenges.ca/funding-opportunities/   -30- About Grand Challenges…

…in Rajasthan, India. At that time, Suhasini was living with her husband, mother-in-law and children at the officer’s quarters in the air force station. An ‘aandhi’ (that’s Hindi for squally dust storm), was raging over the area. The howling, billowing winds outside mirrored the pain within her, finally unleashed, unable to be borne any more.…facilitator. To supplement her income, she works at the Bistro, a social enterprise run by formerly homeless women with mental illness. Engaged in facilitation of daily living activities, from care of herself and shopping to leisure exploration, Suhasini says that, in the process of enabling other women like her but with higher clinical needs, she…

Dr Rempel is Associate Professor of Nursing at Brock University and co-principal investigator of the Saving Brains project "Father's Involvement: Saving Brains in Vietnam." Her research focuses on health behaviour decision-making and the development and evaluation of health promotion interventions. It’s early evening in a village in Vietnam. Over the community loudspeaker out on the street,…hearing the message that it is good for fathers to work as a team with mothers to care for their babies. This broadcast is one of several activities that have been funded by a Grand Challenges Canada Saving Brains seed-grant. More than 400 new fathers will be getting small group counselling, individual prenatal and post-birth…

…than the general population. Ifakara Health Institute (Tanzania) is designing portable and low-cost huts that are both fire-proof and mosquito-proof to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses, and hence increase productivity of these itinerant farming households. Outdoor mosquito control   Another project from Ifakara Health Institute, co-funded with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is developing an innovative device…and simple nucleic acid extraction device and isothermal nucleic acid amplification assay that can be used at the village level by minimally trained personnel. A project in Vietnam, by National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, aims to develop a patient-to-chip microfludics component for the collection and processing of whole blood into plasma and cells for downstream…