This document is an erratum for an article titled "Closing the gap for cervical cancer research in Vietnam: current perspectives and future opportunities: a report from the 5th Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup (GCIG) Cervical Cancer Research Network (CCRN) Education Symposium." ...
The Joint Council concluded with a clear call for every minister and government official to take concrete steps toward realising the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, saying the success of these initiatives hinges on the unified efforts of federal, state, and local governments working in partne...
The report assessed for the first time how 190 countries are implementing existing laws to protect women, finding what it called a "shocking" gap between policy and practice. "Women have the power to turbocharge the sputtering global economy," said World Bank chief economis...
Closing the Gap: A Public Health Report on Health Disparities
As of May 2020, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy reported that 11 states banned or discouraged fuel switching [12]. In the second quarter of 2023, EVs made up only 7.2% of new light-duty vehicle sales in the U.S. [13]. One way that researchers study the potential...
Today Microsoft is publishing a new report, Closing the Sustainability Skills Gap: Helping Businesses Move from Pledges to Progress. Thousands of companies around the world have issued climate pledges – but globally, we don’t currently have the workforce with the necessary skills to move from ...
However, the intake of DF in Westernised countries is below the recommended level, largely due to the excessive consumption of low-fibre foods. Fortifying staple foods, such as bread, with dietary fibre ingredients is one approach to closing the fibre gap in our diet. However, incorporating ...
While this report focuses on the potential economic benefits of closing the women’s health gap, there is also a moral imperative to close the women’s health gap and to improve the lives of millions of women worldwide. Biomedical innovation builds on the basic understanding of science ...
Four causes of the women’s health gap Roberta Fusaro:In the report, we outline four main causes for the gap: science related to women’s health, levels and types of care provided to women versus men, investments in women’s health, and data associated with women’s health. First off, ...
The Closing the Gap Clearinghouse was established as part of these commitments to bring together evidence-based research on what works to overcome Indigenous disadvantage within the seven building blocks laid out by COAG. Efforts to achieve the Closing the Gap targets all depend on access to timely...