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Don't miss out! The 2018 Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH) is taking place on November 19th to 21st in Toronto, and we hope that you will be there! The invitation is now open to submit abstracts for oral, poster, workshops, symposia, and videos that relate to the conference theme: fragile environments and global health: examining drivers of change. The submission deadline is May 31st, 2018. Stay tuned to the conference website for more details!

Susan Elliott spends part of reading week presenting at the Experts Meeting on Climate Change and Health Monitoring and Surveillance in Ottawa.

Congratulations to Stephanie Lu for the acceptance of her paper, "Perceived facilitators and barriers to evaluative thinking in a small, development NGO" accepted to the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. Stephanie Lu's paper is expected to be available online in 2019.

GoHelP's Dr. Susan Elliott, Andrea Rishworth, and Elizabeth Opiyo Onyango discuss their research as it relates to feminist approaches to international development. The Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie attended the roundtable discussion to learn about their experiences and research.

Congratulations to Joseph Kangmennaang and Elizabeth Opiyo Onyango on the publication of their paper, The next Sub Saharan African epidemic? A case study of the determinants of cervical cancer knowledge and screening in Kenyain Social Science & Medicine.

A new book titled Geographical Gerontology features a chapter by Susan Elliott and Andrea Rishworth on ageing in low- and middle-income countries. See the promotional flyer for details and a discount code to order online.

In an article written by the University of Waterloo's Water Institute, Susan Elliott speaks on the global sanitation crisis:

From the studies we’ve done, we know that if women and children – girls in particular – had more time and more money in their day because of access to safe water and sanitation, they would spend the money on food, education and health care – in that order – and spend their saved time on economic activities

Susan Elliott publishes a reflection piece in Social Science and Medicine on the evolution of medical geography research and the directions she hopes it will go in the future. Read the full article online!

Elliott, S.J., Social Science & Medicine (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.013

GoHelP's Stephanie Lu shares her experience travelling to Uganda with one of ROTOM's partners, H2O 4 ALL in a recent newsletter:

World Toilet Day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly to draw attention to the sanitation crisis, and more importantly to inspire action. Join the discussion on Monday November 20th at 9 am ET on Twitter using #WastewaterIs and #WorldToiletDay as experts discuss innovative solutions.  

Today, almost two billion people use a source of drinking-water contaminated with faeces, putting them at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio