The Health and Demographic Surveillance Unit (HDSU) evaluates the impact of different interventions relating to population, health and socioeconomics. The Unit has two functional sub-units: (1) Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) and (2) Geographic Information System (GIS). Demographic surveillance in Matlab started in 1966, and the surveillance of health conditions was added in 1978 in one half of Matlab. ...
The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research was established as a national institution for policy studies under the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in December 1996. The Institute of Population Problems and the Social Development Research Institute were integrated to form the present Institute. It conducts research on the socioeconomic background of changes in Japanese population, projecting the future national population and in various ...
The Institute was etablished in 1956 to serve as a regional center for teaching, training and conducting research in the area of population studies in the ESCAP region.
The CPDR was established in 1980 as Population Information Center. Attached to the State Family Planning Commission, it was renamed the China Population and Development Research Center in 1989. The central tasks of the Center are to carry out the population and family planning researches, edit and publish the related publications, collect, package and disseminate information, and develop education and training. CPIRC is a leading unit ...
The Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute (ADSRI) was established in 2007 by the Australian National University. ADSRI aims to retain and enhance the university’s position as the leading Australian research and training institution for demography and social research, recognised both nationally and internationally for its work. The Institute’s thematic research agenda for the next five years is: the population and social dynamics of Australia and its ...
The National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis NIDEA is part of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Waikato. Initially founded in 2011 the institute emerged out of the former Population Studies Centre, in collaboration with Waikato Management School, and Wellington-based Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust. NIDEA’s research programme addresses the most central questions of population studies and links them ...
The International Metropolis Project is a forum for bridging research, policy and practice on migration and diversity. The Project aims to enhance academic research capacity, encourage policy-relevant research on migration and diversity issues, and facilitate the use of that research by governments and non-governmental organizations. In the decade since its inception, the Project has grown to include researchers, policy-makers, international organizations and NGOs from North America, most ...
The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) conducts practice-oriented research, provides information and documentation, and offers advisory services concerning minority-majority relations in Europe.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization. IARC’s mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. The Agency is involved in both epidemiological and laboratory research and disseminates scientific information through publications, meetings, courses, and fellowships.
The ISI is one of the oldest international scientific associations functioning in the modern world. Its first congresses were convened in 1853, and it was formally established in 1885. The Institute is an autonomous society, which seeks to develop and improve statistical methods and their application through the promotion of international activity and co-operation. The ISI publishes a variety of professional books, journals, newsletters and reports.
