Long-standing environmental hazards. New and unprecedented
environmental changes. Rapid economic growth. Changing
societies. All are affecting the health and livelihoods of poor
people around the world. Often, these populations live in
degraded ecosystems that are harmful to their health, but they
have few resources to improve their circumstances. They face
malnutrition, environmental pollution, and new and old
infectious diseases. Since 1996 IDRC has supported research on
ways to improve the health of people and ecosystems in the
developing regions of the world. This work has helped establish
the field of ecosystem approaches to human health (ecohealth)
Learn more about the Ecohealth Emerging Infectious Diseases
Research Initiative (Eco EID), a partnership between IDRC,
Canadian International Development Agency, and the Australian
Agency for International Development. Eco EID aims to improve
knowledge and capacities to prevent and control new and re-
emerging infectious diseases in South East Asia and China.