Focusing on Health to Create Political Change: an Interview with Dr. Meili
Dr. Meili, a family physician running to become the leader of the NDP in Saskatchewan is hoping to change the perception of negative politicians by focusing on the value of health in society.
In his new book titled “A Healthy Society, How a Focus on Health can Revive Canadian Democracy”, Dr. Meili examines health beyond the medical system with a social justice focus on the social determinants of health as a political platform. In his book, Dr. Meili captures the stories of his patients working as a family physician in the inner city of Saskatoon, Mozambique, and rural Saskatchewan who have all experienced social inequities that have affected their health.
CFMS Global Health Advocacy Program: Report from Training Weekend
Recently, as part of my role as UBC’s Global Health Advocate (GHA), I participated in a training weekend in Ottawa, Ontario, along with other medical students from across Canada. We had the opportunity to connect with leaders in the global health field and learn how to improve our advocacy skills, especially surrounding issues of injustice within healthcare. Going into Ottawa, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect; UBC had not previously sent a Global Health Advocacy representative to the training weekend and being a first year medical student, I had minimal knowledge of both the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) and its Global Health Advocacy Program (GHAP). Nevertheless, I was excited to connect with other medical students interested in global health and learn skills in advocacy that I could use as a medical student and in my future career as a physician.
Global Health Initiative: Recruitment Night, October 3, 2012
Are you interested in becoming involved in a global health project? The Global Health Initiative Recruitment Night will showcase several global health project opportunities for students at UBC.
The UBC Global Health Initiative is a medical student run organization that hosts a series of educational workshops and several global health projects with faculty support and mentorship.
Global Health Initiative Workshop: TB and Advocacy, February 23, 2011
This is a two in one workshop in that it will cover two different topics (TB and Advocacy). Dr. Cheryl McDermid will talk about TB, concentrating on its management and treatment, particularly in the low resource and global settings. Our CFMS Global Health Advocates (Saama and Nancy) will be talking about the different types of advocacy and the role students have in advocacy (especially health care students).