Dr. Kapoor receives UBC Alumni Achievement Award for Global Citizenship
Videsh Kapoor directs the UBC Division of Global Health in the Department of Family Practice and is co-founder of the university’s Global Health Initiative. The initiative has enhanced the quality of undergraduate education at UBC by offering skills training to students from a broad range of study areas and providing them with an opportunity to contribute […]
Updates: Nutrition and Methylmercury Assessment Project!
We have some very exciting news for everyone interested in the progress of the Nutrition and Methylmercury Assessment Project in the Napo River of Peru! There will be weekly updates regarding advances in the project timeline. In fact,there have already been three as they started on April 29th. In case you’re wondering, yes. Posts will be done English and Spanish!
Global Health Newsletter, April 2014
Sustainability and Social Responsibility in our Global Community In this edition, we…
Unite for Sight: Sustainable Eye Health Delivery within Remote Ghanaian Villages
Interview with Dr. Damin J. Duffy, UBC Department of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children’s Hospital Unite for Sight (UFS) invests human and financial capital to support social ventures aimed at eliminating preventable blindness and improving vision around the world. UFS applies best practices in eye care, public health, volunteerism, and social entrepreneurship to achieve its […]
The Social Medicine Network BC (SMBC)
Interview with SMBC member Michael Stein, 3rd year UBC medical student (Class of 2015) What is the Social Medicine Network? The Social Medicine Network is an initiative that brings together an interdisciplinary group of healthcare professionals, trainees, and community-based organizations to work together to enhance the understanding of a broad range of social factors […]
Volunteering in India: Lesley Schwab
Lesley Schwab is an Orthopedic Physiotherapist from Prince George, BC, and has been a Case-Based Learning tutor in the Musculoskeletal block of the undergraduate UBC medial program for the past 4 years. Her passion for physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation has taken her as far away as Koppal, South India. Lesley’s friend and fellow physiotherapist, […]
École Ébenezer
By Kevin Koopman, 1st year UBC medical student (Class of 2017) The Dominican Republic (DR) and Haiti are two dramatically different nations sharing one island, each with their own culture, government, currency, and language. Sadly, Dominicans have developed a deep-rooted racial prejudice towards Haitians, resulting in on-going exploitation of Haitians on sugar cane […]
Interview with Dr. Tobias Kollmann
Dr. Tobias Kollmann (MD, PhD) is an associate professor in the Division of Infectio…
A Lesson from Kanyawegi, Kenya
By Clarus Leung, 2nd year UBC medical student (Class of 2016) In the summer of…
GHI Workshop: Gender-Based Violence, March 19, 2014
The Global Health Initiative (GHI) is pleased to invite you to our next event which will feature 3 great speakers on the topic of “Gender-Based Violence” taking place on Wednesday. March 19, 2014. This night will touch on topics such as: a historical overview of gender-based violence, experiences working overseas in this area, ethics and safety abroad. Don’t miss out!