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Global Health Initiative Projects
The Global Health Initiative (GHI) also offers students the opportunity to participate in several global health projects which are partnered with community organizations and address community priorities. Current and past projects have been located in: India, Nepal, Kenya, Uganda, Peru, Taiwan, and Vancouver (Refugee Health Initiative)
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Refugees are Human too: a Recent Update on the Health Care Cuts for Refugees in Canada
On June 30, 2012, the federal government implemented cuts to its Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), which provided basic health coverage for refugees, refugee claimants and certain other non-citizens.
A Health Care System under Transition: My Experiences in Post Revolutionary Egypt
Egypt captivated the world on January 25, 2011, marking a day for its revolution and ending a thirty year rule. I spent about two months volunteering at a public hospital in Cairo and from my point of view, the scars after the uprising continued to be present in the social fabric of everyday life in Egyptian society. Despite the hardships during these times of transition, some continued to look at their country with optimism and were striving to make their country better. A noteworthy establishment was the Women’s Health Outreach program which is primarily focusing on improving women’s health.
Health Care for Refugees: Campaigning Against Health Care Cuts
“All children need their shots!”, “all pregnant women need prenatal care!”, “all diabetics need their insulin!” were just some of the signs that were held up by 90 Canadian Physicians protesting in Toronto after Last week’s announcement by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to make changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), effective June 30th, as part of the 2012 budget cuts.
AUCC IDRC – Africa Research Exchange Grants
AUCC has signed an agreement with IDRC for the management of the Canada Africa Research Exchange Grants. As part of this two-year pilot, IDRC aims to fund 7-8 grants worth a maximum of $40,000 each to support short-term exchanges between Canadian and African universities and research institutes that address IDRC research themes (health is included). […]
Social Medicine Course in Northern Uganda
We invite you to apply for the second annual Beyond the Biological Basis of Disease: The Social and Economic Causation of Illness, an on-site immersion course in social medicine offered at Lacor Hospital in Gulu, Uganda from January 10, 2011 through February 4, 2011. This intensive course designed for 15 international medical students (clinical years) […]