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Global Health Initiative Workshop: Water and Sanitation, February 3, 2011
Joel Melanson will review the role of water and sanitation practices in the prevention of the spread of disease in the developing world and in post disaster situations, focusing on the practical methods of breaking the disease cycle. He will also share his experiences in the field. Joel Melanson currently works as a Civil Engineer with Metro Vancouver and has worked with Doctors Without Borders on and off since 2005 as a water and sanitation specialist in various disaster relief efforts, most recently in Haiti after the earthquake in January 2010.
Dr. Paul Gross blog: A shock to the spirit
Today was a crushing blow to my spirit. Some days, the world and all its soul-numbing realities hit you in the face and knock you to your knees. I started the day to hear that one of the most valuable and honoured members of the hospital staff died, suddenly and unexpectedly, on the medical ward. Though I didn’t know her well, I understand she was well loved and made remarkable contributions to both Ministry of Health and to Dignitas since 2004.
Global Health Initiative Workshop: Program Evaluation Workshop
This workshop will be beneficial to anyone who will be participating in a global health project in near or distant future and will be of great importance to those planning and evaluating their projects for the coming summer.
Health Literacy Blog: Practical Medicine
Lynn Farrales, is a family physician and completed the R3 Enhanced Skills in Global Health, a UBC Department of Family Medicine program. She has an interest in refugee health, international health, community-based development and social justice. Lynn recently launched a blog chronicling some of her activities related to health literacy. Her hope for this blog is “to generate some discussion among health providers and educators who have an interest in addressing health literacy.”
GHI Workshop: Aboriginal Health
Dr. Joseph Copeland will talk about key issues that affect Aboriginal populations and will help us understand how to successfully partner with aboriginal peoples to improve health outcomes. The Aboriginal Health Initiative (a medical student led group) will be presenting on a unique and very inspiring First Nations Health Program in Whitehorse, Yukon.
GHI Workshop: Community Needs Assessment, Part 1
The next Global Health Initiative Workshop: Community Needs Assessment, is on January 6, 2011. Speaker Dr. Jane Buxton from the UBC School of Population and Public Health will lead the workshop which will be beneficial to anyone planning a global health project in near or distant future and will be of great importance to those planning their projects for the coming summer.
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health: Innovation in Africa
The McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health in Toronto published a series of papers that together provide a unique perspective on the experience of countries and companies in Sub-Saharan Africa addressing health problems through local innovation.
Patan Academy of the Health Sciences (PAHS), Kathmandu Nepal
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, and the health care available to many Nepalis is clearly inadequate. One of the main reasons for this is the unwillingness of health care personnel, particularly doctors, to serve in Nepal’s remote and rural areas. The country’s current system of medical education has failed to address this. The Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) is dedicated to improving the health status of the people of Nepal by producing doctors who are willing and able to provide health care to disadvantaged Nepalis living in remote or rural areas.
World AIDS Week 2010 is Happening at UBC!
From November. 22 to December. 02, the UBC campus will host its annual week-long series of events to build bridges between local and global communities in order to help educate the UBC and wider Vancouver community about the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Carrying on Dr. Kerry Telford’s legacy in Peru
Division of Global Health – Peru partnership project. Dr. Kerry Telford believed global health work “should be a mandatory part of medical training”. Her work in the Peruvian Amazon has been the catalyst for the creation of a network of friends and colleagues in Peru and Vancouver to begin the St. Clotilde Health Centre, Peru – UBC Division of Global Health partnership project. It is hoped that this new project will be a fitting tribute to Kerry’s passions for global health and teaching.