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Research at UBC: New therapeutic drug combinations for tuberculosis treatment
Dr. Santiago Ramon is a postdoc and tuberculosis researcher at UBC’s Department of Microbiology. He is applying for research funding from Grand Challenges Canada (http://www.grandchallenges.ca/) for a project that would expand his work through international collaboration with fellow TB reseachers in South Africa. He has submitted a 2 minute, non-technical video as part of the overall application to Grand Challenges Canada.
Global Health Initiative: Predeparture Training Workshop, March 27, 2011
Are you adequately prepared for your volunteer experience? What are the ethics of taking photos or video of people in your host community? Are you culturally competent? What does cultural competence mean? How do you plan for a safe health and travel experience? What if there is an emergency? Join us for presentations and discussion at the GHI Predeparture Training Workshop Day.
Global Health Initiative Workshop: Nutrition, March 17, 2011
This workshop will feature Dr. Judy McLean, an expert in world nutritional issues. The workshop will address the key issues affecting nutrition in low-resource communities, common mistakes that international workers make when implementing nutritional programs, and also introductory approaches to improving a community’s nutritional status.
Legal Empowerment of the Poor for Sustainable Livelihoods: The Canadian Agenda for Change
Round table dialogue March 11, 2011 in Ottawa. “Over 4 billion people are “robbed of the chance to better their lives and climb out of poverty, because they are excluded from the rule of law.” LEP, conceptualised broadly in terms of access to justice, property rights, labour rights and business rights, is proposed to provide the opportunity for those living in poverty to improve their conditions and secure more sustainable development. This Roundtable Dialogue (March 11, 2011) aims to involve major Canadian stakeholders in an open discussion on how key Canadian actors are contributing to the realisation of the LEP agenda, and what more can be done.
Universitas 21 Graduate Research Conference 2011: Food
We are delighted to announce the date of the third Universitas 21 Graduate Research Conference.
This will be the third research conference organised by and for postgraduate research students from across the U21 network. The topic “Food” represents an interdisciplinary topic that allows diverse and complementary research specialism’s to contribute to solving some of the most important questions that face humankind.
From a student to a Global Citizen: Matt Sibley’s Journey into Global Health
Matt Sibley (fourth year medicine) exemplifies how students can make an impact in sustainable cross cultural community development work while at the same time having an academic and student lifestyle. Matt has committed his time and efforts to GIVE: an organization based in Kenya that enhances the lives of Kanyawegi villagers.
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).
Dr. Rich Currie: Peruvian blog from St. Clotilde, Amazon
Greetings from Santa Clotilde, Peru!
This is the end of week three in Santa Clotilde. I have secured access to a laptop, found internet , work has settled into a routine, and I am no longer constantly distracted by a Macaw named Leo. In short, I am ready to sit down and write.
For past readers of the Ethiopia and Central African Republic non-blog travel-blogs, I should begin by saying that this is not a Medecins Sans Frontieres project. It is a missionary hospital, and I am working here for only a month, deep in the Amazon basin of northeastern Peru. The story of how I ended up in Santa Clotilde is difficult to summarize, and involves a number of unusual opportunities and random connections that I pondered for considerable time last week as I sat on an earthen floor in the darkness, chewing on semi-rotten armadillo.
Global Health Initiative Workshop: HIV/AIDS, February 9, 2011
There will be a brief introduction to the medical aspects of HIV/AIDS but the workshop will be concentrated on working with populations and communities with high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in terms of education/prevention, approaches to management and other related issues. Dr. Bedell and the team leaders for GIVE project will use the example of the GIVE project in Kenya to discuss the challenges of providing HIV prevention, care and treatment in a resource-limited setting.
OPSEI Presents: Global Health Movie Night
On February 10, 2011 at BC Children’s Hospital, OPSEI presents Global Health Movie Night presenting the Academy Award Winning documentary, Smile Pinki. Dinner will be available by donation after the film. View movie trailer: