Thank you iA Financial Group!
Thank you to the iA Financial Group who has generously donated $25,000 towards the UBC Nepal Sexual and Reproductive Health Education Project! This project aims at empowering youth and improving the overall health of adolescents in rural Nepal. The team has been collaborating closely with Creating Possibilities Nepal and Tharu community health workers in the […]
SCOPEN Pals Project
UBC GHI introduces the SCOPEN Pals Project! While we cannot plain in-person exchanges during 2020/2021, the CFMS i sinstead using this season to create virtual experiences for students. Because, even though we can’t do exchanges, we can still “exchange the world”! What is SCOPEN Pals? This program is a pen pal program/networking/mentorshp match. […]
Global Health Newsletter – July 2020
Hello everyone! Welcome to the July edition of the Global Health Initiative newsletter! Top Local News Coronavirus live updates – a great source of up-to-date news in this pandemic BC Local News Top World News Hong Kong’s new security law explained Blast off for NASA mission to detect life on Mars Top Medical News COVID-19 […]
Global Health Newsletter – June 2020
Hello everyone! Welcome to the June Global Health Initiative newsletter! How crazy is it that we are halfway through 2020 – this year has seen much strife and chaos. I hope everyone is safe, well, and healthy. Top Local News Coronavirus live updates – a great source of up-to-date news in this pandemic BC Marks […]
Global Health Newsletter – May 2020
Hello everyone! Welcome to the May Global Health Initiative newsletter! As with the previous newsletter, the world has seen a lot of change this month, and many nations are cautiously and slowly-reopening! We are flattening the curve! Top Local News Coronavirus live updates – a great source of up-to-date news in this pandemic 250,000 front-line […]
Global Health Newsletter – April 2020
Hello everyone! Welcome to the April Global Health Initiative newsletter! Apologies for not having a newsletter up for the month of March – the world has seen a lot of chaos and change this March, and it had honestly slipped my mind. Apologies for the lack of variety in news stories and opportunities; there is […]
Global Health Newsletter – February 2020
Welcome to the February Global Health Initiative newsletter! Top Local News Second case of coronavirus reported in Metro Vancouver area Body of third missing man found near Sooke River Road Top World News Turkey plane: One dead, 150 hurt as jet skids off runway in Istanbul Coronavirus: Hong Kong to quarantine visitors from […]
Global Health Newsletter – January 2020
Happy new year! Welcome to the Global Health Initiative newsletter! Top Local News BC government resists intervention in LNG Canada pipeline dispute Vancouver-based TRIUMF says it has produced the “rarest drug on earth” for cancer treatment Significant increases in health spending planned for BC Top World News US braces for possible “tit-for-tat” […]
The Centre for International Child Health Quarterly eUpdate – Opportunities Inside!
The Centre for International Child Health Quarterly eUpdate Issue 14: Dec 2019 Centre Updates Are you a medical student, resident or fellow? Apply now for CICH Trainee Grants 2020 Application Deadline: January 31, 2020 The Centre for International Child Health and the Medical Staff Association at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital are once again offering $1000 […]
2020 Public Health in Colombia Scholarship – Opportunity for Medical Students
Please see below for an opportunity from Ana Maria, the Program Manager from Red Tree Study. Please email Dr. Videsh Kapoor (videsh.kapoor@gmail.com) if you are interested. The 2020 Public Health in Colombia Scholarship is offered by Universidad de Los Andes in partnership with Red Tree Study. This scholarship will offer recipients the chance to learn first-hand […]