New Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care!
The Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care (GCGSC) is to be launched by the Branch for International Surgical Care (BISC) at UBC. It is designed to meet the growing need for professional development of students interested in focusing on the global health problem of the burden of unmet surgical care […]
UBC Clinical Global Health Network
In 2013 a group of post graduate faculty members formed a network of post graduate and under-graduate programs within the school of medicine with a shared interest in global health in clinical work, research, project development and education. The Clinical Global Health Network (CGHN) seeks to coordinate the efforts of faculty members, students, and residents […]
Global Health Curriculum Resource: An Online Resource for Flexible Learning in Global Health
The Clinical Global Health Network (CGHN) at UBC has recently been awarded a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) for their proposal to develop a flexible online curriculum resource for global health. This project aims to provide a comprehensive and flexible online resource for global health education, which can be used by many disciplines […]
UBC Global Health Conference: Reinventing Global Health, October 17, 2015
Save the date! The Global Health Conference 2015 is the first global health collaboration of its nature at UBC, bringing together leaders from diverse fields of expertise to shed light on changing perspectives in global health. Themed “Reinventing Global Health”, this student driven conference will attract a breadth of leaders from local champions to internationally recognized front-runners […]
NGDI: Ebola Information Page
The UBC Neglected Global Diseases Initiative has created an Ebola information page to keep you up to date on news, information and events about Ebola. Neglected global diseases are infectious diseases and other conditions that disproportionally affect the poorest of the world’s populations. They include: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, a list of 18 neglected tropical […]
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…
The Health Impact Fund – A clever proposal for universal access to essential medicines
About the author: Sassan Sangsari is a VFMP student in the class of 2017. His passion for global health stems from his background in Infectious Diseases and Philosophy. Ever wondered why some medicines are so expensive when they enter the market? After all, manufacturing the pills usually costs pennies. The answer, in short, […]
MSF Update – November 2013
Written by Naomi Kasteel (Class of 2017, VFMP) Founded in 1971, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as “Doctors Without Borders,” is an international organization that provides medical relief in response to public health emergencies. Working in over 80 countries, MSF field workers facilitate the provision of high quality medical care. Importantly, MSF is funded […]