Category: Outside Announcements
Boston Alliance for Community Health Women’s Health Workshop
Boston Alliance for Community Health (BACH) is a city-wide partnership of neighborhood coalitions and over 50 community-based partners, (one of which is BU School of Social Work) working to make Boston a healthier and a more equitable place.
Every month BACH puts on a free meeting/workshop aimed at addressing prevalent public health topic. This month’s focus is Women’s Health and will take place at the Charlestown HealthCare Center on Thursday October 22nd from 6-8 pm. This meeting, facilitated by ABCD Health Services’ Sister 2 Sister program, will offer an overview of issues affecting young and adult women’s sexual health.
If you are interested in attending, please check out the attached flyer.
STRATEGIC HEALTH DIPLOMACY: Importance of public health policy as a diplomatic and national security tool
A panel discussion at the Harvard Kennedy School.
PANEL: Senator Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.); Ambassador Deborah Birx, Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State; Admiral William Fallon, former Commander, PACOM and CENTCOM; Professor Nicholas Burns (moderator)
This panel will explore what can be achieved through strategic health diplomacy, using global health investments as both a foreign assistance and a national security tool. U.S. investments in global health have been among our country’s most effective diplomatic tools, contributing to a more stable and secure world by helping create more prosperous and healthy societies, more competent institutions, more stable governments, and greater support and goodwill for the United States. One such successful initiative is the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), launched under President George W. Bush and extended throughout the current administration.
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Informational Happy Hour with Seed Global Health
Seed Global Health (Seed) strives to strengthen health education and delivery in places facing a dire shortage of health professionals by working with partner countries to meet their long-term health care human resource needs. Seed's flagship program, the Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP), is a joint initiative with the Peace Corps and the US Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Supported by founding academic partner, The Massachusetts General Hospital, Seed works with partner countries to place US physicians and nurses to work alongside local faculty to educate and mentor the next generation of medical and nursing professionals in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. Seed is actively seeking physicians and nurses to deploy with GHSP in July 2016 as Physician and Nurse Educators. For more information, please join Seed's leadership at the below event on 10/28 or contact info@seedglobalhealth.org.
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Google+ Hangout: Join Seed Global Health, Peace Corps Response and returned Global Health Service Partnership Volunteers
Join Seed Global Health, Peace Corps Response and returned Global Health Service Partnership Volunteers
Learn more about serving with GHSP and how you can become a nurse or physician educator. Hear from Seed Global Health CEO Vanessa Kerry (MD, MSc), Peace Corp Response Recruiter Mike Robie and Returned GHSP Volunteers Esther Johnston (MD, MPH) and David Baure (RN, MN).
Join us on September 22 at 1:30 pm EST. Register here
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS INFORMATION SESSION @ BRIGHAM & WOMEN’S HOSPITAL
PUT YOUR IDEALS INTO PRACTICE:
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS INFORMATION SESSION - BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
STAFF & STUDENTS
Mass General Hospital
Founder's Bldg, Room 130 (EM Training Room)
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA. 02114
5-6:30pm
Every day, Doctors Without Borders aid workers from around the world
provide assistance to people whose survival is threatened by violence,
neglect, or catastrophe treating those most in need regardless of
political, religious, or economic interest. Whether an emergency involves
armed conflicts or epidemics, malnutrition or natural disasters, Doctors
Without Borders is committed to bringing quality medical care to people
caught in crisis.
On Tuesday, Sept 22, medical, para-medical and non-medical professionals
are invited to join us for a presentation to learn more about how you can
join Doctors Without Borders' pool of dedicated aid workers. An aid worker
and Field Human Resources Officer will discuss requirements and the
application process, and you'll meet experienced Doctors Without Borders
aid workers from the area and hear firsthand stories of "life in the
field."
For more information please visit:
Can African Women Redefine Liberation for All?
Can African Women Redefine Liberation for All?
September 21, 2015 | 4:15 PM
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
Lecture by Mamphela Aletta Ramphele BI '90, Doctor, Activist, Researcher, Leader from South Africa
Globally recognized South African activist Mamphela Ramphele will explore the challenge of transforming the unstable relationship between men and women in Africa. Ramphele shares what she thinks it will take for African women, the pillars of their families and community, to liberate both themselves and men from the prison of patriarchy.
For more information, visit http://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2015-mamphela-ramphele-lecture
This event is free and open to the public.
Build Your Best Global Health Resume – Interactive Google Hangout by USAID Global Health Fellows II
Google Hangout on Air: BUILD YOUR BEST GLOBAL HEALTH RESUME
We have had a great response so far and would like to remind everyone to join USAID's Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) II next week - Thursday, August 20 - for an interactive Google Hangout on Air (GHOA) entitled, "Build Your Best Global Health Resume." During this this On Air event GHFP-II's recruitment and performance specialists will comment on and review a resume from an MPH student at Drexel University. This is a great opportunity to hear from an employer's perspective to learn what you can do to make your resume stand out from the crowd when applying to global health positions.
Moderator: Robert Leone, GHFP-II Outreach and Communications Senior Advisor. Robert has 13 years of experience in the global health field specializing in student career counseling, and outreach across the country.
Panelists:
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Jennifer Kaindi, GHFP-II Lead Recruiter, specializes in recruiting diverse talent in a variety of global health specialties such as maternal and child health. For nearly 3 years she has provided advice and management of the recruitment process, from screening to hiring. Jennifer attends global health and international development conferences sharing her guidance with individuals interested in global health careers with GHFP-II.
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Elise Mann, GHFP-II Lead of Performance and Career Development, has proven experience in performance management and career development for over 100 GHFP-II Fellows working with the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Elise contributes to USAID's efforts to develop a diverse global health workforce by connecting others to the resources which enable them to implement projects and programs.
- Tami Hill, Master of Public Health (MPH) Student at Drexel University, who recently returned from a global health experience in the Gambia, Africa. Tami is interested in addressing health disparities, particularly those that impact African American women and girls in marginalized communities. Tami is concentrating in Health Management in Policy and her ultimate career goal is to become an obstetrician/gynecologist and work to reduce health disparities.
Follow this link to register: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=426e02e2-2d27-4bbf-a9cf-db097d668667&c=003c86a0-aac6-11e3-b2d7-d4ae5292c3f3&ch=0135b3b0-aac6-11e3-b2e1-d4ae5292c3f3
D-Prize to award $20,000 to alleviate poverty – apply by Sept 7.
D-Prize wants to award up to $20,000 to alleviate poverty. Select one global health, energy, education, or corruption challenge and pitch your two-page idea to D-Prize by September 7. Up to 15 winners will be awarded seed capital and given support to launch a pilot. Join the competition at www.d-prize.org.
Information on India Field Seminar lead
Internships and Seminars at the World Health Organization!
A couple of weeks ago we hosted Adriana Velazquez Berumen, biomedical engineer and Senior Advisor on Medical Devices at the World Health Organization. She has kindly sent along some follow up information on her talk, internship opportunities at WHO and some other information:
1. For internships in WHO.
- The World Conference on Medical physics and biomedical engineering. This conference happens every 3 years, and will be held in Toronto in 2 weeks.
- If anyone is interested in listening to the two last days of the World Health Assembly or to downloading documents.
- For medical devices publications.
- To join the WHOMEDICALDEVICES LISTSERV (events, surveys, information, etc)
