Category: GH Announcements
Opportunity to take Swahili for credit
We have exciting news for those of you interested in taking a language for credit. Swahili with a Health Focus (CAS LE491) will be offered for 2 credits on the BU Medical Campus in Spring 2016. If you are interested in taking the course, please complete this short survey by Friday, December 4 at 11:59 pm. The survey will take less then five minutes to complete.
Open invitation to attend GH 704 for talk by Dr. Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq
Dr. Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq will be discussing private sector health care in Nigeria during the first hour of GH 704:
Monday, December 7
10:00AM
CT-462A
All GH students are welcome to join.
Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq
Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
Private Sector Health Alliance, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq is the Chief Executive Officer and founding board member of the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria.
Until his appointment as the MD/CEO of the Alliance, Muntaqa was the Senior Technical Advisor to the former Minister of State for Health in Nigeria, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate. In this position, he was responsible for leading a number of healthcare reform programs, including unlocking the market potential of the private sector in healthcare across the value chain, improving quality of care in public and private facilities through better clinical governance, National Health Insurance Scheme reforms and scaling up access to basic primary healthcare services, amongst others. Specifically, he co-authored the 2012 drug distribution guidelines for the FMOH and led the ministry’s efforts to streamline supply chain, logistics and drug distribution in Nigeria.
He is a graduate from the University of Cambridge, England, from which he received an M.Phil in Bioscience Enterprise. He completed 6-year MBBS at Imperial College School of Medicine, London, and holds an intercalated BSc in Management (with Finance & Health Economics) from the Tanaka Business School, London.
After internships at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Company, he commenced his career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley where he focused on the Healthcare & Pharmaceutical sector – and advised healthcare clients (government agencies, large-cap pharmaceuticals, medical technology, diagnostics, generic drug makers, hospital services and biotech clients) on a wide range of transactions including strategic advisory & operational planning mandates, capital raisings, leveraged buyouts, minority stake sales and mergers.
He is a CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) charter holder and founder of AfyaZima Africa Limited (Elpida Cambridge Health), a healthcare consulting and medical device company which won the Cambridge University Entrepreneurship Angel Investor prize.
November Concentrator’s Meeting Notes
Hi all,
Thanks to those of you who attended the Concentrator's Meeting Last week. I thought it would be helpful to post everyone's ideas and suggestions such that many of you could learn from one another or even mobilize around a certain topic.
Please see the notes here, and feel free to reach out with any concerns, questions, or new thoughts.
The first step in making some of your suggestions happen is occurring Monday, Dec. 7. Alumna Aria Grabowski will be speaking to students about her work in the field. Learn more and join the chat!
Thanks!
Emily
New location for GH Concentrator’s Meeting
Today's GH Concentrator's meeting, previously scheduled in room CT-1013, will now be held in CT-305, Fendall Conference Room.
A reminder that the meeting will be a "Check-in with the Associate Chair," hosted by Professor Taryn Vian, with GH Department Chair, Rich Feeley.
This meeting will give you a chance to share your experience about being a student in the Department and the MPH program. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Thursday, November 19
5:00 - 5:50pm
CT- 305, Fendall
Department of Journalism Course for SPH credit
Are you interested in taking a class in the Department of Journalism for SPH credit? If so, JO 519 (Narrative Radio) is a great option. If you would like to register or get more information about the course please contact Professor Anne Donohue (adonohue@bu.edu) by 5:00 pm this Monday, November 16.
Please note that you must take a COM course in order to qualify for the Pulitzer Center Global Health Journalism Fellowship. There are several COM courses that can be taken for SPH credit, and you can take others for elective credit. If you are interested in a particular COM course first contact the professor for more information and approval and then the SPH Registrar’s office for assistance with registration.
Global Health Now publishes story by Pulitzer Fellow Claire Felter (COM)
CGHD, SPH, and the College of Communication (COM) have an ongoing partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in an effort to exchange knowledge and resources on global health and crisis reporting. Student applicants from SPH and COM are selected for a 6-8 week practicum during which they work in Washington, D.C. at the Pulitzer Center headquarters, then travel internationally (likely to a developing country) on a 2-3 week reporting trip mentored by professional journalists.
Image courtesy of Claire Elizabeth Felter
In addition to Claire's work, take a look at the stories from BU-Pulitzer fellows Pankaj Khadka and Kateri Donohoe. Kateri Donohoe from SPH presented last week on the CRC and is still in the production/writing phase, but her work on the female genital cutting in Mali promises to make a splash as she is really digging into the cultural and economic complexities of the practice including the perspective of traditional cutters.
Pulitzer ran a competition for a special HIV reporting Fellowship that will start during winter break. Rebecca Sananes from COM was one of the recipients and will be reporting on HIV in Cuba.
Interested in becoming a 2016 Pulitzer Fellow? Click here for more information or to apply.
Reminder – Emory Global Health Case Competition…Apply Now!
Hello BU graduate students!
Looking for innovative ways to engage in Global Health? Interested in working with a diverse team of students from the BU Schools of Public Health, Medicine, Engineering, Law, and Business?
The BU Team application for the 2016 International Emory Global Health Case Competition is now open!
This prestigious competition brings together interdisciplinary teams of students from universities around the world to learn about, develop, and recommend innovative solutions for a real world global health problem. It is an excellent opportunity to learn from and collaborate with colleagues across disciplines and develop skills to solve global health issues effectively.
We are looking for students interested in global health to join BU's team at the 2016 International Emory Global Health Case Competition. We aim to field a strong team this year, as last year's team brought home the Innovation Award for their strategy to reduce gun violence in Honduras.
The competition will take place at Emory University in Atlanta on April 8th-9th, 2016. Registration and travel costs will be covered by BU.
If you are interested, please complete the application by 11:59pm on Monday, October 26, 2015. The application form is available at http://www.jotform.us/form/52564082133147.
Strong candidates will be selected as finalists and invited to present a mini-case for a panel of judges in early December. You will be notified by November 11, 2015 if you have been selected as a finalist.
For more information about the competition, you can visit the website at https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=1731074, or email Laura Mueller (MED) at muellerl@bu.edu and Anna Tanasijevic (SPH) at tanna@bu.edu.
Where Are the Jobs in Global Health?
The Career Services Office is hosting a "Where Are the Jobs in Global Health?" talk on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 5-5:50pm in L-311. Come out for a review of the job market for GH Concentrators with a peek forward to a very exciting future!
Emory Global Health Case Competition: Apply Now!
Hello BU graduate students!
Looking for innovative ways to engage in Global Health? Interested in working with a diverse team of students from the BU Schools of Public Health, Medicine, Engineering, Law, and Business?
The BU Team application for the 2016 International Emory Global Health Case Competition is now open!
This prestigious competition brings together interdisciplinary teams of students from universities around the world to learn about, develop, and recommend innovative solutions for a real world global health problem. It is an excellent opportunity to learn from and collaborate with colleagues across disciplines and develop skills to solve global health issues effectively.
We are looking for students interested in global health to join BU's team at the 2016 International Emory Global Health Case Competition. We aim to field a strong team this year, as last year's team brought home the Innovation Award for their strategy to reduce gun violence in Honduras.
The competition will take place at Emory University in Atlanta on April 8th-9th, 2016. Registration and travel costs will be covered by BU.
If you are interested, please complete the application by 11:59pm on Monday, October 26, 2015. The application form is available at http://www.jotform.us/form/52564082133147.
Strong candidates will be selected as finalists and invited to present a mini-case for a panel of judges in early December. You will be notified by November 11, 2015 if you have been selected as a finalist.
For more information about the competition, you can visit the website at https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=1731074, or email Laura Mueller (MED) at muellerl@bu.edu and Anna Tanasijevic (SPH) at tanna@bu.edu.
