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Greetings!
We hope
you were able to attend last night's inaugural global health lecture by Paul
Farmer. If not, we invite you to read a brief article about it on our website.
In addition, the news section of this newsletter has information about an
exciting new collaboration between CHAVI and the International AIDS Vaccine
Initiative, an essay by a Duke medical student about global health ethics, and
a short report on some of the summer research and service efforts being funded
by the Duke Global Health Institute this summer. In honor of Earth Day (April
22), we also offer a short article on the recent talk given to the 15-501
Global Health Dinner Club (a joint UNC/Duke effort) by Dean Chameides of Duke's
Nicholas School of the Environment and Jason
West, of UNC, about health and the environment.
Although the end of the academic term is fast approaching, the calendar of
events is still full for global health related activities, including the visit
by Dr. Tachi Yamada, President of the Global Health Program of the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation on April 28. And we continue to list opportunities for
funding, calls for abstracts and educational opportunities as we become aware
of them.
As always, if you know of events or opportunities that should be listed in this
newsletter, please let us know by emailing marsha.green@duke.edu.
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEW: Paul Farmer Challenges Dukies to Consider Health and Human Rights In his talk on April 21, 2008, Paul Famer discussed the need to restructure health care in recognition of health as a basic human right.
NEW: Climate Change and Health: Can We Adapt?
Jason West, an atmospheric chemist at UNC joined students and staff at
the Duke/UNC 15-501 Global Health Dinner Club to discuss climate change.
NEW: Leading HIV Researchers to Collaborate on Vaccine Development
Two global research organizations dedicated to designing a vaccine against HIV - the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) - have signed an agreement to work together to address major biological questions that have slowed development of a safe, effective and affordable AIDS vaccine.
NEW: Global Health Ethics: Are you up to the challenge?
Matt DeCamp, PhD, discusses the fact that global health inequality may be the most pressing moral challenge of our time.
NEW: DGHI Awards $76,823 in Research Grants
For summer 2008 research, the Duke Global Health Institute awarded $76,823 in grants to graduate, undergraduate, and medical students doing research abroad.
NEW: The Global Health Forum is hoping to get feedback about its first year. E-mail board@dukeglobalhealthforum.com with comments on global health week, forums, what you'd like to see more of, etc. Also, send an e-mail if you are interested in joining the Global Health Action Committee.
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IN THE NEWS
Duke Chancellor for Health Affairs Victor Dzau, MD,
mentions the global health residency in "Dzau Envisions Culture Built on Values, Leaders", an interview published in the April 18, 2008 Duke Chronicle
CNN created a brief video news story about Marie Lynn Miranda's efforts to use GPS technology to find and map health risks for children. Watch the video (begins after a short advertisement) on the CNN website.
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| EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
NEW: Pasteur Foundation Internships for Undergraduates and Postdoctoral
The Pasteur Foundation is offering undergraduate and graduate internships in Paris.
NEW: Population Reference Bureau offers online discussions with leading scholars. Upcoming discussions include "Combating malaria: What More Can We Do Now?" with Dr. Nicole Bates, director of government relations at the Global Health Council (April 22), and "Combating Malaria: A First-Hand Account From Congo" with Antoinette Tshefu of the University of Kinshasa School of Public Health (April 24).
Other Approaching Deadlines:
· The USAID Global Health eLearning Center offers 22 courses that learners from many disciplines and positions can use to expand their knowledge in key public health areas and access important up-to-date technical information.
· Apply to NIH/Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellows Program:
Deadline April 30, 2008
· Career Connections at the Global Health Council International Conference
May 27-31 in Washington, DC
For more opportunities, visit the Education Announcements page on our website.
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ONLINE RESOURCE
This week's online resource is a webcast co-sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Pew Research Center. The webcast is a discussion of the results of a new 47 country survey on global health and foreign assistance and is part of the CSIS Smart Power series featuring opinions from leaders around the world. |
| UPCOMING EVENTS
Check our Duke Global Health Institute Calendar regularly for more events.
April 22, 2008 » 3 p.m.
NC Biotechnology Center
UNC/NCSU BME Research + Design Symposium
April 22, 2008 » 5:00-7:00 PM
FedEx Global Education Center at UNC
Student Global Health Committee Annual Potluck Reception
April 22, 2008 » 3:30-5:00 PM
Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room
Fragile Families and the Reproduction of Inequality
April 22, 2008 » 11:30-1:30 PM
One Eleven Place, Cary, NC
Recent Brain Development Research and Implications for Public Policy
April 23, 2008 » 12:00 PM Bondurant G100, UNC School of Public Health Dr. Jessica S. Smith on HPV Vaccine in Developing Countries
April 23, 2008 » 7 p.m.
Room 0001 Blue Cross Blue Shield Auditorium, Michael Hooker Research Center, UNC
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines Invites You to a Talk by Robert Cook-Deegan
April 23, 2008 » 6:00 PM
Carroll Hall 111, UNC
"Reproductive Justice and Sexual Rights" with Loretta Ross of SisterSong
April 24, 2008 » 5:00-6:15 PM
Duke South Purple Zone, room 3031
Global Health Dinner Discussion: "Social Closure and the Group Lending Model: Social Exclusion, Microcredit & Health"
April 24, 2008 » 12:30-1:30 PM
Dreyfus Auditorium, RTI International
Dr. Suniti Solomon presenting "HIV in India: YRGCARE's Response"
April 24, 2008 » 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Hooker-BCBS Auditorium, UNC
"Imagining the Spaces of Global Health" with Matthew Sparke
April 28, 2008 » 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, Duke University
Chancellor's Lecture Series Presents "Global Health: Priorities and Approaches" by Tadataka (Tachi) Yamada, MD
May 5, 2008 » 8 a.m - 4 p.m.
UNC Friday Center
UNC HIV Care 2008: Antiretroviral Therapy, Hepatitis B/C, Addiction, and Adherence
National/International Conferences
May 25 - 28, 2008
The goal of the Seventh International Symposium on Typhoid Fever and other invasive Salmonelloses is to provide updates on research and public health agendas related to typhoid fever and other invasive salmonelloses, and progress with vaccines for public health use.
Registration Deadline is March 15, 2008.
Kenya Medical Research institute
May 27-June 1
The Global Health Council will host its annual international conference from May 27 through June 1, 2008. The theme of the meeting is Community Health: Delivering, Serving, Engaging, Leading.
Washington, D.C.
June 18-20, 2008
The Reproductive Health in Emergencies Conference 2008 is being held from June 18-20 at Speke Conference Centre in Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda. The aim of the conference is to train professionals to ensure that refugees and internally displaced persons receive the reproductive health care they are entitled. Register online.
Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda
June 18-20, 2008
RAISE: Reproductive Health in Emergencies Conference 2008
Deadline for Abstracts, Jan. 31, 2008.
Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda.
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