Navigating the Right to Health: What Happens When Civil Society Activists Move into Government?
Boston University School of Public Health
Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights
will be hosting a Visiting Scholar Luncheon on
Friday, November 15th at 12:30 PM
715 Albany Street
Talbot Building, Room 307 C (Founders Room)
Navigating the Right to Health: What Happens When Civil Society Activists Move in to Government?
Leslie London, MD
University of Cape Town, South Africa
School of Public Health and Family Medicine
Professor Leslie London is a Public Health Specialist at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He served as Director of the School of Public Health and Family Medicine and is Head of its Health and Human Rights program. He has served on the South African National Health Research Ethics Council, the Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Ethics and Professional Practice for the Health Professions Council of South Africa and on Boards and Committees of health and human rights non-governmental organizations. His research includes work on the right to health, civil society agency for health rights, dual loyalties and human rights, and environmental justice, as well as health hazards related to pesticide exposures in rural communities.
Lunch will be served
RSVP is preferred but not required
Contact: gduong@bu.edu
GMS Spring 2014 course: Religion, Culture and Public Health available as IH Credit!
Religion, Culture and Public Health
(shhh! Can we talk about this?)
GMS MA 622 A1
Spring Semester, 2014
***This course counts for the 8 credits for IH that can be taken outside of IH course offerings.
Faculty:
Lance D. Laird, Th.D.
Assistant Director, MA Program in Medical Anthropology & Cross-Cultural Practice
Department of Family Medicine, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences
What is this course about?
This medical anthropology course will critically and self-reflectively examine multiple dimensions of the relationship between religions, religious communities and health in the context of public health projects and organizations, both domestic and international. Among topics explored:
· Christian missions and healing
o Is it still the same old thing?
o Using medicine for religious goals
o Do other religious traditions do “missions”?
· Global health and/as “mission”
o Public health “proselytizing” for religious, political, economic, and scientific values
o Using religion for other goals
· Religion, Spirituality and Health
o Is religion good for you? (e.g. prayer, church attendance, stress and longevity)
· Religion, discrimination, and health
o How does social exclusion affect the person? (e.g., Islamophobia, racism, heterosexism)
· Faith-based public health organizations
o (e.g. Muslim clinics and anti-smoking campaigns, Buddhist HIV/AIDS outreach, Jewish service organizations)
· Religion as barrier:
o abortion, contraception, conspiracy theories and alternative healing
· Religious health assets:
o What are they? Can you measure them?
o What is the “value” that “religion” brings to public health work?
TOP 5 REASONS TO TAKE THIS COURSE:
1. You want to be a critical participant in policy discussions about religion and government public health collaborations
2. Public health is more than just a job for you; it is a “vocation.”
3. You are planning to work for or with a faith-based organization.
OR You’ve worked with one before
OR You never want to work for a faith-based organization
AND You are suspicious of them
BUT You recognize how pervasive they are in public health
4. You are preparing to be a medical or public health missionary
OR You can’t stand missionaries
5. You want to save the world with public health campaigns
OR You want to save bodies and souls together
CGHD Forum Nov. 14th: South Africa’s National HIV/AIDS Treatment Program
South Africa's national treatment program for HIV/AIDS is the largest effort of its kind in the world, treating some 2 million adults and children with antiretroviral therapy. Dr. Francois Venter, a leading HIV clinician and researcher, has been instrumental in the development of the program over the past decade and continues to be one of the most important voices in the country for improving and advancing HIV treatment. At this CGHD Forum for World AIDS Day, Dr. Venter will talk about recent changes to treatment guidelines and service delivery and describe some of the problems and opportunities facing the program in coming years. This event is brought to you by the Center for Global Health & Development, as part of International Education Week, a university-wide celebration of BU's global engagement.
In the Field with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting & Pamoja Together: come learn about a free international trip this summer!
This past summer, two BU students received fellowships with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Lusha Chen (COM) traveled to Myanmar to report on bride trafficking to China, and Kerstin Egenhofer (SPH) traveled to Malawi to report on the success of cash transfers in improving the well being of the poorest households. And 8 BU students representing COM, SPH, and CAS traveled to Kenya to collaborate with Kenyan students to tell stories of foreign development assistance as part of the PamojaTogether Student-Powered Foreign Aid News Network.
Come hear about their reporting adventures, the intersection of public health and journalism, and learn how you can apply for a 2014 Pulitzer Fellowship.
Learn more about Boston University's relationship with the Pulitzer Center here.
The Faces of Global Women’s Health event as part of International Education Week at BU
The BUMC community is invited to the following event as part of International Education Week at B.U.
The Women's Health Initiative presents
"The Faces of Global Women's Health"
Thursday, November 14, 2013
5:30 PM to 7:00 pm
Keefer Auditorium
Light dinner reception in Evans 122A to follow
Featuring a panel of global health practitioners working to promote women’s health around the world
· Gabrielle Jacquet, MD, MPH, Director, Global Health Education; Assistant Residency Program Director, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, BMC
· Marge Cohen, MD, Internal Medicine, Director of Women’s Equity in Access to Care and Treatment WE-ACTx
· John Durfee, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn, BMC
· Lora Sabin, PhD, Associate Professor, International Health, SPH
· Hanni Stoklosa, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mango Tree Educational Enterprises in Uganda is looking for an M&E Manager and Program Director
Reminder: ISO’s A Night to Shine is this Friday, November 8th!
An Evening of Cultural Celebration! Friday, November 6th. 6-10pm in Hiebert Lounge
The International Student Organization (ISO) at BUSPH presents Boston's biggest and brightest event of the year! Get ready to shine in your international garb and dance the night away. Dishes from around the world will be served throughout the night. And come and enjoy the International Fashion Show and Date Auction! Also, come see Mambo Revelation heat up the dance floor with their SALSA, Tribe: The Dance Company show off their HIP HOP, and MIT Bhangra bring their ENERGY to the stage! Don't forget, all proceeds from this event will be supporting prenatal care in rural India through Global Health Bridge.
Doors Open at 6:00 PM, so get there early! Please email us if you have any questions or would like to help us volunteer for this event!
Buy tickets here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/8398469047
African Languages Summer 2013 and 2014 Programs
A note from the BU African Studies Center:
Below you will find a link to the list of institutions offering African languages both this summer and next summer.
Summer 2013: http://bit.ly/AfLangSum2013
Summer 2014: http://bit.ly/AfLangSum2014
Please note that the content of these web sites will be changing weekly, as institutions add more information.
One Acre Fund and Global Health Corps Webinar November 14th
Webinar: One Acre Fund and Global Health Corps
One Acre Fund is hosting a careers webinar with Global Health Corps on November 14th from 12-1 PM EDT. Global Health Corps is a fellowship organization that mobilizes a global community of emerging leaders to build a movement for health equity. Join us to learn about how One Acre Fund staff and Global Health Corps alumni used their fellowship experience to launch their careers in international development. To register, click here!
Jobs Spotlight: Analyst Roles
Do you have strong analytical skills and want to make a lasting impact on farmers? This month, One Acre Fund has three open analyst positions to highlight:
- Strategy and Research Analyst (Nairobi-based)
- Analyst to the Executive Director (Nairobi-based)
- Analyst to the U.S. Director (New York-based)
One Acre Fund currently has over 30 open positions. For more information and job descriptions, please visit our website.
