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Course: SPH EH 750 Title: Water Quality and Public Health Description: This course is a lecture and methods course on water resources and public health. Water supply and water quality discussions provide an overview of the technical and scientific basis on which public health decisions are made regarding disease prevention and community health. The chemical, More
Presented by members of the MSH Leadership, Mangement and Sustainability Program in Kenya Wednesday, September 12th 12-1:15 in CT460A IH MCH Lecture BUSPH Alum Karen Caldwell, Project Director of USAID funded and MSH implemented Leadership, Man-agement and Sustainability Program in Kenya (LMS/Kenya). Prior to taking leadership for LMS/Kenya, Karen supported the E Africa regional... More
Wednesday September 12, 12 p.m., L112 The Department of Health Policy and Management is pleased to announce that David Seltz, Senior Policy Advisor for Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray for the last nine years and who just last week was tapped by Governor Patrick to lead the implementation of the recently... More
meghann mcniff ih reflections from the field Come meet Meghann McNiff, an MPH alum, who will be sharing her experiences with her current work in Kabul, Afghanistan with the Afghan Midwives Association. We are very excited to have Meghann back to share with us her work in Afghanistan on midwifery, contraception, and... More
Are you interested in learning more about the global health case competitions available for BU students to participate in? Come meet the team from The Extramural Emory Global Health Case Competition who came in second place this past March. We are hoping to bring together MPH, MD, and MBA students... More
Development/Communications Intern, Cambridge MA Ibis Reproductive Health is a nonprofit research organization that aims to improve women’s reproductive health, choices, and autonomy in the US and worldwide. Our staff of roughly 20 is located in Cambridge, MA and Oakland CA, USA; and Johannesburg, South Africa. We conduct original clinical and social... More
Fellowship Fair Flyer 2012 Please RSVP to ltoby@bu.edu
Sept. 14 Global Health Speaker Series: Transforming Lives in the Slums of Delhi Location: BUSM-L building L206 Dr. Kiran Martin began her medical career in 1988 as a pediatrician treating cholera in a Delhi slum, today she is an internationally recognized expert on urban health and development. Dr. Martin is the founder and director... More
1. Meta-analysis of antibiotic resistance among respiratory isolates of S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae in African patients. This is a study being conducted in partnership with PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health). The project has been running for about one year and nearly all of the data collection/extraction is... More
Orientation Slides Fall 2012
The Journal of Palestine Studies, a quarterly scholarly journal based in Washington, is seeking a researcher/writer to compile its detailed, day-by-day Chronology and its Quarterly Update section. Learn more about the postion and how to apply here: http://www.palestine-studies.org/files/pdf/jq/11416.pdf. Learn more about The Journal of Palestine Studies here: http://www.palestine-studies.org/index.aspx#Job1/ For more infomation on JPS/IPS... More
Global Health Fellows Program II Technical Advisor II: Neglected Tropical Diseases Technical Advisor Infectious Diseases Division, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases, and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development Location: Washington, DC Assignment: Two year fellowship GHFP II-P1-054 The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and... More
MSH seeks a dynamic individual, who is proficient (written and oral) in French or Spanish, for the Project Associate for TB Projects position based in Arlington, VA or Cambridge, MA Integrity • Excellence • Vitality • Collaboration • Empowerment These are the shared values on which MSH culture thrives. These values unite... More
