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Be a community organizer for Partners in Health! Learn about the community organizing initiative

By Emily Morin
August 1st, 2012 in Outside Announcements.

Partners In Health is working to strengthen a movement to recognize the human right to health. It’s not an easy task, so we need leaders like you to band together to mobilize your communities across the country to take action. Learn more about the community organizing initiative here. 1.      Become a part... More

Research Manager with Dignitas International in Malawi. Deadline is August 8th

By Emily Morin
August 1st, 2012 in Jobs.

Please see attached RM Posting

Looking for another Fall IH Course? There are still seats available in several!

By Emily Morin
July 31st, 2012 in Fellowships.

There are several IH Department courses that still have a number of seats available:  IH703 - Global Public Health: History, Approaches and Practices IH745 B1 - Monitoring and Evaluation of International Health Programs IH773 - Financial Management for International Health IH792 - Capacity, Cost & Need: Balancing the Equation Â? A Quantitative Exercise in... More

August 15th Scholarship Deadline: Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation

By Emily Morin
July 30th, 2012 in Funding.

Learn more at The Student Insider!

Interested in contributing to a public health study with the chance of it being published and your name being listed as a contributing author?

By Emily Morin
July 30th, 2012 in Outside Announcements.

Dear SPH students,  Hello! My name is Ruju and I am a 4th year medical student who is working on a public health study. I am looking for collaborators to join the project. Here's what you need to know: Description: Survey-based, cross-sectional study of willingness-to-pay (WTP) for cataract surgery by patients in... More

A note to new students: if you are in the area, get your ID’s ASAP!

By Emily Morin
July 30th, 2012 in Fellowships.

To the new IH Concentrators: If you are already in the Boston area, we recommend you come over to the ID office to get your official Boston University ID BEFORE Orientation. This is an effort to avoid the long lines that will be at the ID Office during Orientation. The ID... More

Two volunteer positions for APHA International Health section!

By Emily Morin
July 27th, 2012 in Volunteer.

1. Volunteer campaign manager for American Public Health Association executive board candidate We are looking for a student who would be prepared to volunteer a few hours a week to work with the American Public Health Association, International Health section to provide logistics support the candidacy of Maggie Huff-Rouselle for the... More

Two year position with CBM as Emergency Programme Manager based out of Brussels

By Emily Morin
July 27th, 2012 in Fellowships, Jobs.

CBM is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in low income regions of the world. Click here to learn about the position and how to apply!

Programs Analyst with Clinton Health Access Initiative based in Malawi

By Emily Morin
July 26th, 2012 in Jobs.

See the job posting!

Financial Management Analyst position with Futures Group

By Emily Morin
July 26th, 2012 in Jobs.

*   Financial Management Analyst:  Futures Group has an opening for a Financial Analyst within the Financial Management department.  The person in this position will be responsible for assisting in the development of annual work plans and pipeline budgets, reviewing budgets and financial reports for accuracy, and other ad hoc financial... More

Two-year fellowship in Uganda as Population, Health and Environment Advisor

By Emily Morin
July 25th, 2012 in Fellowships.

Global Health Fellows Program II Technical Advisor I: Population, Health and Environment Advisor Health of People and the Environment-Lake Victoria Basin Project, Pathfinder International Location: Kampala, Uganda  Assignment: Two year fellowship GHFP II-P1-052  The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with... More

Project Associate Position (10-12 month term) with Progressive Health Partnernship in Uganda

By Emily Morin
July 25th, 2012 in Jobs, Practicums/Internships.

Project Associate Position Progressive Health Partnership Founded by students at Duke University in 2007, Progressive Health Partnership (PHP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to decreasing the burden of disease on the global poor. PHP works in southwestern Uganda and will be undertaking an expansion of its Omukazi N’amagara Program (ONP) over the... More

Register for the Global Health & Innovation Conference by August 31st!

By Emily Morin
July 24th, 2012 in Conferences/Seminars.

The Global Health & Innovation Conference is now accepting abstracts for presentation at the conference, and August 31 is the first abstract deadline.  The registration rate increases after July 31. Global Health & Innovation Conference 2013 Presented by Unite For Sight, 10th Annual Conference Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Saturday, April 13 - More

MGH Global Primary Care Program looking for a full-time Program Assistant!

By Emily Morin
July 24th, 2012 in Jobs.

MGH's Global Primary Care Program is looking  for a full-time Program Assistant position — a dual administrative / research assistant role based in their Boston office.  This would be a great opportunity for a recent MPH grad! Learn more here.

Global and Public Health Grand Rounds with guest speaker Regan Marsh, PIH on July 24th

By Emily Morin
July 23rd, 2012 in Outside Announcements.

Please join us for the Department of Emergency Medicine's Public and Global Health Grand Rounds on Tuesday July 24th at 11 AM in the Dowling 1 Auditorium Speaker: Dr. Regan Marsh, Partners in Health, Director of Emergency Services, Mirebelais National Teaching Hospital, Mirebelais Haiti Developing Emergency Services at the new Mirebelais... More