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2016 – 2017 Concentrator’s Guide
Pathfinder International Practicum Opportunity
PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL- PRACTICUM OPPORTUNITY Location: Watertown, MA Duration: Spring, 2016 Hours: 10-15 hours a week Student qualifications: History or background in sexual and reproductive health Interest in women’s rights and social justice Strong research and analytical skills Project title: Abortion in India, the disconnect between policy and practice Project description Abortion in India is legally unrestricted, however women are too... More
Info Session: LeBoHA Practicum
Info Session: Thursday, February 11 5pm - 5:50pm, CT-305 Please RSVP here. The Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance (LeBoHA) was formally established in 2007 and is a local NGO responsible for implementing Boston University activities in Lesotho. LeBoHA prides itself on being an organization that is Basotho-led and the majority of LeBoHA staff are Basotho. LeBoHA... More
Student leaders needed for Social Enterprise Ideation Labs
ArchGrpU Social Enterprise Ideation Labs Archimedes Project is recruiting student leaders to organize Ideation Labs at their universities. An Ideation Lab brings together a diverse and engaged group of students for three days to design a practical, scalable business model for a clean water or sanitation enterprise. From March to November... More
Philippines Field Program Still Accepting Applications
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Students interested in participating in the 2016 Philippines Program, should review the program site and reach out to Joe Anzalone to learn about this year’s program. Preliminary dates for the program are May 9 to August 5, 2016. If you have not already discussed your application... More
Tanzania Field Program
NOTE - This course will be held in summer 2017 in Zambia, as SPH GH775 for 4 credits. It is accepting applications until March 13, 2017. **Applications will be accepted until February 28, 2016** Admission will occur on a rolling basis, so please apply early. GH707 – FIELD PRACTICUM IN PUBLIC HEALTH IN EAST AFRICA This... More
Practicum Opportunity with Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance
Agency: Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance (LeBoHA) Address/Contact Info/Website: Address: Room 1020, 85 East Newton St, Boston MA 02118 Website: http://www.bu.edu/lesotho/our-team/ Agency Description: LeBoHA was formerly established in 2007 and is a local NGO responsible for implementing Boston University activities in Lesotho. LeBoHA prides itself on being an organization that is Basotho-led and the majority of LeBoHA staff... More
Did you miss the International Public Health Nutrition Fellowship info session?
Here's what you need to know! Some take home points: This is the inaugural year of this fellowship. Recruitment is for this year – you must be done with your requirements by June. They are accepting 8 placements for this year; next year they hope to recruit 24! They are seeking those passionate about... More
Film Screening: It’s a Girl
Thursday, March 3 5:00 - 6:20pm L-110 (72 E. Concord St.) RSVP by March 1 In lieu of International Women's Day on March 8, the GH emphasis area, Sex, Sexuality, Gender, and Health in conjunction with CHS will be hosting a screening of the film It's a Girl. "The film tells the stories of... More
Global Project Director, HealthRise Project / Principal Associate with International Health Division
Organization Overview The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies... More
Sr. Portfolio Lead, Health Systems and Equity, with Medtronic Philanthropy
Apply Here Contribute to Medtronic Philanthropy by managing a portfolio of global health access programs focusing on strengthening health systems for underserved and populations facing health disparities. The role will work with the Philanthropy team to further opportunities for public-private partnership, sustainability and scale of Philanthropy focused investments.. The Senior Portfolio... More
Summer Internship in Pharm research and Epi with Pharmerit International
Pharmerit International invites interested Doctoral students and Master's candidates to work with us this summer. Pharmerit International (pharmerit.com) is a leading global health care research consultancy with offices in Bethesda, Boston, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), York (UK), and Berlin (Germany). We conduct health economic and outcomes research and provide strategic market... More
Multiple Positions Available with Young 1ove in Botswana
Young 10ve is a rockstar team doing incredible work on increasing sexual health awareness by scaling models/campaigns that have found success in randomized control trials. They've already reached over 30,000 youth in Botswana and have goals to scale to 1 million in Southern Africa by 2017. Feel free to reach out... More
Professor David Hamer, live on wbur, discusses Zika virus
Learn more at http://radioboston.wbur.org/2016/02/01/microcephaly-zika
GH Meetups – First one February 19th!
Calling all GH Concentrators: interested in getting to know your peers a bit better? This event will be the first in a series of Meetups to take place this semester! An informal discussion on a global health related topic will take place in CT-305 from 3:30-5pm. This week will cover... More
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist with Dexis
Dexis is seeking an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to provide expertise in qualitative research methods to the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Division. The M&E Specialist will work on the global performance evaluation of the Feed the Future Initiative as well as other potential performance and impact evaluations with USAID and... More