Welcome to the Global Health Department’s Blast – a way of keeping BU students, interested in Global Health, informed about events, opportunities, and other items of interest. Headings are clickable.
Sign up to receive GH Blast weekly emails here
We believe that context matters. The Fletcher Africana Conference is an annual gathering of students, professionals, policymakers and academia at The Fletcher School, Tufts University in Boston (USA). It is organized by the Fletcher Africana Club, a group of graduate students with keen interest and work experience in the African continent. We... More
Global Health Fellows Program II Quality Improvement (QI) Intern Office of Health Systems, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development Anticipated timeframe: April 2015 - July 2015: Compensated 16 week internship Location: Washington, DC/Arlington, VA INT-P4-043 The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the... More
The 6th Annual CUGH Conference: Mobilizing Research for Global Health is coming up -- March 26-28 --and the Department of Global Health is raffling 1-day passes to the conference for 10 students! Read below, or follow the link for a snapshot of information about the conference: The themes include genetics and... More
Student Administrative Assistant for the Department of Global Health & Center for Global Health & Development The Department of Global Health and The Center for Global Health & Development at the Boston University School of Public Health is currently seeking a student for the position of Student Administrative Assistant. The purpose of... More
Interested in issues and topics relating to Mental Health and Public Health? Join us for an informal conversation hour Wednesday Feb 4 at 5 pm in CT-446. Possible topics include current faculty research related to mental health, info sharing on community sites and organizations that may provide practicum and/or job opportunities, and brainstorming ways we can make our... More
Clinton Health Access Initiative, Vietnam Position/Title: Malaria Associate Base Location: Hanoi, Vietnam Length of position: One year, extendable based on performance and funding Reports to: Deputy Country Director Background The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a trusted advisor to governments worldwide, helping them transform the way they provide health services. In Vietnam, CHAI works with... More
Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Director of the GLobal Health Initiative in Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dinner will be provided. View the full flyer here: BU GO Event Flyer
Kids Play International (KPI) -- a sport for development organization in Rwanda -- is seeking a Rwanda Program Manager to oversee their work in Gatagara, Rwanda. KPI is looking for a strong leader with the talent, passion and commitment to effectively use sport to improve gender equality. Founded in 2008 by three-time Olympian, Tracy... More
This is an opportunity for people under 30, who are interested in women's health, to apply for funding/support. The Women Deliver conference is a really great, multidisciplinary conference that focuses on a range of women’s health and economic issues. They’ve put out a call for applications by young people who want... More
Background: There is a great need for practice guidelines to help emergency medicine development efforts on a local and national level in India. This practicum opportunity is a joint placement between the Boston University Medical Campus (MED and SPH) and the Indian non-profit, the Society for Emergency Medicine India (SEMI). Ms. More
BMC is ooking to hire a Health Coach within the Center for Infectious Disease for a CDC/NIMH funded study to improve the health of HIV patients and reduce transmission risk. View the full job description and apply here.
The Brookline Massachusetts/Quezalguaque Sister City Project is recruiting two BU MPH students for a 6-8 week practicum in an agricultural town in western Nicaragua. Students chosen for this practicum will begin collaborating with project team members this spring, in preparation for the trip, departing in mid-May. Brookline Sister City members will... More
Assistant Data Specialist Global Oncology, Inc. (GO) is a non-profit started by two Harvard-trained physicians, whose objective is to achieve more equitable cancer care by creating and fueling active and dynamic partnerships between skilled professionals. GO currently seeks a self-motivated, detail-oriented individual to assist the team with cleaning data for the Global... More
ABOUT MADERA MADERA is a French non-profit organization, working in Afghanistan for 25 years for the rehabilitation and development of rural economies destroyed by war. Our programmes build the capacities of rural communities and support local initiatives. MADERA is active in many fields of rural development in Afghanistan: Community development and National Solidarity... More
