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Last Mile Health, a non-profit based in Boston that works to save lives in Liberia's most remote villages by deploying a community health worker model. Last Mile Health is currently helping the Liberian government respond to the ongoing Ebola crisis by accelerating long-needed health system strengthening strategies centered around community health... More
Upcoming AIDS Awareness and Benefit Gala on behalf of the Lwala Community Alliance, a health and development agency founded by Drs. Milton and Fred Ochieng', two brothers from Lwala, a rural Kenyan village where 1 in 5 adults is HIV positive. The event is Monday, December 1, at the Metcalf Ballroom... More
Last Mile Health℠ is creating a new health workforce to bring care to remote villages by transforming community health workers into real professionals -- so-called frontline health workers. Frontline Health Workers (FHWs) are gifted women, former patients and community-based providers who are recruited and given the employment, training, equipment and supervision... More
The Global Health Equity Program is excited to announce it's next dinner talk on Monday November 3. Dr. Michelle Morse, one of the co-founders of Physicians for Haiti (www.physiciansforhaiti.org) will be joining us to discuss future directions of health care in Haiti. Physicians for Haiti is an NGO that aims to inspire and support... More
Professors Peter Rockers and Jacob Bor are looking for a student research assistant to assist with an analysis of the Cochrane database of systematic reviews. The candidate must be self-motivated, proficient in Microsoft Excel, and have access to a computer. The RA would report to Prof. Bor (CT 380) and... More
IDinsight Careers ASSOCIATE POSITION – various full-time locations (currently Zambia, Uganda, and Bihar, India) We seek dynamic leaders who are passionate about making a difference, possess exceptional analytical skills, and thrive in an entrepreneurial, developing country setting. We invest heavily in our employees’ professional development and expect them to think critically about... More
The Conference will be held March 26th-28th at the Sheraton Boston Hotel and is being hosted by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health and Boston University. To learn more about this exciting conference and how you can participate click here.
This position entails working with the GHEI's local health staff and community health workers to plan, implement, and monitor a range of community-based health activities ranging from malaria prevention to sexual and reproductive health. Benefits include a living stipend equivalent to a local salary, housing and utilities. The coordinator is responsible... More
Friday, Oct. 31 Noon-1 p.m. BUSM Evans Building, Keefer Auditorium "2014 West African Ebola Epidemic: Care of Patients Here and in the Field" Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MA (view profile) Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston University School of Medicine; Director of Infection Control, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL), Boston University. Dr. Bhadelia's specialization... More
Tuesday, Oct. 28 Noon-2 p.m. BUSM Instructional Building Lobby Wednesday, Oct. 29 11 a.m.-2 p.m. BMC Shapiro Lobby Thursday, Oct 30 11 a.m.-2 p.m. BMC Menino Cafeteria Silent Winess Exhibit Honors Lives Lost to Domestic Violence In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, BMC once again will be hosting the Silent Witness Exbibit during the last week of October. To learn... More
Delivering on Our Promises: Tools for Nursing Advocacy in Global Health The Global Nursing Caucus Conference will be held on October 31st and November 1st at UMass Boston, Boston MA. Join us to learn about initiatives that reflect the growing impact of nurses in global health and learn about tools to... More
On January 13-14, 2015, over 50 graduate students from around the Commonwealth will have unprecedented access to health policy makers and legislators at the 14th annual Student Health Policy Forum. This two-day conference at the MA Statehouse brings together leaders in Medicaid, Mental Health, Public Health and graduate students ready... More
