How You Can Improve Healthcare in Latin America and What You Need to Know about Working There (04.27.15)
On Monday, April 27, Dr. Kirk Dearden of Boston University’s School of Health will give a talk as part of the “Improving Health in Latin America and Latino USA: Challenges and Opportunities” lecture series. The series is co-sponsored by the Latin American Studies Program and the School of Public Health at Boston University.
“How You Can Improve Health in Latin America and
What You Need to Know about Working There”
Monday, April 27 (note date change!)
5 PM
Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road (1st floor)
For the past 17 years, Kirk Dearden has provided technical assistance to not-for-profit institutions to help them evaluate and improve upon the delivery of health services. He has worked at the Academy for Educational Development, Johns Hopkins University, Save the Children, and the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh and continues to consult with the Academy for Educational Development, Save the Children/US, Freedom from Hunger, USAID and the World Health Organization among others. Dearden has also participated in development projects in Africa (Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya and Mali), Asia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Georgia, India, Jordan, Moldova, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam and West Bank/Gaza) and Latin America (Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico and Nicaragua). His research interests include the use of epidemiology and qualitative methods, program strategies designed to improve health and well-being, maternal and neo-natal health, malaria, acute respiratory infections, malnutrition in children, and adolescent health.
