Global Health Programs

The College of Medicine's Global Health Committee oversees the College's internationalization initiatives and travel bursaries. Faculty and students are engaged in many health initiatives around the globe that support social accountability. These initiatives are guided by the social transformation model, wherein internationalization serves to address inequities within and between countries through a reciprocal process, and where communities and institutions locally and internationally seek to share insights and knowledge and to learn from the experience,cultures and research of each other.

What's New

Help Support the  Casa de Espera Project in Mozambique

A group of Canadian medical students spent the summer of 2009 living and working in Mozambique in a community called Massinga. They became familiar with many of the challenges facing this community, including the need to build a "Casa de Espera das Maes Gravidas" which literally translates to “House for waiting pregnant mothers”.  The house is intended to provide a comfortable place for pregnant women to stay in the weeks leading up to their due date to ensure they are near medical help if and when it is needed. 60% of Mozambique's population live in rural areas, and the town of Massinga serves a huge rural population of approximately 200,000 people. Many of these women must walk for days to reach the hospital, which places both mother and child at risk if they wait until they are in labour before coming to town.  Unfortunately, women in this community are not coming to stay at the Casa de Espera, because the building is no longer an appropriate place for anyone to live.  The goal of the Casa de Espera Project is to raise enough funds to build a new building that will comfortable, safe and welcoming. Read more....

Global Health Series

The College of Medicine's Global Health Committee and Health Everywhere are pleased to host a presentation by Dr. Habib Rehman entitled "Haiti Experience" on March 19.  Read more...

Research and Travel Bursaries

The College of Medicine Global Health Committee has made modest funds available for faculty and graduate student research funding, and travel bursaries for residents and students.  Read more...

Application deadline has been extended for the Global Health Travel Bursaries for Residents to April 30, 2010.  Read more

International Projects

The College of Medicine's Global Health Committee has collected a resource list of international projects for students and faculty with interests in international health.  Read more...

Student Experiences

Medical students who have participated in a global health education experiences deliver presentations about their clinical experiences.  Read more....

Global Health Committee Structure and Activities

The College of Medicine's Global Health Committee oversees the College's internationalization initiatives and works in collaboration with other groups promoting global health in the College and beyond.  The committee consists of approximately 20 faculty, staff, and students, meets three to four times a year. Membership is open and new members are welcome.  Read more...

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