Invitation to Parliamentary Reception on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health
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Prof Barry Popkin, author of "The World Is Fat," will speak at CEDAR on 23 January, on "The Nutrition Transition." The event is one of 3 high-profule events on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health taking place in Cambridge in January.
As unwieldy as they are, the words “noncommunicable diseases” are on the tip of everyone’s tongues—at least, everyone in health care—and rightly so. The “four main” noncommunicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases (more...)
Cambridge Film and Video: The Series: HIV 30 Years On “Cambridge Film and Video is proud to present in collaboration with Cambridge Hub, The Series. A number of short films capturing moments from live talks and interviews by people directly involved in helping others.
Taryn Treger organised a talk on the History of HIV for Cambridge Hub. This group is working very hard in bringing to the University an awareness for organisations that help those less fortunate than ourselves. For more (more...)
The deadline for the 2012 Cambridge Aid for Health Simulation has been extended to Friday 18 November, 10am. This will be the first Aid for Health (A4H) Simulation in the UK. The simulation was piloted at Harvard University last year (2010), and was a tremendous success.
Delegates will simulate a high-level aid negotiation for health, using Botswana as the setting, taking on the roles of key players from organisations such as Botswana’s Ministry of Health, WHO, DFID, USAID, and others. (more...)
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Global Health visionary, Dr Peter Singer, together with Cambridge organisations, explores the importance of building innovative partnerships to tackle the most pressing health problems in the world today.
The event, entitled “Prioritising Partnerships for Global Health”, launches the Cambridge Global Health Year (#CamGlobalHealth) on 21 October at Churchill College, University of Cambridge.
The launch event, chaired by (more...)
Harvard Aid for Health Simulation
Applications for the 2012 Cambridge Aid for Health Simulation are now open. The 2012 Cambridge Aid for Health Simulation brings together students from across disciplines and universities, who are interested in pursuing a career in Global Health or a related field, and want a deeper understanding of the complexities of international aid negotiations. The event will simulate an actual aid negotiation in Botswana, with teams of students “playing the part” of (more...)
Peter Singer and Abdallah Daar are launching their new book, The Grandest Challenge: Taking Life-saving Science From Lab To Village. Why is this Cambridge news? Because Peter Singer is giving the keynote address at the launch of the Cambridge Global Health Year! Have you registered yet?: http://globalhealthlaunch.eventbrite.com/
“The Grandest Challenge begins with a simple premise: that every person’s life is of equal value, regardless of where in the world he or she lives. It also (more...)
A wordle created from a participatory planning session with diverse stakeholders in the Cambridge Global Health Year
A hearty welcome to the Humanitarian Centre’s Global Health website. We hope that this site may be a valuable resource for us all, offering:
*A centralised calendar of “Global Health Events” happening in Cambridge and nearby areas,
*An accessible feed for breaking “Global Health News”
*And a directory of ”Global Health Links” to local and international organisations which (more...)
