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3 High-profile Cambridge events bring Noncommunicable Diseases into focus in January

3 High-profile Cambridge events bring Noncommunicable Diseases into focus in January

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 launches a yearlong exploration of Global Health

Cambridge launches a yearlong exploration of Global Health

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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...)

Applications Now Open for 2012 Cambridge Aid for Health Simulation!

Applications Now Open for 2012 Cambridge Aid for Health Simulation!

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...)

Welcome to the Cambridge Global Health Website–Watch this Space!

Welcome to the Cambridge Global Health Website--Watch this Space!

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...)