Global Health Lecture Series: Visions for Change NEXT WEEK!

Ruth Levine, PhD
Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development

We invite you to attend the lectures and enjoy an evening with health economist, Dr. Ruth Levine who will share her experiences designing and assessing social sector programs  in Latin America, Eastern Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Compassion, Conscience and Common Interest
Nov 9: HSC Aresty Auditorium
Nov 10: UPC Town and Gown Ballroom

Both lectures will be held from
5:00pm-6:30pm and followed by a reception
Hosted in partnership with the School of Policy, Planning, and Development
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From China to Canada: Heath Care Systems Around the World
Student panelists from Canada, China, India, the UK and France will share their perspectives on how their own country's health care sustems operate and how they compare to the US system.

Thursday, November 5
5:00-6:30pm
HSC Doheny Library, 240

2009-2010 Global Health Awareness Week Planning Meeting
Global Health Awareness Week  is April 5-9, 2010. Join a committee to help make the 2009-2010 Global Health Awareness Week a success! Come to the planning meeting and find out how to get involved.

Wednesday, November 11
6:00-7:00pm
HSC Norris Cancer Center LG503

Deputy Minister of Health from Mexico visits USC as part of Visions for Change
Are you getting the H1N1 flu vaccine? If you attended the Global Health Lecture Series: Visions for Change last month your opinion on the vaccines might have changed. Dr. Mauricio Hernandez Avila, Mexico's Deputy Minister of Health, spoke at UPC and HSC and all present heard about the challenges and issues surrounding two of today's most talked about outbreaks: H1N1 and Obesity. Mexico's efforts to combat H1N1 have been disrupted by the global shortage of vaccine availability. Ethics of manufacturing may require a second look when the country supplying the virus for vaccine manufacturing can’t access its own vaccine supply. While battling the flu season, the obesity problem in the country continues to grow as fast food companies infiltrate deeper into Mexico. Despite the challenges, innovative solutions for the epidemics are being developed and Mexico will soon lead the food labeling revolution with their red, yellow, and green light labels modeled after some European countries.

Fighting Malaria in Malawi
"Mary Ellen Jebbia attends a coming-of-age celebration at a mosque. The USC College senior spent three weeks in Malawi fighting malaria this summer through a Faiths Act Fellowship provided by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. Many people in Malawi had bed nets but did not use them, Jebbia said. Superstition prevented some from utilizing them. “It’s a cultural superstition,” she said. “Women believed if they slept under the bed nets, they would become barren.” Some simply didn’t know how to assemble them. Others opted to use them as fishing nets. “They thought, ‘Between using it on the bed and using it to get something to eat, if I can’t eat, I’m certainly not going to live,’ ” Jebbia said. “It’s much more than just a disease that we need to get rid of. It’s a problem of poverty.” Read More

New Cancer Research Center to be Based at USC
"USC has been selected to establish a $16 million cancer research center as part of a new strategy against the disease by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and its National Cancer Institute. The five-year award will create a National Cancer Institute Physical Science-Oncology Center based at USC and involving a consortium of universities. Partnering in the USC grant will be Arizona State University, the California Institute of Technology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York University, Stanford University, the University of Arizona and the University of Texas at Austin. The Physical Science-Oncology Center initiative differs from past cancer research programs. While cancer biologists often work with scientists in other fields, this marks the first large-scale recruitment of outside scientists in the battle against the disease." Read More

Job Opening
The USC Institute for Global Health is currently hiring a project specialist to assist in furthering the dynamic growth of projects and programs for the Institute. The project specialist will dedicate his/her time to grant writing, research assistance and developing program ideas to expand the Institute’s global reach.

To learn more and apply for the position please visit the USC Employee Recruitment Service page and search for Requisition Number 002410: Apply Here
 

Global Health Essay Contest!
Answer the following question to be eligible for $1,000 and a publication in the CSIS report: What is the most important thing the U.S. can do to improve global health over the next 15 years?
The CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health wants your fresh ideas. Click here for submission guidelines.
 

LAST WEEK OF FACEBOOK CHALLENGE!
GlobeMed at USC is participating in the Imagine 2030 Facebook Giving Challenge that will take place from 10/13 to 11/6. Their goal is to get as many $10 donations in order to win $50,000 that will go straight to their health projects around the world. http://www.imagine2030.org/donate

For more information pleae email usc@globemed.org

Submit your opinions in the Global Health Council Cancer Survey
GHC is conducting a web-based survey to collect information about current cancer control activities in the global health community. Click here for survey

Tapasya Desai, USC Pharmacy Student, was part of a USC Global Impact Program team that traveled to India during the summer to partner with a local NGO working on HIV/AIDS prevention and testing. The team implemented a cell-phone communication network based on the use of SMS messaging. Using an open-source software, the students team designed two SMS-based applications to improve the organization's communication and information management. The system will lead to increased HIV/AIDS testing and more efficient usage of outreach resources. To learn more visit the USC Global Impact page and the team’s blogs at http://stevens.usc.edu/uscglobalimpact.php

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