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October 23, 2014

Training needs to equip paediatricians working in high-income countries to be able to: Deliver effective health care to children and families from diverse ethnic, cultural, religious, socioeconomic, and educational backgrounds Effectively manage diseases that are prevalent in the major diaspora communities Understand the specific needs of children affected by conflict or trafficking, and child refugees, …

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Permanent link to this article: http://almamata.org.uk/the-lancet-proposed-global-child-health-competencies-for-uk-paediatrician/

Oct 22 2014

Global Health Fellowship – GP training with integrated 12m placement in rural South Africia

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October 22, 2014

Health Education Southwest – Severn are offering an exciting opportunity for new GP recruits in the form of a Global Health Fellowship The Global Health Fellowship offers a 12 month placement in a rural South African community setting to applicants for 2015 ST1 General Practice Postgraduate Training. This will in essence extend the successful applicants …

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Permanent link to this article: http://almamata.org.uk/global-health-fellowship-gp-training-with-integrated-12m-placement-in-rural-south-africia/

Oct 21 2014

Volunteer Online Public Health Tutors

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October 21, 2014

The Peoples-Uni are looking for volunteer tutors or dissertation supervisors for their Masters-level public health modules Volunteer tutors will lead two-week topic sessions (all materials have been prepared and uploaded). Time commitment is approx. 2-4 hours per week during the two-week period (and assignment marking at semester end). This is an opportunity to add your teaching skills …

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Permanent link to this article: http://almamata.org.uk/volunteer-online-public-health-tutors/

Oct 14 2014

Global Health Portfolio

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October 14, 2014

What? A tool kit to support doctors working in international health to document the knowledge, attitudes and skills they develop whilst working in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). For whom? All doctors who are interested in working in international health. Aim: To encourage increased documentation of the skills developed whilst working in LMICs and therefore …

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Permanent link to this article: http://almamata.org.uk/ghp/

Sep 21 2014

Global Health Advocacy seminar: “Patient safety in low and middle income countries: Ethics and the junior doctor’s responsibilities”

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September 21, 2014

Venue: Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London, NW1 4LE Date: Thursday September 25th 2014, 6:30pm – 8pm followed by a drinks reception This is the third in this year’s Global Health Advocacy seminar series held jointly by the Royal College of Physicians and the Alma Mata Global Health Network. This seminar will focus on …

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Permanent link to this article: http://almamata.org.uk/global-health-advocacy-seminar-patient-safety-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-ethics-and-the-junior-doctors-responsibilities/

Jun 25 2014

The June Alma Mata Global Health Newsletter is out now!

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June 25, 2014

The Latest Alma Mata Global Health Newsletter is now out! Please see the following link for the latest global health news, events, educational links & opportunities:

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Permanent link to this article: http://almamata.org.uk/the-june-alma-mata-global-health-newsletter-is-out-now/

Jun 17 2014

Global Health Film screening of “Remote Area Medical”

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June 17, 2014

Screening of “Remote Area Medical” by the Global Health Film initiative at the Royal Society of Medicine on July 3rd at 18:00. The film follows the non-profit, volunteer driven medical organisation that provides free health care to people in remote areas of the United States and around the world. The founder of Remote Area Medical, Stan …

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Permanent link to this article: http://almamata.org.uk/global-health-film-screening-of-remote-area-medical/

Jun 16 2014

Bloomsbury Humanitarian Debate: Resilience in the humanitarian sector

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June 16, 2014

As more and more NGOs, multi-mandate aid agencies and local actors focus their attention on building resilience within vulnerable communities, we ask what this concept really means for the humanitarian sector, and specifically how this concept is of use (or not) in responding to humanitarian crises. Is building resilient communities and systems the inevitable future …

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Permanent link to this article: http://almamata.org.uk/bloomsbury-humanitarian-debate-resilience-in-the-humanitarian-sector/

May 21 2014

International health work from an orphanage in Romania to the remote island of East Timor, Brazil & beyond

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May 21, 2014

BRIGHTON ALMA MATA GLOBAL HEALTH GROUP PRESENTS: Dr Alison Beadsworth, A & E consultant and co- founder of ‘Iasis’ and ‘Children on the Edge’ charities Monday June 2nd at 6:30pm Audrey Emerton Building, room TBC Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE Sharing her stories & experiences in international health work from an orphanage in Romania to the …

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Permanent link to this article: http://almamata.org.uk/iasis/

May 20 2014

R2HC Webnar on Funding Health Research in Crises

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May 20, 2014

Jun 04, 2014 at 4:00 PM BST Register now! The Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme opens its second call for proposals on 26 May 2014 with up to £3.5 million of research funding available. We are holding a webinar on 4 June, linking to the R2HC team in London, to present details …

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