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Doctors of the World UK is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which delivers over 400 projects in 80 countries through 3,000 volunteers.     Our vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty or exclusion get the healthcare they need regardless of income …

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In our increasingly interdependent world, global health is relevant to all health professionals. With increasing population movement and shifting disease patterns, health professionals working in the UK are being challenged to deliver effective care to multicultural communities with diverse needs. Health professionals also require an understanding of, and the ability to respond to, the effects of globalisation on health and health systems. This document …

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CSH is looking for a highly able and motivated individual with experience of providing front-line clinical care in the NHS to join its clinical programme team. This is a full-time post based in Oxford, salary £35,000 per year, to start September 2016. The pioneering CSH clinical programme is positioning sustainability at the heart of good clinical care. …

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Background: Globalisation is having profound impacts on health and healthcare.We solicited the views of a wide range of stakeholders in order to develop core global health competencies for postgraduate doctors. Methods: Published literature and existing curricula informed writing of seven global health competencies for consultation. A modified policy Delphi involved an online survey and face-to-face …

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Six month volunteer role on an AoMRC funded project to promote generic core competencies in Global Health.  Can be done alongside training/work/study with expenses covered and support for the existing Global Health Curriculum Group. For more details on what the role will involve see the role description here: Global Health Curriculum Group Lead Role Description. Anyone …

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Alma Mata Newsletter Bringing you the latest global health events, news, educational links and opportunities This month featuring Médecins du Monde’s European Observatory Report, our upcoming seminar with the RCP on climate change and forced migration and calls for submission.

Latest Alma Mata Global Health Newsletter Featuring – responding to the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, global health jobs, short courses in Amsterdam, Medical Peace Work and our next seminar at the Royal College of Physicians: Forces of Nature: climate change migration and the role of health professionals on Wednesday 3rd June, click here to view. We …

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Wednesday 3rd June 2015, 6.30 p.m. – 8pm Royal College of Physicians,  This seminar will address the effects of climate change on population movement, and the subsequent impact on health. Should the term “climate refugee” be established, and would this be helpful to those affected? How can health care systems address the problems and opportunities …

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Opportunity to contribute to development of Global Health competencies for health professionals   Please consider taking this survey to help to develop global health competencies for doctors and other health professionals. Any health professional, health academic, health educator, patient or indeed any member of the public may take part. All responses to this survey will …

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