UCGHI Advocacy Intiative at UC Riverside

11/18/2017

This past week we hosted the Cigarette “Butt Bash” in collaboration with the UC Riverside Sustainability Program. Volunteers went around to cigarette hot spots and abuse areas on campus and collected the cigarette butts. We also provided volunteers with smoking cessation kits they could use to pass out to people who were actively smoking on campus. This was a two day collection process. We were shocked to discover nearly 500 cigarette butts in only two hours. As global health leaders, we recognize it is our responsibility to exercise leadership through the creation of a smoke-free environment for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

10/16/2017

"Here are the health topics likely to make waves at this year's meeting: universal health coverage, climate change, the refugee crisis, antibiotic resistance, and where the U.S. stands". UCGHI Advocacy Initiative

A number of conflicts will have great implications for global health

09/19/2017

Tag your Senator to vote NO on in order to prevent millions from becoming uninsured. UCGHI Advocacy Initiative

The notice angered Democrats, who planned to use the complete figures to hammer the legislation.

09/01/2017

"Should the cuts keep South Africans and Ivorians from receiving antiretroviral drugs, an additional 1.8 million HIV-infected people would die over the next 10 years."

Reuters Health: Cutting U.S. foreign aid for HIV would cost lives, without much savings “Reducing U.S. foreign aid for HIV prevention and treatment might not save that much money in the long …

08/22/2017

The global health budget accounts for less than 1% of all U.S. spenditures, but saves millions of lives every year. Conversely, cutting programs such as the CDC's HIV Prevention Program will have devastating efffects that will ripple throughout whole continents.

Call Congress to save foreign aid now.

08/18/2017

Congratulations to Anil Deolalikar, Ph.D., dean for the School of Public Policy, who has been named chair of the UC Global Health Institute board of directors! UCR School of Public Policy

Anil Deolalikar, Ph.D., dean of the School of Public Policy, has been named chair of the UCGHI Board of Directors, effective August 1.

08/03/2017

Did you know that one of the biggest supporters of the predecessor to global health funding was President Ronald Reagan? He believed that "the ultimate importance to the United States of our security and development assistance programs cannot be exaggerated."

Liz Schrayer details the storyline of the politics of U.S. foreign assistance and, relatedly, America’s global leadership.

07/27/2017

Cutting global health funding is not just a health issue; it's an economic issue as well

The study documents goverment global health R & D funding has spurred the growth of jobs in the US while bringing lifesaving products to the world.

07/26/2017

"All undergraduates at the University of California now have the opportunity to take classes in global health through a partnership between the UC Global Health Institute (UCGHI), faculty from multiple UC campuses and the university’s Innovative Learning Technology Initiative (ILTI)."

Undergraduates at all 10 University of California campuses now have the opportunity to take classes in global health through a partnership between the UC Global Health Institute (UCGHI), faculty from multiple UC campuses and the university’s Innovative Learning and Technology Initiative (ILTI).

07/14/2017

The Trump Administration's proposed cuts to Global Health funding means an an increase of 49,100 to 198,700 HIV infections; 7,600 to 31,100 TB cases; and 7,000 to 31,300 maternal and child deaths starting next year, to name a few consequences.

President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget request would cut global health programs by approximately $2.5 billion. This analysis models the potential impact of the Administration’s proposed budget, …

07/04/2017

On July 6th we have an incredible speaker coming on for the first hour of our meeting with the other UC campuses. His name is Dr. John Ly. He spends half his time at UCLA and the other half as the Medical Director for Last Mile Health. His organization just won the 2017 TED Prize and you can watch the founder Raj Panjabi’s TED Talk here.

Illness is universal -- but access to care is not. Physician Raj Panjabi has a bold vision to bring health care to everyone, everywhere. With the 2017 TED Prize, Panjabi is building the Community Health Academy, a global platform that aims to modernize how community health workers learn vital skills...

07/04/2017

Hello! We are the UC Riverside chapter of of the UCGHI Advocacy Initiative, which trains UC students and faculty in political advocacy for federal funding for global health issues. On this page, you will find news and updates on global health issues.