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Hi everyone! We invite you to commemorate World Aids Day. World AIDS Day is held on December 1st each year. It’s an oppo...
01/12/2021

Hi everyone! We invite you to commemorate World Aids Day. World AIDS Day is held on December 1st each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died. There are more than 35 million people living with HIV around the world. In Canada, more than 75,000 people live with HIV, and a Canadian is diagnosed with the disease every three hours.

This year’s theme is, “End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics”. We ask that folks continue to educate yourselves on HIV/AIDS, get tested, and commit yourself to efforts that destigmatize as well as increase access to medications, testing, and prevention. You can also wear red in support.

Testing services and locations can be found here: https://aidsnetwork.ca/need-help/testing/

Source: www.worldaidsday.org/

This Saturday 9AM-3PM (EST) is our Global Health Conference: "Narratives in Global Health." We are expecting a great tur...
28/10/2021

This Saturday 9AM-3PM (EST) is our Global Health Conference: "Narratives in Global Health." We are expecting a great turnout and we are hoping to see you there!
Register for the event: https://bit.ly/Narratives2021
More event information: https://bit.ly/MacGHC2021

Meet one of our speakers!Dr. Mike Kagawa is an experienced doctor who's interests and skills lie within the fields of ep...
08/10/2021

Meet one of our speakers!
Dr. Mike Kagawa is an experienced doctor who's interests and skills lie within the fields of epidemiology, global health, clinical research, medical education, and clinical obstetrics and gynecology with a bias towards maternal fetal medicine. Dr. Kawaga is a strong healthcare professional with a Masters of Medicine focused in Obstetrics & Gynecology from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; a fellowship in Medical Education from the FAIMER regional institute of Southern Africa; and a PhD in Health Professions Education from the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Dr. Kawaga currently lectures at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences. For the conference, Dr. Mike Kagawa and Dr. Jean Chamberlain will run a workshop that tackles global women's health.

Meet one of speakers at 2021 Global Health Conference! Dr. Jean Chamberlain is an internationally recognized expert in w...
08/10/2021

Meet one of speakers at 2021 Global Health Conference!
Dr. Jean Chamberlain is an internationally recognized expert in women's health and a member of the Order of Canada. She is a qualified OB/GYN and professor at McMaster University, Canada.

She has volunteered in some of the world's poorest countries to make childbirth a safer experience. She is the founding director of Save the Mothers (STM), an organization dedicated to saving some of the 287,000 women who die in childbirth every year. From 2005-2007, she primarily worked in Uganda with STM and from 2000-05, she worked in rural Yemen as an OB/GYN. In 2017, she returned to clinical practice at McMaster University and continues to support the work of STM. She wrote the books, "Game Changers" and "Where have All the Mothers Gone?" For the conference, Dr. Jean Chamberlain will be collaborating with Dr. Mike Kagawa to tackle the topic of global women's health.

Meet our conference keynote speaker: Dr. Caesar Atuire, a philosopher and bioethicist with the University of Ghana. He a...
05/10/2021

Meet our conference keynote speaker: Dr. Caesar Atuire, a philosopher and bioethicist with the University of Ghana. He a founding member of the Ghana Research Ethics Consortium and a member of the Planning Committee of the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research, 2020. Dr. Atuire’s philosophical research interests are the intricate implications of multiculturalism and technological innovation, particularly in Africa. For the conference, Dr. Atuire will additionally be hosting a talk about decolonization and global health!
For more event information: https://fb.me/e/1Kb0r5nMC
Register now: https://bit.ly/Narratives2021

Currently involved in research surrounding global health topics? Submit an abstract to present your poster at McMaster's...
03/10/2021

Currently involved in research surrounding global health topics? Submit an abstract to present your poster at McMaster's Global Health Conference taking place virtually on October 30th! Topics can include anything within global health, public health, social medicine, social determinants of health, infectious disease, sustainable development goals, or Indigenous health. There will be judges and prize winners!
The call for abstracts will be open until Monday, October 12th through this form: https://forms.gle/ijLP5PvykbeiLKxH8

Last year, we had more than 40 posters presented at our conference. We look forward to reading your submissions!
*A poster design is not required to submit this form.
Find more about the conference and sign up to attend here: https://bit.ly/Narratives2021
More information about speakers and events to be posted soon!

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