November 2014

Nov 12, 2014 @ 9:00am. OE Smith Auditorium, IWK Health Centre. A case study of the development and implementation of the Meningitis A conjugate vaccine in sub Saharan Africa will allow us to: 1) Explore a global health vaccine initiative; 2) Understand the difference between disease, illness and sickness; 3) Recognize institutional, cultural and technological determinants of medical knowledge and practices; and 4) Consider how the social sciences offer more than qualitative methods to health research.

November 18, 2014 @ 3:30 - 4:30pm. Tupper Theatre C. You are invited to attend a presentation by Dr. Thecla Kohi, School of Nursing, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Dr. Kohi is a visiting scholar and Dalhousie University School of Nursing Alumnus from Tanzania, East Africa.

eadline: January 15, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) has just announced a call for proposals aimed at reducing the mortality of the world's most vulnerable mothers and children. The PARTNERSHIPS FOR STRENGTHENING MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH (PSMNCH) call for proposals is for a total value of up to $370 MILLION over five years (2015-2020) and has two streams.

November 19, 2014 @ 5-6pm Tupper G-36, DMNB Saint John Rm 218 Bob Huish, Assistant Professor, Department of International Development Studies

Application Deadline: Nov 24, 2014. The Global Health Office Tanzania Summer Program offers hands-on experience to learn about the Tanzanian healthcare system with our partner, Pastoral Activities and Services for People with AIDS Dar es Salaam Archdiocese (PASADA). While at PASADA, you'll see an innovative community-based model for providing HIV and AIDS services, while working with highly-skilled Tanzanian staff.

Thursday, November 20, 2014 @ 5:30 – 7:30pm (Light refreshments will be served at 5:30. The session will formally begin at 6). Theatre A, Tupper building in Halifax and multiple DMNB sites. Ebola: Perspectives on the epidemic - Where to begin?. The first #DalTalksHealth event.

January 13, 15, 20 & 22, 2015. 3:30 - 5:00pm. LINC Room, Killam Library. This mini-course will provide interprofessional teams of students with an in-depth exposure to global health, with an emphasis on ethical decision-making in local and international contexts.