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A Legacy of Mistrust: Colonial Medicine in the Global Present
Communities in India, Pakistan, and Nigeria rejecting vaccinations for their children; assaults on medical teams fighting Ebola in West Africa; attacks on aid workers in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria: what is the source of such animosity? This lecture seeks the origins of contemporary mistrust of global health campaigns in the history of colonialism. Medicine was…
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Washington Post: The hidden environmental factors behind the spread of Zika and other devastating diseases
The Washington Post explores the hidden environmental factors behind the spread of Zika and other devastating diseases.
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Canada & COP 21: A Conversation with Canadian Consul General Roy Norton
Following recent climate talks, students are eager to participate in conversation about the subject. A student organized event, we invite you to join the Global Connections Committee and Society and Politics Committee with Canadian Consul General Roy Norton in a conversation about COP 21.
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GHI supports SVM researcher to help find Zika virus in Colombia, look for ways to stop it
GHI helped fund the doctoral student whose work was key to finding the Zika virus in Columbia.
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Wisc.edu: Medical Students Work in Milwaukee to ‘TRIUMPH’ Over Health Problems
University of Wisconsin medical students are placed in medically undeserved communities outside of Madison to address health challenges. The TRIUMPH program works in Milwaukee’s south side where obesity is a rising issue.