UNIVERSITY COALITIONS for GLOBAL HEALTH

Hey All–This week is a busy one in Washington, because the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is up for Reauthorization this year and is going to “mark up” in the House tomorrow. I’ll have more updates on that later in the week, but first I’ll pass over the blogging baton to Victor from GlobeMed to talk more about what it is that his organization does and how you can get involved! Cheers!
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GlobeMed connects the resources of our thirteen student-led chapters at universities across the U.S. directly to grassroots health organizations to work in partnership to design and support innovative and vital health projects. For example, GlobeMed members at Northwestern worked with local partners near Ho, Ghana to construct a health clinic in Ho, Ghana that now provides health services to a rural population. Students at University of Michigan designed and implemented a health education program for a free clinic in an underserved area of Detroit. While a common vision and mission unite members at each of our campuses, the strength of the GlobeMed network rests in each chapter’s unique projects and efforts.

Our aim is not only to improve health in communities around the world, but to educate and train the next generation of leaders for global health. We stimulate critical thinking on global health issues and provide a framework in which students can gain personal and professional skills for affecting change. Through year-round programs on campus and across the country, we help catalyze students to commit their lives to social justice and global health. By tying education to action, GlobeMed is playing a vital role in advancing a student-driven global health movement.

-Victor

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