Posts by Ankur Asthana
2010 GROW Trips: Columbia goes to Gulu!
Posted on July 13, 2010
By Laura EdisonSince this summer encompasses 13 GROW (GRassroots On-site Work) trips—more than we’ve ever had in the past! —I am going to highlight some of the trips in this series of blogs. This week, I am revisiting the four-week trip that Jo Blount, Justine Hope, Maya Cohen, Vir Patel, …Keep Reading
GlobeMed’s Response to Bombings in Uganda
Posted on July 12, 2010
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The 2010 National Office Summer Interns!
Posted on June 17, 2010
By Laura EdisonIt’s summer: the sun is out, burgers are on the grill, and the National Office is getting a bit cramped. Five new people now have the privilege of choosing between a random assortment of deteriorating chairs and fighting with the spotty Internet connection: the summer interns! All from …Keep Reading
Domestic Partnerships: The Key or Not To Be?
Posted on June 7, 2010
By Laura Edison With the expansion of the GlobeMed network to 33 chapters comes the opportunity to form 14 new partnerships between students and health organizations. One thought has surfaced during this process: since we want to help people living in poverty no matter where they live, why don’t we partner …Keep Reading
False Choices in the Fight Against TB?
Posted on April 29, 2010
In a new blog post, Victor Roy (former Executive Director of GlobeMed) writes about the need to address poverty to address disease: "...With tuberculosis, for example, it's striking that the STOP TB partnership — a World Health Organization initiative charged with mobilizing for TB on a global level — has six working groups addressing different …Keep Reading
GlobeMed at 2010 CGI U Conference
Posted on April 17, 2010
Over 25 students from six GlobeMed chapters are currently at the University of Miami representing GlobeMed at 2010 Clinton Global Initiative U annual conference. The two-day meeting provides GlobeMed members with an opportunity to present their work, network with peers in other organizations, and make formal "commitments" to action, which are tangible …Keep Reading
World Health Day: What could you do?
Posted on April 7, 2010
Today, in order to celebrate World Health Day , GlobeMed is asking: how far can $1, $5, or $10 go to improve the health of people around the world? $1 can provide oral rehydration therapy to prevent a child from suffering deadly dehydration and diarrhea $5 can purchase a bed net …Keep Reading
GlobeMed Alumni Mentorship Webinar
Posted on March 29, 2010
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Why Is Global Health A Social Justice Issue?
Posted on February 20, 2010
As we commemorate the 2010 World Day of Social Justice, it is important to undertand the reasons why we in GlobeMed consider global health a social justice issue. A recent post on change.org by Victor Roy, former Executive Director of GlobeMed, reminds us of the need of such an approach to global health: …Keep Reading
Alumni Spotlight - Interview with Divya Mallampati
Posted on August 16, 2009
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