March 10, 2005 by News Editor

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NEWS:
- OOPE in South Africa - success!
EVENTS:
- Post-Crisis Africa: Old Challenges, New Opportunities
- Intervention-generated inequalities - When improvement in health comes at the expense of widening socio-economic inequalities
- An Evening Concert in Aid of Medical Justice - 6th European Congress on Tropical Medicine & International Health "Equity, Human Rights, Access to Care"
CAREERS: - Wilderness Medical Training

Newsletter #8 March 2009

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NEWS:
- Refused asylum seekers access to NHS care prior to deportation
- Physicians for Human Rights – Israel
- Put public healthcare first
EVENTS:
- Annual Conference of Public Health Medicine, 20th March - MduM: Mobilizing Healthcare Professionals and Activists, 21st March
- Broadening your horizons: taking time out to work in developing countries, 23rd March
- National Conference for NHS Health Links, 2nd April
- Peace History - Lessons form the past, hope for the future, 24th & 25th April
- Human Right to Health Conference, 14th and 15th May
CAREERS:
- MSF UK: Job opportunity
- Africa Health Placements - 12 month placements in Rural South Africa
- Short course in Global Health Advocacy, 30th March to 4th April

Newsletter #7 January 2009

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NEWS:
- Fair Trade and Ethical Procurement in the National Health Service

CAREERS:
- Alma Mata Global Health Careers Day 2008
- Postgraduate Training Proposal

Newsletter #6 November 2006

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Contents (Articles viewed on site may differ slightly from those in newsletter)
Careers & Education Tropical Training: Diploma in Tropical Hygiene and Medicine: Our special feature tells you all you need to know about the DTMH courses available worldwide view

Research
Global Health and the Media: How accurately have global health crises been portrayed in the global media. Gaz Lewis discusses recent and historial events such as the MMR vaccine and the global flu pandemic and how scientists should respond. view
Advocacy
Smoke - the killer in the kitchen Adam Musgrave of Practical Action describes a global campaign to tackle the burden of respiratory illness caused by household smoke view
News & Events the latest news from Medact and Medsin.

Newsletter #5 March2006

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Contents (Articles viewed on site may differ slightly from those in newsletter)
Careers Ideas Relief Work in Pakistan: Danni Kirwan describes her time providing relief work in Kashmir following the October's earthquake. view
Where do you see yourself in ten years time? Wherever you may be on the "career ladder" it's probabaly a useful exercise to do. This is precisely what a group of Alma Mata volunteers did and Daniel Beck analysed the results. view Education MSc Programme in International Health Policy, University of Edinburgh view
MSc Global Health, University of Dublin view Research Round-up Vitamin D deficiency linked to tuberculosis view
'Infinite' supply of arsenic in Bangladeshi water view
Social Cohesion, Institutions, and Growth view
Advocacy
Development Education Association Seminar: Students as Active Global Citizens: Brian Nicholson reports on the DEA's work to engage UK students in global health and development.
 

Newsletter #3 December 2005

This newsletter linked to the aims of the Global Health Directions 2005 conference in December 2005. Contents (Articles viewed on site may differ slightly from those in newsletter)
News South Asia Earthquake: the ongoing health challenges view Careers Ideas The new F2 Programme for junior doctors in International Public health view Education Specialist training in International Public Health: the lowdown for all health professionals. International public health consultant Andrew Furber gives his experience of specialist training in public health and overseas work in Nepal. view Advocacy
Out of Practice: The challenges facing refugee doctors in the UK. Aska Leslie takes a look at another perspective of the ‘brain drain:’ the problems faced by doctors who have been forced to flee their home. view Advocacy Crossing Borders: Lobbying within the Global Health Arena. Is there a need to train doctors in international public health? Interviews with international health campaigner, Marion Birch, A&E consultant Dr John Sloan and Development Awareness Officer, Raul Pardinaz-Soliz of Skillshare International. view
 

Newsletter #2 June 2005

download pdf Contents (Articles viewed on site may differ slightly from those in newsletter) A Global Health Community: an update on Alma Mata since the launch Careers Ideas Building on the Foundations: Gaz Lewis continues his assessment of the new medical career route with a closer look at the options for working abroad in specialist training years. view NHS Links: Aska Leslie's report on a new scheme for building international links between hospitals. Research Circles of Life: Tom Poyser interviews Professor Peter Winstanley about the search for new malaria drugs. view Advocacy No Brainer: Charlotte Chamberlain writes about the 'brain drain' of health professionals from resource-poor countries. view Campaign Focus: Treatment Action Campaign view Education An MSc in Epidemiology: interview with Dr Jaime Miranda. view Medsin Update: news from the students organisation News Medact Latest: Mike Rowson reports on new papers on the brain drain and the launch of the Global Health Watch
 

Newsletter #1 March 2005

download pdf Contents (Articles viewed on site may differ slightly from those in newsletter) Introducing Alma Mata... view Promises, promises? A tale of Two Fora view Medact - taking action on Global Health view Careers Ideas: Interview with Catherine Bateman view Modernising Medical careers: The foundation programme and its implications for a career in global health view Simplicity Through Association, Come Join Us!

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