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GHC Fellowship Applications Open!
Hello all! Global Health Corps Fellowship applications are now open! We want to find two outstanding individuals to come work with us at the clinic, so please send these two job descriptions to anyone you know under 30 that may … Continue reading
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We Were Accepted as a Global Health Corps Partner!
As I’ve mentioned in prior posts, FWA applied late last year to be a partner with an organization called Global Health Corps. As they put it, “Global Health Corps connects outstanding young leaders with organizations working on the frontlines in … Continue reading
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Further Thoughts on Haiti and the Humanitarian Aid Industry
Hello friends! I wanted to give an update on my post on Haiti the other day. First, it was announced yesterday that the 200,000 undocumented Haitians currently living in the United States, including the 30,000 slated for deportation, will receive … Continue reading
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U.S. Repeals Funding Ban for Needle Exchanges
As my old professor said, “I heart Needle Exchange activists!” Late Wednesday, Congress and President Obama repealed a 21-year ban on federal funding being used for local needle exchange programs (giving clean needles to injection drug users to help prevent … Continue reading
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From FCNL: In Commemoration of Human Rights Day 2009
Hello all, Becca Sheff at FCNL, the organization I used to work for, wrote this article which was published in yesterday’s E-News. She makes a powerful argument that health is a human right as she discusses why immigrants should be included … Continue reading
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Obama Criticized for AIDS Program
I don’t know if you remember, but back in October I wrote a post discussing the public health debate about whether or not global funding should be focused on AIDS treatment or if it should be refocused on more “simple” … Continue reading
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My Christmas Wish List
Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I’d really appreciate it if you could bring the following: Hematology cell counter Rapid CD4 counter Laboratory distiller Autoclave Spectrophotometer ERS Westergreen Tubes Laboratory incubator Glucose Meter You see, if I could get this … Continue reading
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