Health Care Workers Brace for New Cholera Outbreaks in Haiti
by globalhealth on Nov 2, 2012 in News
View Slide Show PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Hurricane Sandy might have saved its fullest fury for America's mid-Atlantic coast, but its earlier blows in the Caribbean wreaked havoc in Haiti. Already struggling to recover from the effects of...
Haiti Battles Hurricane Sandy and Cholera
by globalhealth on Nov 2, 2012 in News
More than 50 people have died in Haiti from Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Caribbean island in late October, washing away crops and threatening to worsen a cholera epidemic.River SwellsHeavy rains from Hurricane Sandy causes the Croix de Mission river...
China’s Chances of Kicking a Growing Smoking Habit
by globalhealth on Oct 31, 2012 in News
When China's top politicians gather early next month to pick the country's new leaders, one issue likely to be missing from the agenda is the single largest killer of Chinese people -- their smoking habit. As with any issue in China, the numbers...
2013 Global Health Conference
by globalhealth on Oct 30, 2012 in Events, Past Events
2013 Global Health Conference, March 14 � 16 2013 held in Washington...
As Diets Change in Greece, Obesity Becomes Growing Problem
by globalhealth on Oct 29, 2012 in News
View Slide Show In the next installment of the "Food for 9 Billion" series, Jon Miller of Homelands Productions examines how Greece has come to have one of the world's highest obesity rates despite a native diet that is extremely healthy. It...
Global Health and Second-level Education in Ireland: An active learning approach
by globalhealth on Oct 23, 2012 in Reports & Publications
In Ireland, there is a need to actively engage second level students on global health and development issues. Currently there is significant work being done in this area, including non-governmental … Continue reading "Global Health and Second-level Education in Ireland: An active learning...
Group Members
by globalhealth on Oct 23, 2012 in Student Outreach Group
Meet the Student Outreach Group and see who has become involved with the Irish Forum for Global...