Tag: SOG

SOG Event: Health in Conflict Conference

by globalhealth on Nov 3, 2018 in

You think you want to work in the front zone, areas of conflicts and epidemics, hot spots for healthcare crisises? Sure, maybe , kinda… but what does it entail? How do you get involved ? What is it really like? Friends of MSF and AMSI are hosting an invaluable conference on the 3rd of November … Continue reading...

The Annual Making Time National Debate 2015

by globalhealth on May 20, 2015 in Homepage recent posts, Irish News and Feeds, News, Past Events, Recurring events, Student Outreach Group, Students Corner

Making Time Debate 3rd Annual Final, Galway #MakingTimeDebate2015 This year on the 25th March the 3rd Annual Making Time National Debate (MTD) was held at NUI Galway. This year the MTD final was hosted in collaboration with the fledgling Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Society...

Ending Ireland’s Apathy to Climate Change

by globalhealth on May 18, 2015 in Events, Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, Irish News and Feeds, Key Correspondent Articles, Key Correspondent News, Past Events, Student Outreach Group

GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES Citizen Journalist: Colm Duffy As we approach 2050, the world has significant challenges that need to be tackled to ensure food and environmental security. With the global population set to increase to 9-12 billion the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) predicts that food production must...

Key Correspondence – UCD School of Social Justice Graduate Conference

by globalhealth on Oct 13, 2014 in Homepage Featured, Key Correspondent News, News, Student Outreach Group

On Saturday the 4th October, in the run up to the 25th anniversary of Equality Studies and Women’s Studies in UCD (and the 10th anniversary of the formation of the UCD School of Social Justice) the graduate students of the school organised the UCD Social Justice Graduate Conference. The focus of the conference was:...

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Story of Promise

by globalhealth on Apr 22, 2014 in Education, Key Correspondent News, Student Outreach Group, Students Corner

“TB is the child of poverty—and also its parent and provider” Archbishop Desmond Tutu It can be easy to overlook that certain diseases are curable, when their disproportionately high prevalence and incidence rates suggest otherwise. Tuberculosis is one of those diseases; under-represented, and insufficiently...

Student Vlog – World Toilet Day

by globalhealth on Dec 2, 2013 in Homepage Featured, Homepage recent posts, IFGH Multimedia, Key Correspondent News, Student Outreach Group, Students Corner

Student Vlog – World Toilet Day As a follow-up to the first Vlog regarding preparing for WTD on November 19th, this new Vlog by SOG member Chiedza Mcclean shows us what happened during World Toilet Day. With interviews from the famous footballer Dr. David Hickey, and WASH experts from Ireland, check out the link...

From a Whisper to a Roar – Increasing momentum for the HIV and AIDS response globally

by globalhealth on Dec 1, 2013 in Homepage recent posts, Key Correspondent News, Student Outreach Group, Students Corner

From a Whisper to a Roar: Increasing momentum for the HIV and AIDS response globally With the HIV epidemic in its fourth decade, the focus has shifted from the dark days of the height of AIDS to the reality of what it is like to live long term with HIV. Questions such as: how can … Continue reading "From a Whisper...

Why we need to streamline a multi-pronged response to child and maternal health initiatives

by globalhealth on Nov 22, 2013 in Homepage recent posts, Key Correspondent News, Student Outreach Group, Students Corner

Why we need to streamline a multi-pronged response to child and maternal health initiatives According to the WHO, in 2012, there were 6.6 million under-five child deaths, 44% of which occurred in their first 28 days of life. In 2010, 280 000 women died due to pregnancy or childbirth-related complications. The...