Author: kolinakret

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2014

Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm

Place: School of Population and Public Health, Room B151, 2206 East Mall, UBC

UBC’s Global Health Research Program and the Global Health Research Network at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia are pleased to invite you to a talk by Canadian writer and political activist Yves Engler, author of The Ugly Canadian – Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy. Why Canada’s reputation has deteriorated, what this means for Canadians and what is needed to turn this around will be discussed.

For more information and to register click here.

Date: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Time: 6:00 -8:00 pm

Place: Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues

History is always in the process of being created. It is a Story that implicates us all, and is shaped by the hands, wills, and ideas of those who dare to believe it. Through the Tumaini we aim to bring in the future and/or current and movers and shapers of the continent to inspire, share ideas, and celebrate the brilliance that exists in and from Africa, in an interactive and engaging environment. The Tumaini Project, presented by Africa Awareness Initiative, is an opportunity to explore this notion in a pragmatic way, as key leaders share their experiences in ‘Re-Writing the Story’ with students. It will focus specifically on the Story of the African continent and its young people who will be central actors and writers in this ever emerging story. It is designed to build the practical skills, knowledge, and understandings to propel the African Dream, to forge connections and build networks, and to continually show just how much Africa has to give to the world.

This event is brought to you by the African Awareness Initiative, in partnership with the Liu Institute for Global Issues, as part of the Conference Week, Re-Writing the Story — January 20-24th 2014.

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013

Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Place: Department of Family Practice Boardroom, 3rd Floor David Strangway Building
5950 University Blvd, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z3

Dr. Katrina Butterworth is a family physician at Patan Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. She has lived and practiced in Nepal for 17 years, and is currently among the leadership for the development of curricula in family practice, professionalism, and distributed training in rural Nepal. Her novel Red Dawn Rising is a graphic description of the experience of rural families during the recent civil war. She has published in the area of retention of general practitioners in rural Nepal. She is a key member of faculty in a new medical school, established in 2008 and focused on attracting, training, and deploying health care workers in service to rural and lower caste citizens of Nepal.

There are now 19 medical schools in Nepal, producing more than 1000 medical graduates per year. Recent studies have shown that many of these doctors try to leave Nepal immediately after graduation, the most popular destinations being the USA, Canada and Australia. Dr. Butterworth will talk about the root causes of these health human resource challenges, focusing specifically on the results of data gathered from Nepal – one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 157th in the UNDP Human Development Index.