The deficit in skilled workers, particularly in low-income nations, is a major obstacle to addressing current and future development challenges. For healthcare alone, the global workforce deficit is 15 million individuals. Africa is predicted to have a shortfall of 6.1 million workers by 2030. This a significant obstacle to development. A central challenge is a…
Read MoreCUGH 2023 Abstract Advising Program
Once again for the CUGH 2023 Conference (April 14-16, 2023) the Abstract Advising Program will connect early-career CUGH and AFREhealth members (advisees) with more experienced CUGH and AFREhealth members (advisors). Once linked, the advisor and advisee will work together in relatively brief, focused interaction to improve the quality of the abstract prior to submission for…
Read MoreOpinion piece on Monkeypox published in Scientific American by CUGH TAC Member Dr. Jawad Noon
Please see this opinion piece by TAC member Dr. Jawad Noon on Monkeypox for Scientific American. It outlines how policymakers can apply lessons learned from COVID19 to the current monkeypox outbreak.
Read MoreGlobal Palliative Care and Pain Relief Research Hub (Webinar Series)
Overview This complimentary webinar series, held every other month, is a collaborative venture between the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and the Supportive Care Service, the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System, the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, and the…
Read MoreABC News: Updated Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health
One out of every six deaths in 2019 were attributed to pollution, according to a new estimate published in The Lancet Planetary Health. Check out ABC News’ review of the new Lancet Planetary Health Publication.
Read MoreRegister now for the current 2021-2022 NIH Principles of Clinical Pharmacology (PCP) Course!
The PCP course is a free online lecture series covering the fundamentals of clinical pharmacology as a translational scientific discipline focused on rational drug development and utilization in therapeutics. Topics covered in the course include pharmacokinetics, drug therapy in special populations, drug discovery and development, and pharmacogenomics. You can view the 2021-2022 syllabus: https://ocr.od.nih.gov/pdfs/PCP_Syllabus_2021-2022_FINAL_508c.pdf PCP Course Details…
Read MoreReinventing global health in Africa and the developing world: Webinar recording
On, Thursday, February 3, the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative hosted CUGH Executive Director Dr. Keith Martin and other eminent experts in global health for a discussion of strategies for self-sufficiency in the health sector in the Global South.
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