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Category Archives: China
Innovative approaches to improve sexual health in China (The SESH project)
[This post was sent in by Cedric Bien, a medical student at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine who is working in Guangzhou on a Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellowship awarded through UNC.] Over the past thirty years, China has … Read More
Inaugurating the new UNC-South China STI Research Training Center
[This is another post sent in by Elizabeth Au and Crystal Shen, who are both spending fellowship years in China. Read their first post here.] Last week marked the official launch of the UNC-South China STI Research Training Center in … Read More
Posted in China, Research, Teaching
Tagged Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellows, Fogarty, Guangzhou, training
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Photo of the Day
Update 5/31: Crystal Shen, who co-wrote this post, informs me that the photo was actually taken in Guangzhou, at the 1st UNC-South China STI Research Training Course. I originally wrote that it was taken at the 6th National STD Conference … Read More
Posted in China
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Strengthening UNC-China partnerships at national STD conference in Shenzhen
[This post was was sent in by Elizabeth Au and Crystal Shen, who are both spending fellowship years in China. Au is a Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellow at the China CDC - National Center for AIDS/STD Control and … Read More
Posted in China, From the Field, Students
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A remarkable summer
[This post was written by Dr. Myron Cohen, our institute director.] By any stretch of the imagination this has been a wonderful summer for global health at UNC, and I feel compelled to share with you some highlights. UNC presented … Read More
Posted in Africa, Asia, China, From the Field, Malawi, Research, Service, Teaching, UNC campus
Tagged Children's Safe Drinking Water Project, Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellows, EGPAF, Fogar, Fogarty International Center, Greg Allgood, IAS, ISSTDR, Morehead-Cain, Myron Cohen, UNC P, UNC Project
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Empowering the developing world to battle HIV
Here at IGHID – and I think I can safely say UNC in general – we believe in building truly sustainable global health programs and empowering developing countries to improve the health of their own citizens. It is not enough … Read More
Posted in Africa, Asia, China, Malawi, Teaching
Tagged Cameroon, Fogarty International Center, HIV, HIV/AIDS, national rankings, sustainability, training
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National health reform in China
The Chinese government recently released its National Health Reform Plan. One of the government’s key academic advisors was Gordon Liu. Liu is Chair of Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management’s Department of Health Economics and Management. He is also Adjunct … Read More
Posted in Asia, China
Tagged China, Chinese government, Gordon Liu, Guanghua School of Management, health care reform, Peking University
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The China century
Each month institute director Myron Cohen, MD writes a “Global Health Update” column for the UNC Global newsletter. His most recent column focuses on the social and economic forces that have given rise to some of China’s biggest health … Read More
Posted in Asia, China, UNC campus
Tagged China, HIV/AIDS, public health, Research, training, treatment
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Casting the first stone
Greetings from China. My name is Matt Avery, and I’m an MPH student at UNC doing my practicum on AIDS prevention practices in Guangxi province. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, which is … Read More
Posted in Asia, China, From the Field
Tagged China, cultural difference, HIV/AIDS, Matt Avery, stereotypes, Students, training
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