Category Archives: Global Health Policy

In Rajasthan, the more the merrier

Posted on June 21, 2011 by acmcnult

A bit of research and web browsing before leaving for the summer gave me an idea of the work I would be doing.  I read up on the organization and the area in general and, all things considered, felt like … Read More

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Universal health care in India?

Posted on June 18, 2011 by acmcnult

[Robert Wallace is a master's student at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health. He is interning over the summer in Rajasthan, India at the NGO GRAVIS with fellow master's student, Shelley Marcus.  This is his second blog post.] In … Read More

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What’s an anganwandi?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by acmcnult

[This is the second post sent in by Shelley Marcus, a master's student at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health. She is interning over the summer in Rajasthan, India at the NGO GRAVIS with fellow master's student, Robert Wallace … Read More

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Our health goals in Rajasthan

Posted on June 14, 2011 by acmcnult

[Robert Wallace is a master's student at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health. He is interning over the summer in Rajasthan, India at the NGO GRAVIS with fellow master's student, Shelley Marcus] Hello, from Rajasthan! Things here at GRAVIS … Read More

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The “Miracle Tree”

Posted on June 8, 2011 by acmcnult

[Shelley Marcus is a master's student at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health. She is interning over the summer in Rajasthan, India at the NGO GRAVIS with fellow master's student, Robert Wallace] The first field visit that we went … Read More

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Letter from Galapagos: El Mercado

Posted on May 31, 2011 by acmcnult

[This blog post was sent in by Beth Hopping, who is a PhD student in nutrition. Her co-investigator, Rachel Page, MPH, sent in the previous letter from Galapagos] This morning, Rachel and I got an early start on the day. … Read More

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Letter from Galapagos: luxury tourism, local health

Posted on May 27, 2011 by acmcnult

[This blog post was sent in by Rachel Page, who graduated from UNC this spring with an MPH in Health Behavior and Health Education] Greetings from the Galapagos! I write this entry from the Universidad de San Francisco de Quito … Read More

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Are small farmers the answer? Bill Gates thinks so.

Posted on May 10, 2011 by lchensvold

In a recent blog post, Bill Gates tells us that most of the world’s poorest people are small farmers who grow their own food and make money from their plots of land.  They often lack important tools and resources that … Read More

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Writing the history of international health agencies

Posted on November 1, 2010 by admin

Last week UNC global health policy expert Benjamin Mason Meier traveled to the great white north to join a select group of international scholars for a meeting on Politics, Exceptionality and “Reach”:  Writing the  History of International Health Agencies.  The meeting … Read More

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Perception is everything: Americans and foreign aid

Posted on October 8, 2010 by admin

[This post sent in by Caitlin Riely Pardue who is a senior public policy major at UNC] For most Americans, improving international health is a top priority. When asked about foreign aid by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 6 in 10 … Read More

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