Tag Archives: water

Photo of the Day: UNC on Top of the World

Posted on January 23, 2013 by lchensvold

Well OK, it’s not Mount Everest, but 19,341 feet is nothing to sneeze about.  Last week, a team of cultural influencers and clean water advocates successfully reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the global clean water … Read More

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IGHID partner in water initiatives launches “Water Drop”

Posted on May 30, 2012 by lchensvold

Did you know that the institute has a close and growing partnership with P&G’s Children’s Safe Drinking Water initiative? The organization is led by UNC alum Greg Allgood.  To date, CSDW has delivered over 4 billion (yes, that’s a “b”) … Read More

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In Austin, striking a balance between work and play

Posted on July 29, 2010 by admin

[This is the fourth in a series of  posts by Steven Norton ('12), who is a part of a student team making a documentary film about clean water in Tanzania.] The beginnings of the 9-5 mentality are starting to appear … Read More

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Clean water and combating HIV/AIDS in Tanzania

Posted on June 24, 2010 by admin

[This is the second in a series of  posts by Steven Norton, who is a part of a team of students being sponsored by IGHID to make a documentary film about clean water in Tanzania.] It’s been busy here in … Read More

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UNC, water, health, success!

Posted on August 31, 2009 by admin

Director Mike Cohen’s August “Global Health Update” column is about the institute’s new collaboration with Procter & Gamble and their program Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW is headed by UNC alum Dr. Greg Allgood). UNC is already distributing PUR water … Read More

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More than cogs in a machine

Posted on August 17, 2009 by admin

[Leah Gordon] During the month of July, I had the pleasure of acting as project coordinator for UNC’s Collaborative Sahsa Health Initiative (CSHI) in rural Nicaragua. A combination of grants allowed UNC students from the medical school, nursing school and … Read More

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Building relationships in Latin America

Posted on February 16, 2009 by admin

IGHID Latin America Projects Manager Pia McDonald, PhD, has a busy week ahead of her hosting a delegation from University of Nicaragua, Léon (UNAN), as well as a senior researcher from Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. The delegation from Nicaragua … Read More

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