Interhealth

LINCS sub committee applications for 2010 are OPEN. For those of you who are unsure- LINCS is the Local and International Needs Contribution Scheme run by Interhealth and launched in 2007 as a is a project designed to send donated medical supplies to the developing world with elective students. The LINCS subcommittee NEEDS enthusiastic and energetic people to help with the project. During the year LINCS needs students to help with a wide array of tasks- from coordinating the overflowing warehouse of generously donated equipment to making sure students know what and where they can take our boxes of medical supplies!

Some positions have already been filled, Still open include:

-Inventory

-Publicity

-Sponsorship

A brief description of the positions is included with the application form. Questions? Email Kate at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Applications close on Friday 7^th May 2010.

Global Health Short Course

The Global Health Short Course is an opportunity to provide West Australians with an avenue to learn and engage in issues of international health. It is an opportunity to broaden the public consciousness and offer teaching in an area that is often sought but not provided.

In the year 2000, with the onset of the UN Millennium Development goals, there was a feeling of excitement within the international community. It was widely believed that we had finally found a solution to a history of health inequity, and were on the path to global equality.

These goals were:

• 1. Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty.
  2. Achieve universal primary education.
  3. Promote gender equality, and empower women.
  4. Reduce child mortality.
  5. Improve maternal health.
  6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and other diseases.
  7. Ensure environmental sustainability.
  8. Establish a global partnership for development.

Nine years on, almost 30,000 women and children die every day due to extreme poverty. Throughout this lecture series, we aim to address some of the global health issues which still exist in modern society. These will be presented by guest lecturers with a significant amount of experience in their respective fields.

This lecture series will run for eight weeks, commencing in Semester two, on the 27^th of July, and ending on the 14th of September, 2009. Lectures would be held on Monday from 5:30-7pm.

Topics for the lectures would be as follows

Week 1: “The way things are” (statistics and global health)

Week 2: “Making poverty history” (the causes and cures of global inequality)

Week 3: “Getting shot is bad for your health + No place to call home” (Conflict and health + The health of displaced persons)

Week 4: “Access to essential medicines” (Patent law and how this affects patients)

Week 5: “It’s getting hot in here + When disaster strikes” (Climate change and health + Emergency humanitarian relief)

Week 6: “Closing the gap” (Aboriginal health)

Week 7: “Mums and Bubs” (Women’s and children’s health)

Week 8: “AIDS” (The AIDS epidemic)

Each lecture will be complimented with a handout for each attendee, specifying key points, further reading, and how they can get involved in a particular topic. Further to this, we will be uploading an audio version of the lectures onto the Interhealth website.

To express your interest, click here. Please note it is not necessary to register to be able to attend, however we would like to have an idea of numbers . We will also be able to keep you updated with info about the course and send you pre-reading material if you provide us with your email address. Thankyou!