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UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Issues in Contemporary Global Health

June 23 - July 25, 2008

East-West Medicine Overview

The Issues in Contemporary Global Health course will provide students with an introduction to the epidemiology of infectious and chronic disabling conditions and their prevalence and incidence in various places in the developed and developing world. Also covered is the diversity of health care systems, and lessons learned from those systems, as well as health system needs in various parts of the world. Health care person-power issues will also be addressed, and especially the economic and political issues causing brain-drain from areas of greatest need for health care.

This course is offered by the David Geffen School of Medicine's Program in Global Health (PGH) which partners with academic institutions in developing countries to advance prevention, policy, and clinical research for HIV/AIDS and other diseases in all regions of the world. PGH works with developing-country partners to integrate treatment and prevention of HIV, implement innovative prevention programs, stimulate the implementation of beneficial policies and laws, address gender inequity, and train the next generation of U.S. and developing-country scientists and advocates to continue this essential work.

Following the conclusion of course, students are also encouraged to participate in one of the following Travel Study progams:

Mexico: Travel to Mexico City with the Director of UCLA's Program in Global Health to attend the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.
Malawi: Participate in a 4-week Art-as-Social Action internship project with students from the University of Malawi.