A Global Health Partnership
Animal Sciences 499 – Tropical Epidemiology
Course Focus
Tropical Epidemiology introduces the basic concepts and methods of epidemiology and bio-statistics through the lens of tropical medicine. This class focuses primarily on understanding current health issues in the tropics and applying …
The Illinois-Njala Global Health Symposium, planned for September 2015, has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. Please check back here for future updates.…
Sociology 196 – The HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Global and Local Perspectives
Course Focus
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has drastically altered the global social, political, economic and demographic landscape. Delivering education concerning the virus, expanding prevention programs, monitoring the needs of countries and …
Position Description
Program Associate, Global Health Initiative (GHI)
Center for Global Studies
Position Dates: August, 16 2015 – May 15, 2016 Salary: $12-$15/hour for 10-15 hours/ week
Position Description:
Under the direction of the CGS Associate Director and the Global …
On Thursday April 30, 2015 at 4 pm, Dr. Brenda Wilson (Microbiology, UIUC) will give a talk titled “Ebola 2014: What have we learned and where do we go from here?” as part of the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, …
Within months of the 2010 earthquake that hit Haiti, an outbreak of cholera affected hundreds of thousands of people, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. Damage to infrastructure by the earthquake contributes to the spread of Vibrio cholerae, …
On May 14, 2015, Dr. Aiah Lebbie, Head of the Department of Biological Sciences at Njala University, will be giving a public talk, titled “Ebola in Sierra Leone: A Behavioral Spillover.” The talk will take place at 507 E. Green …
The Illinois-Njala Global Health Symposium will take place on May 14, 2015. It will be held at the I-Hotel Conference Center in Illini Room B from 2 – 7 PM.
The keynote speaker is Dr. Aiah Lebbie from Njala …
ENG 398/598 HWP will be offered again in 2015-2016 to teach students who are interested in international development about how to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions by focusing on community needs, culture, and political structure.
This year-long course is open to …
World Health Organization Announcement
9 March 2015
The WHO Director-General has commissioned a panel of outside independent experts to undertake an assessment on all aspects of WHO’s response in the Ebola outbreak. This is in response to a resolution passed …