International Development Week - Evening on Critical issues in global health and development

This event is part of the annual Centre for Sustainable International Development (CSID) Volunteers' organized International Development week and students will make presentations on critical issues in global health and development.

2013 saw the beginning of a new course for Medical students ‘Global Health and Humanities’ in which 3^rd year Medical students were asked to look at a medical issue from a range of other perspectives (social, economic, cultural) and as part of their assessment they were asked to prepare an individual Pechakucha presentation of 20 visual slides with 20 seconds per slide.  Another Level 1 and 2 interdisciplinary course on Sustainable International Development had as its final assessment a six-minute group presentation on a global development issue.  Students could present their work in any format as long as it was electronic, so there are an interesting selection of different formats.

This evening will show case seven examples of good practice from these two courses and allow students to describe what they see as some of the most critical issues in global health and development.  Following the presentations there will be an opportunity for discussion.  All are welcome to attend.

Programme

Children and the Millennium Development Goals in South Sudan – Andrew Connal and group (1^st and 2^nd year students on Interdisciplinary 6^th Century Course in Sustainable International Development)

The epidemic of Childhood Obesity in Latin America - Kenna Robertson (3^rd year Medical student on the Global Health and Humanities course)

Early child marriage in Nigeria - (1^st and 2^nd year students on Interdisciplinary 6^th Century Course in Sustainable International Development)

Secondary Infertility - A Global Injustice Against Women – Samuel Tweed (3^rd year Medical student on the Global Health and Humanities course)

Unsafe abortion in Kenya - Francesca Gualco and group (1^st and 2^nd year students on Interdisciplinary 6^th Century Course in Sustainable International Development)

Female Genital Mutilation – Saffi Labram (3^rd year Medical student on the Global Health and Humanities course)

Water - the new gold? Kenya/Ethiopia border - Margaret Hardiman and Bronach Hughes and group (1^st and 2^nd year students on Interdisciplinary 6^th Century Course in Sustainable International Development)

 

Hosted by

CSID

Venue

MacRobert Building 0.51, Old Aberdeen, AB24 5UA

Contact

Free admission, no booking required.