1) ROLE OF MISSIONARY HOSPITALS
Professor Chris Lavy- Oxford University and Cure International
Are mission hospitals an out dated institution? What are the motives behind mission hospitals? Should the state run all health care provision in developing countries? Is a dual or two tier system fair in developing countries? Is it appropriate to have a hospital linked to a specific faith? Who should make the ethical decisions around health care in a developing country - expats or locals?
In some developing countries mission or faith based hospitals provide up to half of the available health care. Prof Lavy will present a short account of his experiences visiting and working in both government and mission hospitals in several countries in Africa, then will open the floor to discussion on this controversial but important subject.
2) ACCESS TO WATER- A HUMAN RIGHT?
Mary O’Connell
How do poor communities realise their right to water and what are governments responsibilities in realising those rights?
The workshop will be in 3 parts:
Mary O’ Connell works in a Capacity Building role in the Policy Team at WaterAid supporting programmes of learning to increase advocacy knowledge and skills in the thematic areas of WaterAid’s policy work. These include the right to water and sanitation, development finance, urban reforms, sanitation, governance and sector wide transformation.
3) PROCESSING AND DEVELOPING MALARIA FILMS
Dr Matt Scarborough
Working in the UK, we are privileged to provide healthcare as part of a multidisciplinary team- but when working in developing countries, there is often no access to specialities- no pathologist, no microbiologist. How would YOU cope? Come and learn how to prepare and read malaria slides.4) SICKO – HOW HEALTHY IS THE NHS?
Led by Dr. Helen Groom - GP and secretary of Oxfordshire Keep our NHS Public
In Michael Moore’s film about the US healthcare system, SICKO, the NHS is held
up as an example of how a public health system works well. This workshop will
examine how true this is given the current Labour government’s moves towards
creating a market in health. Companies Moore is highly critical of, such as
United Healthcare, Humana and Aetna are now able to ‘advise’ local Primary Care
Trusts on where money for health services should be spent. With the recent
debacle over training and recognition that we now have 4 health services in the
UK we will explore “how healthy is the NHS?”
5) INFERTILITY- IMPACT ON WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD
Dr Enda McVeigh- clinician, director of Oxford IVF unit
Infertility, or rather subfertility, has a major impact on a global scale. At the Oxford IVF unit alone over 900 IVF cycles are carried out each year but how is the issue of fertility dealt with abroad? This workshop will explore the affects of fertility problems on women both in the UK and overseas. The host, Dr Enda, is one of the two national representatives on the training committee for reproductive medicine at the RoyalCollege of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the medical director of the Oxford IVF unit. Working with the WHO and the United States International development organisation he has become involved in investigating women’s health in post-soviet countries.
6) WHY HIV PROGRAMS ARE FAILING
7) SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ELECTIVES
Becky Davis - Child Family Health International
Child Family Health International (CFHI) is a global family of committed professionals and students who work at the grassroots level to promote the health of the world community.
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Community Initiatives -- healthcare for underserved communities through local medical professionals and clinics
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Medical Supply Recovery -- collection and distribution of salvaged medical supplies
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Global Service Learning -- medical student programs that focus on cultural competency in the health setting.
Becky has worked for the San Francisco based global health NGO, “Child Family Health International” for 2 ½ years. Prior to moving to San Francisco, Becky spent a number of years working in the hospitality industry in San Diego, where she lived after studying Spanish and learning about the ecotourism industry in Costa Rica. During her studies in the UK, Becky interned for People and Planet, Oxford, and helped write the Responsible Tourism guidelines for The Gambia. Becky has a B.A in Sociology with Development Studies from AFRAS at the University of Sussex, and a Masters in Responsible Tourism Management from the International Centre for Responsible Tourism at the University of Greenwich, London. Becky works to manage CFHI's rapidly growing network of Alumni in connection with conducting outreach and marketing for CFHI's global health education programs and other activities. Becky is UK Cultural Ambassador for Step Up Travel, an online Responsible Travel community, and takes great pride in being part of an organization which is truly working in a socially responsible and financially just manner.
8) HIV AND FEMALE EMPOWERMENT
Hope Chigudu
As a specialist in gender and development, Hope Chigudu has worked for the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, a well as serving on the boards of NGOs such as the Global Fund for Women and the Urgent Action Fund. She now lives in Zimbabwe, where she has helped found the Zimbabwe Women's Resource Network, an organisation promoting education, economic empowerment and better health for women. Her work on development projects in many different countries has given her extensive insight into the challenges of tackling HIV in resource-poor settings.
9) OBSTETRIC FISTULA
Dr Jane Moore
An obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by prolonged labour without prompt medical intervention, usually a Caesarian section. The women is left with chronic incontinence and, in most cases, a stillborn baby.
Left untreated, fistula can lead to chronic medical problems, including ulcerations, kidney disease, and nerve damage in the legs. Fistula is almost entirely preventable. But at least 2 million women in Africa, Asia and the Arab region are living with the condition, and some 50,000 to 100,000 new cases develop each year. Affecting the most powerless members of society, fistula has an impact on reproductive health and rights, gender equality and poverty. The workshop will start with a video produced by UNFPA, who spearheaded the global Campaign to End Fistula in 2003 and move on to discuss the issues surrounding this debilitating injury.
10) MALE CIRCUMCISION AS AN HIV PREVENTION MEASURE
Helen Weiss.
"We now have confirmation — from large, carefully controlled, randomized clinical trials — showing definitively that medically performed circumcision can significantly lower the risk of adult males contracting HIV through heterosexual intercourse" - NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci National Institutes of Health (NIH)
On December 13, 2006, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the early termination of two randomised controlled trials of male circumcision — in Kenya and Uganda — on the basis of interim evidence that male circumcision provided a protective benefit against HIV infection of 53% among the 2784 Kenyan men and 51% among the 4996 Ugandan men enrolled in the respectivestudies. This workshop will explore the effectiveness, as well as ethical, cultural and practical dilemma, of employing male circumcision as a preventive measure against the spread of HIV/AIDS.
11) MAKING CHANGE ON GLOBAL AIDS: ENGAGING IN EFFECTIVE POLITICAL ADVOCACY
Alissa Caron and Rafi Rogans-Watson
Interested in putting your concern for the global HIV/AIDS pandemic
into action? Come to an interactive session presented by the Student
Stop AIDS Society about how to lobby politicians effectively. We'll
discuss the main obstacles to universal access to HIV treatment and
care (a goal that the UK and G8 have promised to attain by 2010) and
how you can use your voice and passion to spur decision-makers into
action on these critical issues.
Rafi is a student of International Health and Medicine at UCL, and
the Medsin national coordinator for the Stop AIDS Campaign. Alissa
studies Global Health Science at Oxford and is a leader of Oxford’s
Stop AIDS Society.
12) TB: STILL ONE OF THE WORLDS GREATEST KILLER INFECTIOUS DISEASES: global overview and role of civil society
TB ALERT
9 million cases, 2 million deaths every year, rising in the UK, greatest killer worldwide of people with HIV, serious drug resistance appearing…what can be done by governments, researchers and civil society?
13) THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN THE UK AND THEIR EXPERIENCE OF STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION
Amy Merone, Terrence Higgins Trust
Using research findings by Sigma Research this workshop will educate participants around the complex health needs of people living with HIV in the UK and will focus on issues such as insomnia, anxiety, sex and relationships and nutrition and how these impact upon successful therapy regimes and people’s well-being living with HIV. Why do perceptions of being HIV positive in the global North and South often differ?
14) ACTIVITIES BOARD MEETING
led by Emily Finnigan, Jen Riches and Peter Baker - Medsin-UK
Activities Board Meeting - for all national project and campaign co-ordinators to discuss problems, continue with recent work and plan for the rest of the year.Get chance to work together and share ideas so see you there! Em, Jen and Pete xx
15) BRANCH PRESIDENTS MEETING
(led by Helen Preston - MEDSIN-UK
An opportunity for a large group of branch presidents to meet and discuss current success, problems and improvements that can be made to the network to benefit the branches.
16) PRESENTATION SKILLS
Claire Thomas
Being able to clearly and confidently present yourself and your project or campaign is key to growth. Come to this workshop to improve your skills! "Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much." John Wayne
17) WORKING WITH MEDECINS DU MONDE
Susan Wright- Médecins Du Monde
Interested in a career overseas? What does it take? What should you do? What can you expect? Come for a frank and informative discussion about the realities of overseas recruitment. We will talk about the realities of working in the field, their unique challenges and rewards. This will lead to a discussion of the skills and experiences that are needed to thrive in a field setting, along with strategies for getting those skills and communicating them effectively. We will then talk about the process of recruitment so that you have a clear idea of what to expect.
Susan joined Medecins du Monde UK in December 2006 after five years in Bosnia and Herzegovina where she worked with Paddy Ashdown as Head of the Rule of Law Department at the Office of the High Representative.
She has taught International Criminal Law and worked in Sierra Leone for the war crimes tribunal. She leads the team at Medecins du Monde UK, with a particular focus on advocacy.