News tagged with: global-health

30-day project to fund pulmonary rehab centre in Uganda

The University of Plymouth aims to raise £10,000 this April to fund a pulmonary rehabilitation centre in Kampala, Uganda. The centre will provide treatment space and training for an evidence-based intervention not involving drugs.
1 April 2018
Bacteria don’t respect borders – why we all need to fight the global problem of antibiotic resistance

This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week - and Dr Mat Upton explains how the problem of antibiotic resistance is closer to home than you think
13 November 2017
Academic aiming to bridge the gap worldwide for people in need of basic assistive products

Alice Inman, Programme Lead for MSc Global and Remote Healthcare, attended a World Health Organisation (WHO) summit in Geneva to discuss how simple assistive products such as hearing aids and wheelchairs can be delivered to people who need them most.
4 September 2017
New group for global health issues

Plymouth University news: With the University's Masters in Global and Remote Healthcare courses at its heart, the Global Health Collaborative is a bringing together of a variety of South West health professionals
6 July 2017