The world is interconnected and so are our programs. From caring for a hospital patient with malaria who contracted it while overseas, to packing food with the Stop Hunger Now project to send to victims of a natural disaster, to community education on how to care for diabetes patients in rural Alabama, all of our work is global.
The UAB School of Nursing has developed the Global Health Action Framework, after adopting the following definition for global health:
“An area for practice, teaching, research, or service that transcends boundaries with the intent of improving health, achieving equity and social justice for all people in support of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”
Global Partnership Spotlights
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Japan
Strengthening collaborative research projects in midwifery and women's health
Contact:
Dr. Allison Shorten
Contact:
Dr. Allison Shorten
Taiwan
Strengthening collaborative research projects in midwifery and women's health
Contact:
Dr. Allison Shorten
Contact:
Dr. Allison Shorten
Thailand
Notable alum serve as faculty at several Thai universities.
MOUs with Chiang Mai University Faculty of Nursing, Chulabhorn Royal Academy Princess Agrarajakumari College of Nursing & Thammasat University.
MOUs with Chiang Mai University Faculty of Nursing, Chulabhorn Royal Academy Princess Agrarajakumari College of Nursing & Thammasat University.
Jordan
Notable alumni:
Dr. Arwa Oweis, WHO Regional Advisor for Nursing for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Dr. Arwa Oweis, WHO Regional Advisor for Nursing for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Saudi Arabia
Notable alum:
Dr. Soha Sahwan, faculty at the Jordan U. of Science & Technology
Elham Nagshabandi, Dean at Al Riyadah College of Health Sciences
Dr. Soha Sahwan, faculty at the Jordan U. of Science & Technology
Elham Nagshabandi, Dean at Al Riyadah College of Health Sciences
Chile
Collaborative work with several universities in Chile, and with the Latin American Association of Schools of Nursing (ALADEFE), including an MOU with the Pontificia Universidad Catόlica de Chile.
Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki
Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki
Rwanda
Kenya
Collaborative work with Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki
Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki
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Japan
Strengthening collaborative research projects in midwifery and women's health
Contact:
Dr. Allison Shorten -
Taiwan
Strengthening collaborative research projects in midwifery and women's health
Contact:
Dr. Allison Shorten -
Thailand
Notable alum serve as faculty at several Thai universities.
MOUs with Chiang Mai University Faculty of Nursing, Chulabhorn Royal Academy Princess Agrarajakumari College of Nursing & Thammasat University. -
Jordan
Notable alumni:
Dr. Arwa Oweis, WHO Regional Advisor for Nursing for the Eastern Mediterranean Region -
Saudi Arabia
Notable alum:
Dr. Soha Sahwan, faculty at the Jordan U. of Science & Technology
Elham Nagshabandi, Dean at Al Riyadah College of Health Sciences -
Chile
Collaborative work with several universities in Chile, and with the Latin American Association of Schools of Nursing (ALADEFE), including an MOU with the Pontificia Universidad Catόlica de Chile.
Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki -
Rwanda
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Kenya
Collaborative work with Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki