Initiative seeks to increase research on global health concerns

The University will launch a new project Nov. 29 aimed at preparing the next generation of health scientists and professionals to address critical research needs in global health.

Funded by the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health, the Michigan Global Health Research and Training Initiative will engage increasing numbers of undergraduate and graduate students in multidisciplinary global health research; encourage innovative research collaborations across the University; and support research and training partnerships with institutions in low-and middle-income countries.

Derek Yach, a former executive at the World Health Organization (WHO) currently serving as professor and head of the division of global health at Yale University, will be the featured speaker during a symposium to kick off the initiative 4-6 p.m. Nov. 29 in Room 1636 of the School of Social Work Building.

Yach—whose work with WHO included development of the “Health For All” policy adopted in 1998 by all governments affiliated with the organization—will lecture on “The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.” Yach established the Tobacco Free Initiative and ensured governments accepted the framework. He also placed chronic diseases and injuries higher on the agenda of governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector.

Led by the School of Public Health and the Medical School, the collaboration includes LSA and the Law School and the schools of public policy, dentistry, natural resources and environment, and social work. Other collaborators and co-sponsors of the event include the U-M Tobacco Research Network, the Center for International and Comparative Studies, and the International Policy Center.

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