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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Philippines
Collaborative projects at Iloilo Doctor’s College SON and Central Philippines U.
Contact:
Dr. Sigrid Ladores
Contact:
Dr. Sigrid Ladores
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
MOU with Chiang Mai U. Faculty of Nursing notable UAB alum:
Thanee Kaewthummanukul, Dean
Seepan Kantawang
Linchong Pothiban
Thammasat U. Faculty of Nursing notable UAB alum:
Apawan Nookong, Faculty at Mahidol U. Faculty of Nursing
Waraluk Kittiwatanapaisan at Khonkaen U.
Sadee Saithong Hamilton at Boromarajonani College of Nursing
Panyahpiwat Institute of Management notable UAB alum:
Wipada Kunaviktikul, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Assistant to the President, and Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Chiang Mai U. Faculty of Nursing
Thanee Kaewthummanukul, Dean
Seepan Kantawang
Linchong Pothiban
Thammasat U. Faculty of Nursing notable UAB alum:
Apawan Nookong, Faculty at Mahidol U. Faculty of Nursing
Waraluk Kittiwatanapaisan at Khonkaen U.
Sadee Saithong Hamilton at Boromarajonani College of Nursing
Panyahpiwat Institute of Management notable UAB alum:
Wipada Kunaviktikul, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Assistant to the President, and Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Chiang Mai U. Faculty of Nursing
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 the PAHO/WHOCCs at the U. of Chile, at Pontificia U. Catόlica de Chile, and with the Latin American Association of Schools of Nursing (ALADEFE).
Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki
Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki
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Philippines
Collaborative projects at Iloilo Doctor’s College SON and Central Philippines U.
Contact:
Dr. Sigrid Ladores -
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
MOU with Chiang Mai U. Faculty of Nursing notable UAB alum:
Thanee Kaewthummanukul, Dean
Seepan Kantawang
Linchong Pothiban
Thammasat U. Faculty of Nursing notable UAB alum:
Apawan Nookong, Faculty at Mahidol U. Faculty of Nursing
Waraluk Kittiwatanapaisan at Khonkaen U.
Sadee Saithong Hamilton at Boromarajonani College of Nursing
Panyahpiwat Institute of Management notable UAB alum:
Wipada Kunaviktikul, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Assistant to the President, and Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Chiang Mai U. Faculty of Nursing -
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 the PAHO/WHOCCs at the U. of Chile, at Pontificia U. Catόlica de Chile, and with the Latin American Association of Schools of Nursing (ALADEFE).
Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki