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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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Turkey

Palliative Care and Family Care-Giving.

Contact:
Dr. Marie Bakitas

Cameroon

Cameroon Health Initiative.

Contact:
Dr. Edwin Aroke

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

Malawi

MOU with Malawi U. of Science & Technology

Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki

Brazil, Riberao Preto

MOU with U. of Sao Paulo – Riberao Preto SON.

Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki

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

Jamaica

Collaborative project with the U. of the West Indies-Mona.

Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki

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

Mexico

Collaborative work with the Universidad Autónoma de México

Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki

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

Costa Rica

Consultation in Forensic Nursing

Contact:
Dr. Pat Speck

United Kingdom

Collaborative work with Staffordshire U.

Contact:
Dr. Rebecca Miltner

Cyprus

MOU with Cyprus U. of Technology

Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki

Trinidad & Tobago

Collaborative work with the University of the West Indies-St. Augustine.

Contact:
Dr. Ada Markaki
  • Turkey

    Palliative Care and Family Care-Giving.

    Contact:
    Dr. Marie Bakitas
  • Cameroon

    Cameroon Health Initiative.

    Contact:
    Dr. Edwin Aroke
  • 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
  • Malawi

    MOU with Malawi U. of Science & Technology

    Contact:
    Dr. Ada Markaki
  • Brazil, Riberao Preto

    MOU with U. of Sao Paulo – Riberao Preto SON.

    Contact:
    Dr. Ada Markaki
  • 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
  • Jamaica

    Collaborative project with the U. of the West Indies-Mona.

    Contact:
    Dr. Ada Markaki
  • 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
  • Mexico

    Collaborative work with the Universidad Autónoma de México

    Contact:
    Dr. Ada Markaki
  • 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
  • Costa Rica

    Consultation in Forensic Nursing

    Contact:
    Dr. Pat Speck
  • United Kingdom

    Collaborative work with Staffordshire U.

    Contact:
    Dr. Rebecca Miltner
  • Cyprus

    MOU with Cyprus U. of Technology

    Contact:
    Dr. Ada Markaki
  • Trinidad & Tobago

    Collaborative work with the University of the West Indies-St. Augustine.

    Contact:
    Dr. Ada Markaki

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