Researchers at UCSF’s Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and the Institute for Global Health Sciences conduct research and training programs around the world to ensure that women have the power to plan their families through access to safe and effective birth control, abortion services, sex education, and childbirth and HIV/STI care — regardless of their age, ethnicity, income, or where they live.
Projects
The CHESA Fellowship is a one-year, part-time, non-ACGME fellowship for individuals committed to building careers focused on advancing health equity in perioperative care. The program leverages UCSF resources and expertise to foster the next generation of global surgery and anesthesia leaders who use research, education and advocacy to address disparities in perioperative care.
Country of activity
The program is administered in the United States. Fellows are from Haiti, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Jordan, Romania, and the United States.
IGHS Center
Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia
Contact
Doruk Ozgediz, MD, MSc doruk.ozgediz@ucsf.edu
Lia Jacobson, MD lia.jacobson@ucsf.edu
Sriranjani Padmanabhan, MD sriranjani.padmanabhan@ucsf.edu
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The CHESA Fellowship
GAIN aims to prevent maternal and infant complications and death during childbirth by increasing the number of nurses and midwives and providing clinical and leadership training to those working in high-risk communities.
Countries of activity
Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, United States
Partners
Partners In Health, GAIA Global Health, CHOICES, Seed Global Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Mzuzu University, William V.S. Tubman University, Stella Maris Polytechnic
Funder
Wyss Medical Foundation
IGHS Center
Center for Global Nursing
Contact
gainproject@ucsf.edu
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Global Action in Nursing
The UCSF Informatics Hub provides wide-reaching informatics solutions for numerous PEPFAR countries through the HISTAC project. Our large East African-based technical staff are developing and implementing streamlined open-source EMR functional packages (in OpenMRS) that can used for patient care, program monitoring, and donor reporting for HIV, tuberculosis, COVID-19, and other diseases. They also provide Ministries of Health with technical advice on patient management systems (client registries) and national health data dictionaries.
Countries of activity
Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria, Zambia, Thailand, Botswana, Ethiopia, Cambodia
Partners
University of Nairobi, Makerere School of Public Health
Funder
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
IGHS Center
Center for Global Strategic Information and Public Health Practice
Contact
Michelle Moghadassi, MPH michelle.moghadassi@ucsf.edu
